Despite the attention, though, the really important story behind the rise of these markets and the important role they are playing in facilitating private capital formation, economic growth and job creation has been largely ignored.

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The concept was developed by Johnathan Holifield co-founder of The America21 Project, a national initiative connecting African and Latino Americans to the 21st century Innovation Economy, through STEM education, high-growth entrepreneurship and private capital formation and investment.

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Here he writes about a new actions aimed to support private-company capital formation.

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