SHELLY BELL KNOWS an acquisition can be a game changer for an organization. "In the world of investment, to be valued is to be acquired," says the founder and CEO of Black Girl Ventures, a Fort Belvoir, Virginia-based funding commu nity for Black and Brown women entre preneurs. An attachment to a bigger company can give you more leverage to scale. Plus, every payout that goes to an underrepresented founder helps build generational wealth, she says.
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