Summary: Providing more than half of all US jobs, small businesses have a big impact on the economy. In this episode, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Kylie Patterson, sit down with Torey Alston, Equal Economic Opportunity Director and Chief Diversity Officer of Gainesville, Florida and the Economic Chair of the NAACP-Florida Chapter. Torey explains the importance of small business development in Florida and how factors like scale and fund procurement effect development. Also, Torey gives a preview of the 2016 NAACP Diversity Matters Report Card. 2016 NAACP Florida State Conference Diversity Matters Report Card - http://www.flnaacp.com/naacp/naacp-florida-state-conference-releases-diversity-matters-report-card/ Where is the Diversity? Florida Government Spending Bypasses Minority Businesses co-authored by Lillian Singh and Torey Alston - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lillian-d-singh/where-is-the-diversity-fl_b_9538780.html You can contact the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative of CFED at the Bridging the Racial Wealth Divide Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/racialwealthdivide/ The intro is "Curiousity" by Lee Rosevere from the Album- Music for Podcasts. The outro is "Credit Roll" by Lee Rosevere from the Album- Music for Podcasts. Both tracks can be found at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/ Race and Wealth is edited and produced by Kye Hunter and Jessika Lopez with Dedrick Asante-Muhammad as co-producer
