We wish we could add, “it’s that simple”—but we know it’s actually a little more complicated than that.
Anyone can be an entrepreneur. It’s also true, though, that not everyone has access to the same resources, same connections, same entrepreneurial role models to help them launch a business or level up. Women and people of color in particular tend to face extra barriers to starting and growing businesses of their own. And yet, there’s plenty of evidence that when they do (start businesses, that is), entire communities are better off, and our economy is, too.