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        <ExplanationTxt>PROVIDE INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO BLACK AND LATINX COMMUNTIES AND BRIDGE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY INCREASING BOTH THE PIPELINE OF DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED ENTREPRENEURS WHO SUCCEED AT RAISING NECESSARY STARTUP CAPITAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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