Yes, you can be an entrepreneur too

Name: Yes, you can be an entrepreneur too
Uploaded: 2024-08-19T15:07:30Z
Duration: 11 min 7 s
Description: Who gets to be an entrepreneur? Saamra Mekuria-Grillo says the image we most commonly see — a guy in a hoodie — is a limiting representation of entrepreneurial success. She highlights the importance of young Black people seeing entrepreneurship as a possibility for themselves and explains the key to making the field more inclusive.

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Saamra Mekuria-Grillo |

TED-Ed Educator Talks

• February 2024

Who gets to be an entrepreneur? Saamra Mekuria-Grillo says the image we most commonly see — a guy in a hoodie — is a limiting representation of entrepreneurial success. She highlights the importance of young Black people seeing entrepreneurship as a possibility for themselves and explains the key to making the field more inclusive.