Green Enterprise Announces College to Career Initiative with Historically Black Colleges, Powered by Curaleaf
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on February 17, 2022 A multi-state initiative where Green Enterprise and Curaleaf bring major cannabis operators to HBCU campuses to provide education, resources, and a meaningful entry-point into the cannabis industry. Green Enterprise, produced and operated by Digital Venture Partners and Black Enterprise, has announced the Green Enterprise College to Career Initiative, powered by Curaleaf, an international provider of consumer products in cannabis. The series of on-campus events will bring together entrepreneurs, state officials and thought leaders to discuss solutions to create a point of entry in the emerging cannabis industry, as well as meaningful pathways to success. The events, content and programming will take place throughout the remainder 2022, and feature a combination of conversations and lectures covering a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurship to cannabis marketing to building an inclusive industry, beginning at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA February 18th and 19th at the Southern University Law Center. The presenting sponsor, Curaleaf, will facilitate special conversations, initiatives, and leave-behinds to begin in-earnest partnerships between cannabis operators and HBCUs, fostering an effective talent pipeline into the industry. The initial event is produced in partnership with Southern University, the Southern University Law Center, and the Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center. “Curaleaf is thrilled to partner with Green Enterprise on such a critical effort in creating and sustaining racial equity in cannabis,” said Khadijah Tribble, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Curaleaf. “Our historically black institutions birth some of the most intelligent, barrier-breaking industry leaders, and our hope with this partnership is to add cannabis to that list. Considering the unfortunate bomb threats that HBCUs have received in the past few weeks, we hope to bring something positive and beneficial back to everyone’s forefront.” Key topics such as social impact and entrepreneurship, as well as, economics and investing, will be covered. The full schedule is available at GreenEnterprise.live: Some topics to be covered during the initiative include: • Righting the Wrongs of The War on Drugs • Building Skills for a New, Cannabis-Friendly Economy • Women Leading The Cannabis Conversation • Equity, Inclusion, & Legalization • Understanding New Cannabis Laws • Black Ownership & Empowerment in the Cannabis Industry • Cannabis Advocacy and Community Reinvestment • Dispensary Ownership: A Different Entrepreneur • The Crossover: How to Enter the Cannabis Industry • My Family, Myself & Cannabis • A Cannabis Marketing Conversation • Cannabis and Social Media: Dos and Don’ts • Raising Capital for Your Cannabis Startup • The Deconstructing Prohibition: A War on Us For more information on attending the upcoming events, please visit https://www.greenenterprise.live/. About Black Enterprise Black Enterprise, your ultimate source to build Wealth for Life, is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. Since 1970, Black Enterprise has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers, on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management and related topics. A multimedia, digital-first company, Black Enterprise also produces video and podcast programming, business and lifestyle events, Web content, apps, and other digital media. Visit www.blackenterprise.com for more information. About Digital Venture Partners DIGITAL VENTURE PARTNERS (DVP) is a majority minority-owned venture company that has content and brand partnerships with multiple mainstream media platforms, as well as investments in multiple black-owned cannabis startups. DVP curates projects and content that spotlights stories of minority entrepreneurship and culture. The company has been featured in publications such as The Associated Press, FORTUNE, and more. DVP works in partnership with Black Enterprise to produce, manage, and expand the Green Enterprise series as an authority in black cannabis media. About Black Cannabis Week Black Cannabis Week, which was founded to highlight Black’s in Cannabis, aims to help the community become more aware of today’s cannabis industry.. The week is designed to provide seven days of virtual and in-person activities the third week in September. The week includes a free two-day event, DACO’s Cannabis Opportunities Conference, held at Temple University in Philadelphia. About Players Only Holdings Co-Founded by NBA Hall-of-Famer Chris Webber and entrepreneur Lavetta Willis, Players Only Holdings (POH) is a minority-owned portfolio company focused on three strategic business areas: cannabis cultivation and retail, brand partnerships and creative content, and agency services. About Southern University Law Center The mission and tradition of the Law Center is to provide access and opportunity to a diverse group of students from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups to obtain a high-quality legal education with training in both civil and common law. For 75 years, the SULC has trained a cadre of lawyers equipped with the skills necessary for the practice of law and for positions of leadership in society. About Curaleaf Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: A vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Curaleaf is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol CURA and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol CURLF. For more information, please visit https://ir.curaleaf.com. 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Reginald Culpepper
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