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How to build a legacy of wealth and impact, from the "bold and relentless disruptor" changing the face of entrepreneurship in America (Black Enterprise).
Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan Hamilton knows that entrepreneurship is the quickest path to money and power — particularly for those who haven't had much of it in the past. In Your First Million, she shows how anyone — no matter what they look like or how much money they have — can tap into all the new tools they already have at their disposal to get their million-dollar idea off the ground.
Readers will learn: how to identify unmet needs, raise money, choose the right collaborators, create multiple income streams, and turn their unique knowledge and experience into a profitable businesses — while reinvesting in their communities and empowering others to do the same.
If we can change who gets to decide what new ideas are worthy, and who gets to turn those ideas into reality, not only can we change our own circumstances — we can change the world.
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“[An] uplifting manual….Aspiring entrepreneurs will appreciate this.” Publishers Weekly
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"Arlan provides actionable advice on every page of Your First Million. Reading this book made me feel like we can all be millionaires." Minda Harts, author of The Memo
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"Arlan Hamilton shows us that changing our circumstances, building wealth, and empowering our communities is possible through entrepreneurship — and reveals exactly how to achieve this, no matter who you are and what your life currently looks like. Inspiring and remarkably practical." Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind
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"A great read for those who want to build a legacy business for the future prosperity of their families." Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa
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"Arlan Hamilton masterfully lays out the new blueprint for changing lives — both our own and others'. An empowering read for all current and future entrepreneurs." Lamar Tyler, CEO of Tyler New Media and founder of Traffic Sales & Profit
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"Entrepreneur Arlan Hamilton is characterized as a bold and relentless disruptor." Jeffrey McKinney, Black Enterprise
About the Author
Arlan Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated minimizing disparities in tech by investing in high-potential BIPOC and LGBTQ founders. Since its founding in 2015, Backstage has raised $20 million and has invested in more than 200 startups.