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2+
Number of Forward Founders classes we’ll support by the end of 2022.
2,000+
The number of underrepresented entrepreneurs that have had access to free resources through Target's virtual Forward Founders program.
Jamika Martin, founder, ROSEN Skincare, and Forward Founders mentor
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The role this program plays is to not only build up these companies by helping them scale, create jobs and deliver products for a diverse ...
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Black entrepreneurs supported through Forward Founders.
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Calvin Quallis, founder, Scotch Porter, and Forward Founders mentor
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Tom Harmon, CEO, Taylor Bros. Construction
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The partnership with Target has allowed us to grow internally as a company and externally as a business. It has provided us the opportunities to get other minority individuals and businesses involved in the construction industry. Working with Target has given us the opportunity to expand our knowledge on how to do business with a national brand at a national level.
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David Steward, founder and chairman, World Wide Technology
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Our partnership with Target allows us to continue investing in the Twin Cities and across the great state of Minnesota. Like World Wide Technology, Target is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. That message is reinforced by our investment in the communities we serve. WWT looks forward to strengthening our work with Target as we carry out our commitment, ‘To Make A New World Happen.’
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50%
Increase in our investments with Black-owned companies and suppliers — including marketing agencies, construction companies, facilities maintenance and more, since 2020.
Supporting startups and suppliers
Jamika Martin, founder, ROSEN Skincare, and Forward Founders mentor
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The role this program plays is to not only build up these companies by helping them scale, create jobs and deliver products for a diverse consumer, but it also enables them, over the lifetime of that entrepreneur’s journey, to double back resources into their community as a result of being successful.
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50%
Increase in our investments with Black-owned companies and suppliers —including marketing agencies, construction companies, facilities maintenance and more, since 2020.
Our partnership with Target allows us to continue investing in the Twin Cities and across the great state of Minnesota. Like World Wide Technology, Target is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. That message is reinforced by our investment in the communities we serve. WWT looks forward to strengthening our work with Target as we carry out our commitment, ‘To Make A New World Happen.’
David Steward, founder and chairman, World Wide Technology
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The partnership with Target has allowed us to grow internally as a company and externally as a business. It has provided us the opportunities to get other minority individuals and businesses involved in the construction industry. Working with Target has given us the opportunity to expand our knowledge on how to do business with a national brand at a national level.
Tom Harmon, CEO, Taylor Bros. Construction
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Calvin Quallis, founder, Scotch Porter, and Forward Founders mentor
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Check out Scotch Porter
30+
Black entrepreneurs supported through Forward Founders.
The role this program plays is to not only build up these companies by helping them scale, create jobs and deliver products for a diverse consumer, but it also enables them, over the lifetime of that entrepreneur’s journey, to double back resources into their community as a result of being successful.
Jamika Martin, founder, ROSEN Skincare, and Forward Founders mentor
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2,000+
The number of underrepresented entrepreneurs that have had access to free resources through Target's virtual Forward Founders program.
2+
Number of Forward Founders classes we’ll support by the end of 2022.
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