Howard University & PNC Mid South Regional Center for Entrepreneurship/ Morgan State University

Week 6: Operations, Matriculation & Growth! We officially wrapped up the training portion of our Start a Business, Change Your Life program — and Week 6 was all about celebration and momentum. Special thanks to our amazing guest speakers, Dr. Chunhu Jeon and Dean Dr. Royce Burnett, for sharing powerful insights with our Cohort 3 participants. Our focus this week? Operations — and what better way to prepare for business than with professional headshots to level up your brand presence Now, it’s on to the next phase: Mentor Matching! Starting Monday, Cohort 3 will meet and choose mentors who will help guide their journey and scale their businesses. Congratulations to our incredible participants — you’ve shown up, grown, and you're just getting started. Let’s keep going! #StartABusinessChangeYourLife #Cohort3 #EntrepreneurshipJourney #MorganStateUniversity #InnovationInAction #SmallBusinessGrowth

?Session 4 of Start a Business, Change Your Life was on fire!? ?The energy was unmatched, and the wisdom shared was next-level. Huge thanks to our instructor Robin R. Haynes, MBA, ASBC?, RFC? and our phenomenal guest entrepreneurs: Kiante Bush, MBA , Claudius Taylor, PMP, Christopher C. King, and Brian Latham Jr. for bringing the heat with their powerful insights and experiences. The momentum is real—let’s keep building, learning, and growing.? ?Success is calling—are you answering? #StartABusiness #ChangeYourLife #Entrepreneurship

Session 5 of Start a Business, Change Your Life brought the heat! The energy was undeniable, and the insights shared were powerful. A huge thank you to our amazing instructors, Haiyan Hu and Mike Callow, and our incredible guest entrepreneurs — Marcus Finley , @kieara west, Roger Nicholas and Morgan S. Poole-Brooks for dropping gems and sharing their journeys. The momentum keeps building — we’re leveling up and making moves. Your next opportunity is waiting. Are you ready? #StartABusiness #ChangeYourLife #Entrepreneurship

Session 5 of Start a Business, Change Your Life brought the heat! The energy was undeniable, and the insights shared were powerful. A huge thank you to our amazing instructors, Haiyan Hu and Mike Callow, and our incredible guest entrepreneurs — Marcus Finley , @kieara west, Roger Nicholas and Morgan S. Poole-Brooks for dropping gems and sharing their journeys. The momentum keeps building — we’re leveling up and making moves. Your next opportunity is waiting. Are you ready? #StartABusiness #ChangeYourLife #Entrepreneurship

It’s time for the Economic Inclusion Conference at Coppin State University (EICAC 2025)! The focus to this year’s conference is “125 Years of Lead the Way to Wealth: A New Paradigm for Youth Economic Empowerment.” Building on the successful release of the EXCEL Project Report last year and EICAC 2024, which attracted over 450 attendees from around the region, 2025 will be bigger, better, more impactful. REGISTER TODAY at https://lnkd.in/eBKuhdf6

?Session 4 of Start a Business, Change Your Life was on fire!? ?The energy was unmatched, and the wisdom shared was next-level. Huge thanks to our instructor Robin R. Haynes, MBA, ASBC?, RFC? and our phenomenal guest entrepreneurs: Kiante Bush, MBA , Claudius Taylor, PMP, Christopher C. King, and Brian Latham Jr. for bringing the heat with their powerful insights and experiences. The momentum is real—let’s keep building, learning, and growing.? ?Success is calling—are you answering? #StartABusiness #ChangeYourLife #Entrepreneurship

?Session 4 of Start a Business, Change Your Life was on fire!? ?The energy was unmatched, and the wisdom shared was next-level. Huge thanks to our instructor Robin R. Haynes, MBA, ASBC?, RFC? and our phenomenal guest entrepreneurs: Kiante Bush, MBA , Claudius Taylor, PMP, Christopher C. King, and Brian Latham Jr. for bringing the heat with their powerful insights and experiences. The momentum is real—let’s keep building, learning, and growing.? ?Success is calling—are you answering? #StartABusiness #ChangeYourLife #Entrepreneurship

ICYMI! Research proposals are now being accepted for the?2025-2026 Faculty Fellowship Program! This fellowship supports HBCU faculty to conduct innovative and impactful research, that addresses critical challenges, explores new frontiers, and advances knowledge and scholarship related?to improving outcomes for entrepreneurs.?Fellows receive $10,000 in support and research projects may be at any stage of development. Projects that could be proposed include, but are not limited to: - Research which provides insight into current issues, challenges, and barriers facing entrepreneurs - Research which highlights best practices for advancing opportunity and outcomes for entrepreneurs? - Research which studies entrepreneurial ecosystem building? Research which investigates entrepreneurship education and considers best practices? - Research which considers the financing and funding of entrepreneurs To apply visit: https://lnkd.in/eD4Agcdw For more information on the program visit:?https://lnkd.in/etVCH-7h

Calling all HBCU student entrepreneurs! Apply today to the 3rd cohort of our Startup Scholars Program! This program is an accelerator which provides student entrepreneurs with workshops, funding ($5,000), networking opportunities, technology, and more to grow their business ventures! To apply visit: https://lnkd.in/eAwtQgXc For more information visit:?https://lnkd.in/eWjuwzw8

Had a great time speaking at the Center for Urban Families to a group of incredible entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners! The energy in the room was amazing, and I loved sharing insights to help them on their journey. Excited to see their growth and success! #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #CenterForUrbanFamilies Danae Stewart Howard University & PNC Mid South Regional Center for Entrepreneurship/ Morgan State University Clarevonte "Clay" Williams