Kean University Foundation

JET AI: Transforming Workplace Equity for Black Women Entrepreneurs

JET AI advances workplace equity for Black women entrepreneurs by transforming the ecosystem through culturally responsive mentorship and lender bias-mitigation.

For Black women entrepreneurs, their business is their workplace, but these workplaces are embedded in ecosystems where structural barriers create a "broken rung," limiting growth beyond survival. JETAI uses an AI-driven dual system approach: 1) providing entrepreneurs with culturally responsive mentorship to successfully navigate biases and 2) helping financial institutions detect and reduce lending bias. Community-governed and equity-centered, JET AI strengthens revenue growth, capital access, and fairer lending across the ecosystems shaping their workplaces.

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Primary Barrier
The Broken Rung
Location
New Jersey
Solution Region
East North Central
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$1.0 to 5 Million