BEATS Week aims to provide resources to underrepresented entrepreneurs who often encounter inequitable access to professional and business development opportunities.
College Students
According to a 2022 survey, 60% of college students are interested in owning their own business with 17% of those students currently owning a business. This number increased nearly 4 times in 4 years, with only 4.7% of college students owning businesses in 2018.
Minoritized Groups
In 2021,
Louisville Metro reported that African Americans owned just 2.4% of local businesses, despite accounting for 23.4% of the population. Minority business owners are less than 10% of the city's business owners.
