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The BOSS Network

Knocking Down Barriers with The BOSS Network

Black women are America’s fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs but have also been hit the hardest hit by the pandemic. We partnered with The BOSS Network for a three-year programme to tackle inequality, provide support and guidance during the pandemic and beyond, and help black women achieve their goals with everything that’s needed to successfully start new businesses.

 

 

How The BOSS Network is creating more opportunities for black women

Business and financial coaching to help small business owners make an impact with products and services, geared toward long-term growth

The BOSS network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women, is available to help people support each other through networking, content and on and off-line engagement

Provide education, information, and resources to The BOSS Network members

How Sage will help

Year 1

We’re investing $500,000 to provide $10k grants for 25 black female small business owners and a one-year business mentoring programme for all 25 students via a scholarship to the BOSS Business University.

Year 2 and 3

We’ll be repeating the same level of grant funding awards and a year of business mentoring to black female small business owners.

A future of equality

Our work to knock down barriers and reach equality doesn’t stop here. We’re working with even more partners to help under-represented communities start successful businesses.

Explore our pillars

Tech for Good

Tech for Good is our commitment to supporting SMBs and communities to thrive by building trusted and inclusive digital network and solutions. We are delivering on this pillar by using data and visualisations to help progress sustainable development goals, building trust and security into our network whilst maintaining high levels of data and AI ethics, and empowering people through Sage Foundation to scale businesses and develop the skills they need.

Protect the Planet

The Protect the Planet pillar is our commitment to fight climate change and drive a faster global transition to net zero. We are delivering this commitment by halving our own emissions by 2030 and becoming net zero by 2040, empowering SMBs to get to net zero and by advocating for regulatory frameworks to support the transition to a low carbon economy, whilst championing the role of SMBs.

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