Books by Janice Shade

In 2018, only 2.2% of venture capital went to women-led start-ups; less than 1% to Black entrepreneurs. The American Dream of achieving prosperity through hard work and initiative has remained elusive for women, people of color, social entrepreneurs, and others marginalized by a system designed ages ago by White men of privilege. Until now.In Moving Mountains: The Power of Main Street Americans to Change Our Economy, Janice Shade uses storytelling and humor to deliver illuminating facts and practical tips. An entrepreneur and ∩¼ünancial innovator since 2006, Janice lays out alternative ∩¼ünancing opportunities for both entrepreneurs and citizen investors. In these pages you╩╝ll ∩¼ünd: • stories of women entrepreneurs and their quests for capital • a history and exposé of the inequities of our start-up capital markets • evaluation of crowdfunding╩╝s past, present, and future potential• sneak peaks at the latest innovations in community-sourced capital• steps you can take today to align your money with your valuesIf you╩╝re disenchanted with Wall Street and the current money system that perpetuates the concentration of wealth among the few, this book is for you. It╩╝s meant to inspire and shed light on the emerging possibility to create economic justice for all.