Lonely Entrepreneur Inc

TO EMPOWER 1 MILLION ENTREPRENEURS (ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS) TO TURN THEIR PASSION INTO SUCCESS BY ENABLING THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED

THE LONELY ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERED WITH THE FIRST CITIZENS FOUNDATION TO EMPOWER UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS WITH FREE ACCESS TO THE LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE GEOGRAPHIES SERVED BY FIRST CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO A MIX OF INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING LOW AND MODERATE INCOME, INDIVIDUALS REJECTED FOR SBA AND OTHER LOANS AND OTHER BANK CONSTITUENTS. THE PROGRAM WAS PART OF FIRST CITIZENS $16 BILLION COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN-DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION (NCRC)-THAT BUILDS ON ITS WORK TO REINVEST IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME (LMI) COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR.

THE LONELY ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERED DISCOVER FINANCIAL TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO THE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO MEMBERS OF CHICAGO SCHOLARS, A CHICAGO BASED NON-PROFIT THAT EMPOWERS BLACK YOUTH BY UNIQUELY SELECTIN, TRAINING, AND MENTORING ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR CITY. SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEO - HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/2EX97TTA

THE CISCO FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE LONELY ENTREPRENEUR AND ITS BLACK ENTREPRENEUR INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE THE PROGRAM TO STUDENTS AT VARIOUS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) ACROSS VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

THE LONELY ENTREPRENEUR HAS PARTNERED WITH CORPORATIONS AND PHILANTHROPIES TO ENABLE CORPORATE AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS TO EMPOWER THE ENTREPRENEURS OF THEIR CHOICE WITH FREE ACCESS TO THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO START OR GROW A BUSINESS. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING OUR PLATFORM - CALLED THE LEARNING COMMUNITY - FREE TO ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND SUPPORT OF CORPORATE AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS. SUPPORTERS INCLUDE MICROSOFT, ESPN, AARP, URBAN LEAGUE, THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, ALLY BANK, LAKEWOOD CHURCH, RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS, THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS, CERNER, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WELLS FARGO, URBAN UPBOUND, WINSTON & STRAWN, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, ICE MILLER, STERLING NATIONAL BANK, DELL, ORACLE, STAPLES, WORLD WOMAN FOUNDATION, CITY CURRENT, CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER, NYU, FUTURE FOUNDERS, PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON, FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA, RUTGERS CENTER FOR URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORLD CHICAGO, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, AND MANY MORE.