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Black Founder Weekend 2025 at Paul Quinn College will feature more than 40 speakers across five tracks—Sell, Grow, Amplify, Lead, and Invest—each designed to drive real outcomes for Black founders and funders. Pictured clockwise from top left: Noelle LeVeaux, Michael Sorrell, David A. Wilson, Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell, Jasmin Brand, Elizabeth Wattley, and Rachel Cargle. [Courtesy photos via Paul Quinn College]
Black Founder Weekend 2025 to Drive $100K+ in Economic Impact for Black Entrepreneurs in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Jun 22, 2025
The inaugural three-day event lands in Dallas June 27–29 at Paul Quinn College, bringing together more than 40 speakers, curated activations, and a bold agenda built to move capital, spark deals, and support Black founders.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 28, 2023
The inaugeral Inclusive Capital Summit will kick off with a VIP event on May 3rd, followed by two days of inspiring keynotes from national leaders, solution-based conversations, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Check out the lineup.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 14, 2023
The DEC Network, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, is gearing up for its 2023 State of Entrepreneurship event—the first-ever in Frisco. Dubbed 'the Super Bowl for Entrepreneurs' in North Texas, the annual gathering brings together game-changing startups and innovative business leaders.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 4, 2022
AccelerateHER—a partnership between the Texas Woman’s University Center for Women Entrepreneurs and Stoke Coworking—has named eight local small businesses to its female founder-focused incubator program. Next up: The program aims to expand beyond Denton to Dallas, Houston, and Abilene.
“Members will be walking away with stronger foundations to their businesses, and the tools they need to grow,” says Stoke Executive Director Heather Gregory.
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Frisco EDC’s First Director of Innovation Will Focus on Startups, Tech, and Venture Capital
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 25, 2022
Entrepreneur Jasmin Brand will take on the newly created role. The goal? To make Frisco a “major national hub” for venture capital and innovation.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cicis, Complexity Gaming, Digit7, Design Connect Create, Vaxxinity, and more.
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by Alyssa Mora |
Aug 2, 2021
Jasmin Brand, the founder and CEO of HER Texas, joined Zero Gap Founder and President Jacqueline Twillie during Dallas Startup Week to discuss creating a new table for women in business. Here's what she had to say.
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![Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital and and invests in startup founders who identify as a Woman, Person of Color, and/or LGBTQ. [DI composite: Images courtesy of Backstage Capital]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Arlan-Hamilton_backstage-tour-2020_DIcourtesy-360x203.jpg)
by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 19, 2020
On May 12, Arlan Hamilton is coming to town with her multi-city, one-day event series, featuring a pitch competition, book release, and panel on the Dallas ecosystem. The Backstage Tour was created to celebrate underrepresented startup founders, just like Hamilton does with her VC firm.
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![Entrepreneurial advice: Jasmine Brand's dad told her "money is good, but new ideas are priceless." Today, Brand puts a premium on innovation, and aims to "create new things to be ahead of the curve." [ Photo: Courtesy of Jasmin Brand ]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jasmine-Brand-Photo-Courtesy-of-Jasmine-Brand-01-940x436.jpg)
Entrepreneurial advice: Jasmin Brand's dad told her "money is good, but new ideas are priceless." Today, Brand puts a premium on innovation, and aims to "create new things to be ahead of the curve." [ Photo: Courtesy of Jasmin Brand ]
You Create the Life You Want,
Says Entrepreneur Jasmin Brand
by Jana J. Pruet | Apr 13, 2017
The 37-year-old Dallas entrepreneur has spent the last decade building multiple businesses and her brand (pun intended).
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