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Josh RimanMay 17th, 2022

Meet The Creator of RITTA BOOK, Cynthia “Lady Rose” Roberson

Former US Army MP Sergeant Cynthia “Lady Rose” Roberson professed to having once hated reading, but when you listen to the soul of this woman as she spoke her truth in a poem, no one could tell. “Lady Rose” as she’s affectionately known, once thought her only value came from singing, but a school principal saw so much more in this substitute librarian, turned creator of RITTA BOOK. Books surround her as

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Rising Tide CapitalMay 6th, 2022

Towanda McEachern, Entrepreneur Changemaker Introduces: The Empowerment Studio

Towanda McEachern is a businesswoman extraordinaire. The owner operator of The Empowerment Studio opened to raving success, and the blessings haven’t stopped pouring in. “I didn’t plan to open an event space. I planned a healing space for women. A space where women could be open about their trauma, their experiences, their truths, and be free to heal without judgment.” Women came for healing and booked parties, meetings, baby showers, brunches, and podcasts. The space

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Rising Tide CapitalApril 28th, 2022

Leaders Gather to Share Insight, Wisdom during Rising Tide Capital’s Women’s History Month Program

Rising Tide Capital hosted a virtual program during Women’s History Month, Celebrating Women’s Wisdom, which highlighted lessons-learned and insight to support entrepreneurs in transforming their journeys and alliances. Emceed by Kimberly Sumpter, Senior Manager for Business Acceleration Services and Client Relations at Rising Tide Capital New Jersey, the speakers spanned small business, nonprofits, corporations, and community. The first session, Transforming Entrepreneurial Journeys, featured Alfa Demmellash, Co-Founder and CEO of Rising Tide Capital;

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Rising Tide CapitalMarch 18th, 2022

Save the Date: Celebrating Women’s Wisdom

Celebrate Women’s History Month with us! Women, particularly Black women, are starting businesses at record rates. Women owned enterprises can break multi-generational cycles of inequity, poverty, and trauma. Doing so requires new approaches and restorative practices that integrate mental and emotional well-being into the world of work and entrepreneurship at every scale. Join Rising Tide Capital’s CEO, Alfa Demmellash, and dynamic women leaders from across the U.S., including Easthampton, MA Mayor Nicole

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Rising Tide CapitalMarch 14th, 2022

Good Enterprises Celebrates 100th Graduate, Launches Credit-to-Capital Program

Rising Tide Capital partner, Lowcountry Local First in South Carolina, is celebrating a significant milestone. Its program, Good Enterprises, has recently graduated more than 100 participants in the Community Business Academy (CBA), since launching in May 2019. According to Program Director Raquel Padgett, an entrepreneur who has worked with minority business owners for more than a decade, the initiative’s growth and success are due to a combination of outreach, often through word-of-mouth,

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