Entrepreneurship

When St. Louis nonprofit WePower launched a few years ago, it aimed to set up a business accelerator to uplift entrepreneurs in underinvested areas such as north St. Louis. And beginning in March, its six-month accelerator, Elevate/Elevar, did just that.

The city of Hazelwood is teaming up with Somera Road Inc., a New York-based commercial real estate firm, to award grants to local entrepreneurs.The grants…

A new effort is designed to boost entrepreneurs and their companies in Missouri by emphasizing their role in job creation and economic development…

The first-ever STL Startup Week begins Nov. 1, celebrating a growing entrepreneurial scene in a city once better known for beer and brick. An integral…

Arriel Biggs always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. But the journey to becoming the founder of Young Biz Kidz, an organization that teaches kids to…

Since Jessica Ciccone moved back to her hometown of St. Louis in 2012 after years living in Boston, she’s found a niche connecting local professionals…

When 12-year-old Tamia Coleman-Hawkins is not in school or participating in extracurriculars, she’s baking batches of sweet treats for her customers.Tamia…

According to a report by Diversity VC and Rate My Investor, less than 1% of all venture capital funding supports black entrepreneurs and 1.8% of funding…

Joshua Danrich is like most kids his age. He’s energetic, has a big personality and loves cars.“I always loved Hot Wheels,” Joshua said. “I love…

Four years ago, Letisha Wexstten was searching for a job – and baffled by how hard it was to find one.“I really didn’t understand why I was going to all…