{"id":20824,"date":"2026-05-20T11:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=20824"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:13","slug":"carleton-led-hub-expands-support-for-black-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2026\/carleton-led-hub-expands-support-for-black-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton-Led Hub Expands Support for Black Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton-Led Hub Expands Support for Black Entrepreneurs\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Carleton University welcomes the renewed federal support<\/a> for the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH) through March 2028, reinforcing the university\u2019s leadership role in advancing research, collaboration and community engagement to strengthen Black entrepreneurship across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported by the Government of Canada through the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), the funding renewal of up to $4.5M was announced at the 2026 Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education<\/a>. The renewed investment marks the next phase of a nationally significant initiative dedicated to expanding Canada\u2019s Black entrepreneurial ecosystem through research, data and practical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Eight<\/figure>The Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub representatives and distinguished guests (left to right): Executive Director John Nelson, MP Yasir Naqvi, MP Tatiana Auguste, President Wisdom Tettey, VP Rafik Goubran, AVP Prosenjit Bose, Academic Director Gerald Grant, and MP Greg Fergus.<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Since its launch, BEKH has played a central role in building a stronger understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing Black entrepreneurs in Canada, and realized many successes including the creation of a national data repository on Black entrepreneurship. The next phase, known as BEKH 2.0, will build on this foundation focusing on expanding its research, partnerships and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs an institution committed to mutual flourishing and inclusive impact, Carleton is delighted with the renewal of this partnership with ISED, which will enable us to continue the very important work that the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub is leading,\u201d said President Tettey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith this support, BEKH will deepen and expand its anchor role as the go-to source for robust and credible data, a trusted repository of relevant knowledge, and a catalyst for data-informed collaboration and innovation that will enhance Black entrepreneurship, grow Black businesses, and strengthen the Canadian economy for the benefit of all Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carleton University welcomes the renewed federal support for the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH) through March 2028, reinforcing the university\u2019s leadership role in advancing research, collaboration and community engagement to strengthen Black entrepreneurship across Canada. Supported by the Government of Canada through the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), the funding renewal of up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,277],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-post"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20868,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20824\/revisions\/20868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}