Forward Cities Employee Directory
Research ServicesNorth Carolina, United States2-10 Employees
Forward Cities is a Durham, North Carolina–based nonprofit organization focused on building equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems. The group supports efforts to help entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses that can create wealth for individuals, families, and communities, with a particular emphasis on expanding opportunities for Black- and Hispanic-owned enterprises through programmatic initiatives such as the Black Wall Street Forward and the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (E3) programs. Operating within the research services sector, Forward Cities collaborates with partners and local chapters to address barriers to entrepreneurship and to cultivate supportive, inclusive environments for small businesses. The organization has pursued collaborative initiatives and community partnerships to advance these goals and to broaden access to entrepreneurship as part of broader economic recovery and community development efforts in the Durham region.