Club Rapunzel and Amazon's Black Business Accelerator
Amazon commits $150 million to empower Black entrepreneurs. Amazon launched the Black Business Accelerator (BBA) program to help build sustainable equity and growth for Black-owned businesses. The initiative—which explicitly targets barriers to access, opportunity, and advancement created by systemic racism across America—was created in partnership with our Black Employee Network and a coalition of strategic partners.
As a part of BBA, Club Rapunzel was invited to special programming at Accelerate 2022, Amazon’s largest forum for seller announcements of the year. Along with workshops, the conference included a fireside chat with Doug Herrington, Amazon’s new CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, and special guest speaker Venus Williams, legendary tennis champion, successful entrepreneur, and small business advocate.
Amazon’s third annual conference was hosted at the Seattle Convention Center on September 14 and 15, 2022, and for the first time, the event offered in-person and virtual attendance options.
As a BBA participant, Club Rapunzel has an access to a minimum of one year of free strategic advisory services to get the coaching, training, and insights needed to take their business to the next level. At Amazon Accelerate and through virtual programming, Club Rapunzel has connected with a dedicated network of business mentors, including Amazon experts and small business thought leaders. The inspiration, resources, and partnerships developed through this program are proving to foster and "accelerate" business growth.
Find out more about Club Rapunzel at www.clubrapunzel.com