Warriors program gives minority-owned businesses a lift

Published April 19, 2023 8:09 am

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thanks to a training program for minority business owners through the Golden State Warriors, LaSonia Mansfield made a big career change and took on the daunting task of becoming a female leader in the field of construction cleanup. Mansfield now has a $2.6 million, four-year contract on a major project in San Francisco. She had to win the bid, and the Warriors helped prepare her to do so through a four-month training program called Franchise Fund. Franchise Fund has helped nearly 60 businesses get off the ground and certified in the first three years of giving out four-month grants. The program was recognized with the NBA’s Inclusion Innovation Award.

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