How an LGBTQ2+ tour operator is surviving the pandemic
Out Adventures saw their bookings vanish when COVID-19 hit. Fortunately they were able to pivot and find success when a new opportunity arrived.
Getting a successful business off the ground is hard, but add race into the mix, and for many Canadians who are Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC), the systemic obstacles make it seem harder. Hxouse, a Toronto-based incubator and accelerator, and it’s newly created incubator for Black-Owned businesses, Black Hxouse, are helping artists and entrepreneurs of colour succeed and find equal opportunity with the help of TD Bank. Ahmed Ismail, Co-Founder of Hxouse, and Al Ramsay, AVP at TD Wealth talk to Kim Parlee about how to level the playing field for BIPOC businesses.