Juneteenth

Values aren't enough. Your company needs to write down its "norms." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

INC. THIS MORNING Presented by     Juneteenth Good morning, In 2021, President Biden signed an executive order commemorating June 19 as a national holiday to commemorate the day that African Americans first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas.  Today, corporations including Twitter, Nike, and Mansueto Ventures, the parent company of Inc., give employees the day off to mark the occasion. But offering paid time off to observe the holiday is not the only way for businesses to celebrate diversity and Black history. Here are four ways companies can both be sensitive and celebratory to commemorate the holiday.       Investing in the New Faces of Entrepreneurship For Years, Investors Have Overlooked Diverse Founders. This VC Has a Plan to Change That for 1,000 of Them.       A MESSAGE FROM tripactions State of Business Travel and Expense: Q1 2022 Business travel and expense is back—and TripActions has the data to prove it. Check out this report to see first hand data on 2022’s return to travel. Get Started     Here's what else I'm reading today: Here's how nine major brands celebrated Juneteenth last year. –Inc. Entrepreneurship can be a powerful path to wealth equity for the Black community. –Inc. Mark the Juneteenth holiday with one of these books celebrating Black resilience, accomplishment, and joy. –Inc. Here’s what you can learn from Nike’s 50 years of cultural dominance. –NYT Stop freaking out about remote work. Your team can still be efficient in a mixed format. –Fast Company One more thing: Values aren't enough. Your company needs to write down its “norms.” –Inc.     This newsletter was written by Inc. associate editor Brit Morse. How are we doing? Send us ideas and feedback on Twitter. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.   Join the visionaries who choose Inc. as their trusted source for the most accurate reporting on business. Subscribe   7 World Trade Center 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007 This email was sent by Mansueto Ventures. If you do not wish to receive email communications please click here to unsubscribe. To view our privacy policy, click here. Copyright © 2022 Mansueto Ventures LLC. All rights reserved.

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