Integrating Minority Businesses into the Mainstream
Faris Alami ?????? ?????????
CEO at ISM | Founder of Connecting Dots Globally | Host of Finjan podcast/show, GEW & SG | International Keynote Speaker | Author of several Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Resiliency Books
Although I love being able to support amazing entrepreneurs in minority, under-served and under-represented communities, I believe it would be awesome to integrate them more fully into the mainstream business community.
The more integration we have in celebrating each other’s differences, the more results we will have as businesses and communities at large.
Celebrating differences can sometimes be difficult.
But know that diversity in the business community can also cause excitement, and bring new flavor so the community continues to prosper.
It begins by seeing more minority faces in the spaces and places that the minority, under-served and under-represented people are seeking out. Applying for a loan, for example. If this organization they are working with to obtain funds is diverse in its staffing, a lot of barriers will come down.
We could begin to integrate entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses into the mainstream, creating a pathway that allows them to talk to and support each other.
I’ve been fortunate to work in the economic development space supporting such activities, and to work with so many people that love this work. What we need to do next is figure out how we can take these diverse systems and integrate it into one.
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Faris Alami is Founder and CEO of International Strategic Management, Inc. (ISM). He works internationally, presenting Exploring Entrepreneurship Workshops and other entrepreneurial ecosystem — related ventures.
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DIRECTOR AUD’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (AEIC) (Certified Incubator), and Associate Professor of Management
2 年Agree ??
Design and Technology Manager at The Connective | Smart City, Behavioral Design and Gaming Technologist
2 年The most radically transformative thing I ever did in my company wasn't technology, new models or gizmos... it was gathering around an old fashioned white board with a group of people that shared almost literally nothing in common. There was more originality and innovation on that board than most companies will ever have within their walls.
CEO AutoHarvest-world's 1st Open Innovation Ecosystem w/Carmakers.30K LION! Partnered AT&T w/ Haas Alert to scale c-v2x automotive safety alerts.EV Charging-Voltpost. World's Leading IP Strategists-IAM 300 @NEWLAB Motown
2 年Faris--- it is so interesting as time passes to see in Metro Detroit a new generation of 2nd/3rd generation Arab Americans with engineering degrees entering the mobility field. This shows that America is still a Land of Opportunity as newly arrived families see the next generation assimilate and participate in higher learning then joining high potential companies, or starting them! I see this everyday as resumes of new graduates and startup company founder's lists are published. It is really an optimistic sign always embraced at AutoHarvest Foundation which you fostered here too. ??