Ada Williams Prince

[Hello Alice @HelloAlice]

Dear fellow small business owners, Hello Alice is being sued for our commitment to you. Help us lift up 5 million voices to #ElevateTheAmericanDream.

We were founded on the principle of equality, with the aim of ensuring that everyone - women, men, people of color, U.S. Veterans, and more - have an equal opportunity to launch their businesses and pursue the American Dream. From Texas to California to Florida to New York, small business owners are the most trusted voice in America and a critical engine of our economic growth. Today our vision and the businesses we support are under attack.

Hello Alice recently became the subject of a lawsuit by America First Legal (AFL), led by Stephen Miller, and Jonathan Mitchell. The lawsuit claims that our work with Progressive Insurance — which resulted in offering $25,000 grants to ten Black-owned small businesses for the purchase of a commercial vehicle — violates civil rights.

The activists at AFL are using their lawsuit against Hello Alice to support their efforts to fundraise. We're not the first to be targeted — they've taken legal actions against programs benefiting Native American, Latino, and Black small business owners, even pulling funding from U.S. Veterans. In AFL’s own words, it claims “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” are “gentle-sounding euphemisms [that] are designed to mask a brute force agenda of social engineering, Marxist dehumanization, and overt racism and sexism.”

Let's be clear: our values are not "gentle-sounding euphemisms." These are the pillars upon which we built Hello Alice and guide our mission to drive capital, connections, and opportunities into the hands of small businesses of all types and backgrounds.

We have set an audacious goal: to lift up 5 million small businesses from every corner of the country, making it impossible for AFL and others to ignore the value and commitment of our small business community. Help us spread the word by tagging or inviting 5 other small businesses to join us in highlighting the most trusted voice in America and stopping polarizing activists from trying to use us as political pawns.

Nominate a small business or apply directly today for the American Dream Awards and Grant program. Share your stories on social media. Use the hashtag #ElevateTheAmericanDream with @helloalice and link to https://t.co/l592294kkL to amplify the message. We continue to be a small business helping small businesses.

Hello Alice has distributed over $38M in grants, provided connections for millions of dollars in credit and loans, and mentored 1.3 million SMBs. We will fight to win this case and are going to keep doing what we do best – building strong, healthy businesses that contribute to the richness of our communities around the country. As one of the largest and most diverse groups of small business owners, Hello Alice’s community has a unique opportunity to come together and remind everyone about our contributions and show how the American Dream can thrive.

For too long, the voice of small business has been discounted as a whisper, but today, let’s show the country the collective roar of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the American Dream.

Thank you,
@ElizabethGore @carolynrodz @kenziecreative @HelloAlice

#HelloAlice #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship

[Ada Williams Prince @AdaDubPrince]

@lisamwitter @chbrem @ramonalxyu Love you !

[Apolitical Foundation @ApoliticalFound]

We spent 10 months speaking to the organizations cultivating great leaders around the world for our report, "Better Leaders, Better Democracies: Mapping the Organizations Shaping 21st Century Politicians". Here's how they are spread globally.

More here: https://t.co/fWvpnZatmX

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

#Quote from #decolonizingwealth the book explaining why I use the term #WhiteSupremacy instead of #racism.

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

"Where we are
born into
privilege, we are
charged with
dismantling any
myth of supremacy.
Where we are
born into
struggle, we are
charged with
reclaiming our
dignity, joy, and
liberation."

@adriennemaree

[Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt]

This is my older brother Cully. #happyveteransday I always wanted to be exactly like him. We were the same size despite our three year difference in age so as a kid I would wear the same clothes he wore, literally… https://t.co/5WSJnRkZEA

[Ada Williams Prince @AdaDubPrince]

@Vegalteno says: “fund the arts! I drive my staff crazy because I always stop to watch street dancers!” Thank you for talking with us! #artsareeverything #norulesatgrandpas

[Balanced Black Girl® @balancedblkgirl]

“Here in Seattle, POCs live work and play in predominately white spaces. That can be really challenging and lonely.” @JessEstrada #FutureForUsAssembly @FutureFor_Us

[Balanced Black Girl® @balancedblkgirl]

“Building your own personal board of directors is where you can be intentional and surround yourself with people who reflect the whole of you.” @JessEstrada @FutureFor_Us #FutureForUsAssembly

[Ada Williams Prince @AdaDubPrince]

@DreamBox_Learn Thank you for your courageous leadership!

[Claire Horner-Devine @chornerdevine]

Such a privilege to listen to this conversation.

#FutureForUsAssembly

[Future For Us @FutureFor_Us]

“This is the only women of color conference that is cross sector!” -@SageQuiamno #futureforus #futureforusassembly #relentlessWoC

[Ada Williams Prince @AdaDubPrince]

@FutureFor_Us #fellowship #wocbrilliance @girlCTW @globalgirlsgive

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

Thanks for the shout out for @DecolonizWealth john powell https://t.co/THXFSdp9IN #SeattleEquitySummit2019 #DecolonizingWealth

[Seattle Equity Summit @SEAEQUITYSUMMIT]

We've got amazing leaders coming through to share their stories. We can't wait for you to join us in Seattle next week! @VillanuevaEdgar @rochelleriley @KiranAhujaAAPI @profjohnapowell @DebbyIrving @blackgirlinmain

[Paola_gayle @Paola_gayle]

.@profjohnapowell : Yes, we may have to meet people where they are in #racialequity and #antiracism work but we don’t have to leave them there. And if we’re ready to move? Move. #seattleequitysummit2019

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

All wealth is common wealth. Wealth is created collectively. The whole organization of #wealth is problematic. We need a different way of understanding redistribution. john powell #SeattleEquitySummit2019 #DecolonizingWealth

[Brian Stout @CitizenStout]

How do we not let the pace of change be dictated by those who are slow and resistant? “You have to meet people where they are, but don’t leave them there.” Lots of wisdom in the room here at #SeattleEquitySummit2019