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The tech industry has sunk the equivalent of a unicorn’s valuation into diversity and inclusion initiatives over the last five years, according to a recent Intel and Dalberg estimate. But as Code2040, a nonprofit working to widen opportunities for black and Hispanic professionals, knows all too well, most companies have made sluggish progress.

NJ.com / The Star Ledger shares the details about CUEED, its mission, and its successes in mentoring/educating urban entrepreneurs.

Lyneir Richardson, the executive director of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development at Rutgers University, has set a goal of helping 1,000 urban entrepreneurs grow their businesses through a nine-month education program.

Rutgers Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development celebrated their 10th anniversary, bringing together elected officials, local vendors and business leaders to mark a decade of success.

Jasmine Cordero, Managing Director of CUEED and Hilda Mera, co-owner of S&A Auto Repair in Newark, NJ (and a graduate of CUEED’s Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative), discuss the benefits that CUEED’s training/mentorship/networking programs deliver to minority entrepreneurs, their employees, and urban communities.

Lyneir Richardson discusses the Black and Latino Tech initiative, which is a CUEED program that supports minority entrepreneurs.

Lyneir Richardson discusses how CUEED supports, guides, and mentors minority entrepreneurs.

Lyneir Richardson, the Executive Director of the Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, offers tips for business owners on how to remain solvent during a government shutdown.

The owners of the award-winning Bro-Ritos Food Truck, who participated in CUEED's BLUE-RAP education and training program (Black and Latino Urban Entrepreneurship – Retail Acceleration Program), are featured in the prestigious ROI-NJ spotlight.

Marcus Crawford and Jonathan Gibbs, both of whom are graduates of CUEED's Black and Latino Urban Entrepreneurship - Retail Acceleration Program (BLUE-RAP), share the tasty details of how their experience improved, strengthened, and focused their award-winning burrito truck business.

Looking to boost economic growth across the state, the Rutgers Center for Urban Entrepreneurship brought together a panel of experts to provide guidance, inspiration, and education for aspiring business owners.

Lyneir Richardson, Executive Director of CUEED, discusses how the organization's new Council of Urban Entrepreneurs supports urban entrepreneurship with the goal of impacting economic development, creating jobs, and boosting wealth in communities,

NJTV business correspondent Rhonda Schaffler interviews CUEED's Executive Director Lyneir Richardson. Topics include CUEED's current successes and plans to continue supporting/promoting urban entrepreneurship in New Jersey.

NJBIZ examines how CUEED establishes a knowledge base to inspire and support urban entrepreneurship across New Jersey.

Lyneir Richardson of Rutgers University's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship joins executives and administrators from some of the top MBA programs in the country to offer tips about how students should highlight diversity in their applications.