Free Marketing Services Empower Business Owners to Increase
Contributions to HBCUs
GAUTIER,
Miss., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/
-- HBCU$™, an alumni giving and wealth building network
created to help offset decades of disparities in public funding for
Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) by
supporting the entrepreneurs they produce, is officially launching
on May 1, 2025.
Tennessee State University graduate
Dorsey West created HBCU$™ after
learning of a 2023 analysis by the U.S. Department of Education and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found between 1987 and
2020, HBCU land-grant institutions received approximately
$12.6 billion less in state funding
than other land-grant institutions, and his alma mater had been
underfunded by $2.1 billion during
this period.
HBCU$™ promotes HBCU alumni & student owned businesses
through their free online marketing platform and business owners
donate a portion of any additional revenue generated back to the
college of their choice.
"With unprecedented budget cuts happening at the national and
state levels, HBCUs are going to need increased financial support
from the private sector, as well as their alumni. I created HBCU$™
to maximize contributions from both sources," explains West.
"Consistently patronizing companies that contribute money back
to Historically Black Colleges & Universities creates a
self-sustaining cycle that can help close the funding gap for these
institutions and provide long-term economic growth for businesses
within the HBCU$™ network," West continues. "So, it's a win-win for
the HBCUs and their entrepreneurs."
Consumers can join the HBCU$ email list now at https://hbcus.biz
to receive exclusive offers and early access to their membership
site. HBCU alumni & student business owners can request to have
their products and services promoted at no cost including video
podcast interviews, member profiles and an online directory of
participating companies by sending an email to
promote@hbcus.biz.
About HBCU$™
HBCU$™ is an alumni giving and wealth building network
created by Tennessee State University
graduate Dorsey West, to provide
consistent financial support to Historically Black Colleges &
Universities and the entrepreneurs they produce. HBCU$™ promotes
HBCU alumni & student owned businesses through their free
online marketing platform, and these entrepreneurs donate a portion
of any additional revenue generated back to the college of their
choice. For more information, visit https://hbcus.biz.
CONTACT:
Dorsey
West
dorsey@hbcus.biz
228-641-4929
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