OUR WORK
Path to 15|55’s initiatives are designed to increase AWARENESS of the outcomes and drivers of where Black businesses are today and what is possible with combined effort; support ALIGNMENT towards Key Performance Indicators; and drive ACTION at the local, state and national level.
BOLD GOAL
GROW AT LEAST 15% OF BLACK BUSINESSES, CREATE 600,000+
NEW JOBS, AND ADD $55 BILLION TO THE U.S. ECONOMY
STRATEGIES
GROW
EXISTING
BUSINESS
INVEST IN
INTERCONNECTED
SYSTEMS
REIMAGINE
THE
POSSIBILITIES
KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
Job Growth
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# of Jobs in *BBOs
Revenue Growth
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% Increase in *BBO Revenue
Remove Barriers to Capital
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#/% *BBO friendly leaders in positions of power and influence
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#/%/$ of AUM controlled by black institutions & individuals
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#/$ Capital Products for *BBOs
Policy and Political Accountability
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$ Resulted from *BBO friendly policies
Capacity Building for Low Growth Industries
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# of *BBO reinvestment in black community
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#/% Early stage capital Invested in *BBOs
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# of *BBOs converted to high growth industries
Shifting the Narrative
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# of investors that believe
in *BBO
*BBO: Black Business Owners
AWARENESS
!
Share what works and why
ACTION
Catalyze behavior change
ALIGNMENT
Collaborate towards shared outcomes
AWARENESS
ALIGNMENT AND ACTION
Path 15|55 Fund Communities of Action are applied research cohorts who are committed to thinking and behaving differently to accelerate progress towards one or more of the KPIs. Path 15|55 Fund Communities of Action
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Amplify best practices and develop playbooks
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Leverage and scale insights across the country
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Provide expertise and a container for practical on the ground activities