PANEL: Expanding Equitable Access to Affordable Capital for Micro and Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color (POC) in California: On the Ground Experiences, Strategies and Successes

This panel will discuss the structural and financial barriers to diverse entrepreneurship in California, along with success stories and strategies for overcoming these barriers. What can be done to create an equitable and robust ecosystem that supports new and growing women- and POC-owned micro and small businesses? What is needed to ensure more equitable access to affordable capital?

This panel will take place during the Diversity and Entrepreneurship in California Summit hosted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.