Your Support Breaks Barriers
and Builds Legacies
How Your Support Empowers
Underrepresented Visionaries
Transform Their Communities
At The 3rd, we believe that true entrepreneurship begins with a deep alignment between one’s purpose and their work, particularly for Black women, Women of Color, and individuals from disenfranchised communities. Our philosophy is that you cannot simply “work harder” into a better business; rather, effective entrepreneurship is built by fostering a strong sense of self and identity. By helping individuals understand who they are called to be, we empower them to create businesses that are extensions of their true selves.
For us, confidence isn’t just a surface-level trait; it’s a profound, cellular experience that allows our entrepreneurs to break through historical narratives and systemic barriers. Without this foundational sense of confidence and purpose, even the most promising business ideas struggle to take flight. That’s why, at The 3rd, the person behind the business is our most important metric.
Multiply Impact, Transform Futures:
Invest in Economic Empowerment
All of our work goes to harness the potential economic power of Black Women,
Women of Color, and people in disenfranchised communities in the most barrier-free
way possible. We eliminate the barriers so they don’t have to – So they can focus on
what matters most and create something possible.
Why this Matters...
Women of color are driving entrepreneurship, launching businesses 4.5x faster than the national average—yet still face systemic barriers to funding and resources.
LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs create 36% more jobs and secure 114% more patents than their peers but receive 16% less funding on average.
Access remains unequal—70% of LGBTQ+ women founders raise less than $750K in funding, while nearly half of their male counterparts secure over $2M.
By investing in The 3rd, you’re breaking down these barriers, fueling equity, and empowering these entrepreneurs to build sustainable, thriving businesses.
It’s More than Information - It’s
Transformation
At The 3rd, we know that transformation doesn’t happen through passive learning or casual connections. It happens when visionaries—idea creators, inventors, and thought leaders—are given the tools, structure, and support to move from inspiration to action.
That’s why we go beyond traditional programs. Through expert coaching, proven frameworks, high-impact resources, deep community engagement, and strategic events, we equip entrepreneurs to build thriving businesses that serve not just them, but entire communities.
And none of this happens without the generosity of those who believe in the power of economic equity and entrepreneurship.
Your support fuels transformational programming that eliminates barriers, shifts mindsets, and empowers entrepreneurs to take bold, strategic steps forward. When you invest in The 3rd, you’re not just funding a program—you’re igniting a movement that drives lasting social and economic change.
The impact is real. The results are measurable. The transformation is happening.
And with your partnership, we can take it even further.