Top Funding Resources for Minority-Led Startups

Pitch Contests and Business Plan Competitions

If the traditional funding routes don’t work for you, and you’re an entrepreneur with crazy pitching skills, use them to win contests━and funding. There are thousands of competitions to participate in that offer resources, cash prizes or funding to winners.

• Kauffman’s 1 Million Cups

• TechCrunch Disrupt

• New York StartUP!

• Power Moves Pitch Events

Great entrepreneurs and innovative ideas can come from anywhere. Unfortunately, most of startup funding is still being funneled into the same places and types of entrepreneurs. With some these resources, you can get the funding you need to build the startup that you’ve been working so hard to create.

What other sources of funding should we note? Let us know in the comments!