For funders
Turn capital into businesses that last.
Most support for Black-owned businesses arrives after they've survived the hardest part. StartedBlack invests at the foundation — where a few hundred dollars and the right help decides whether a business ever gets off the ground.
The model
Small inputs, structural outcomes.
A volunteer-powered model keeps our cost-per-business low. Your dollars go to the hard costs that actually stop founders: filing fees, certifications, and the tools that let one team serve many.
55%
Direct business support
Filing & certification fees, formation costs, and tools paid on behalf of the businesses we serve.
30%
Programs & capacity
Coordinating volunteers, building resources, and running our in-person Charlotte sessions.
15%
Operations
The lean overhead that keeps a real, accountable nonprofit running.
Illustrative allocation for our launch stage. Detailed budgets are shared with prospective funders on request.
Fund the foundation.
Every filing covered and certification won is a Black business that gets to start on solid ground.
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