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In honor of Black History Month, Hello Alice surveyed 3,176 Black small business owners to identify their characteristics and challenges going into 2023.  Published in partnership with Mastercard and the NAACP, the results show that the typical Black owner faces unique barriers to capital that both limit their growth potential and ability to respond to […]

Women tech founders and technologies designed for women are significantly underrepresented in the startup ecosystem. But why? What can we do to ensure these founders and their innovative ideas are not left behind? To answer these questions, Hello Alice, with funding from Tiger Global Impact Ventures, surveyed nearly 20,000 women tech founders and conducted 19 […]

Hello Alice surveyed 2,635 small business owners on our platform to understand their overall sentiment and challenges heading into 2023.  Published in partnership with Mastercard, this research elaborates on four key findings to outline small business trends to track throughout 2023. Additionally, results informed a resource list to address owner needs expressed in the survey. […]

More than 1,000 individual businesses were awarded grants to support long-term business growth this year. Join us in congratulating all the recipients and learning more about small business funding opportunities in 2023.

This event, the third in an ongoing series, helped small business owners optimize the fastest-growing social media platform for the holidays and long after.

The Mastercard Strive tour is heading to more cities soon!