FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world.

Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and can be powerful job creators, making up 60-80 percent of net new jobs in the U.S. annually. FedEx is committed to giving entrepreneurs everywhere the tools they need to succeed.

Women and minorities own over 50% of small business, but only earn 30% of revenues.* We want to change this by providing the training, mentoring, networking and access to capital needed to succeed.

FedEx was founded by an entrepreneur who created a new industry. That’s why we believe in the people who are willing to dream, take risks, persevere and change the world for the better.

Learn more here.

Videos from this campaign

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Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Award
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Content from this campaign

Innovation & Technology

ER2: Transforming Communities Through Technology and Service
In the rapidly evolving world of technology and sustainability, Electronic Responsible Recyclers (ER2) has earned the prestigious FedEx Champion of Global Entrepreneurship award.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fueling Global Growth: How FedEx Empowers Small Businesses Through Innovation, Collaboration, and Support
Throughout its history, FedEx has been an integral part of the small- and medium-sized business (SAM) sector. The extensive FedEx network is both a vital part of the global small business supply chain and a key distribution network for those companies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

FedEx Drives U.S. Economic Growth: Empowering Communities, Boosting Trade, and Creating Opportunity Nationwide
The U.S. economy faced macroeconomic headwinds in FY 2024, with moderating inflation, continued job growth, and low unemployment helping boost overall U.S. GDP.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Driving Global Growth: FedEx's $2 Trillion Economic Impact Through Trade, Logistics, and Supply Chain Innovation
FedEx makes substantial contributions to global net economic output, particularly in sectors related to its core transportation and logistics services.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Race to Resilience: The Role of Small Business in Driving America’s Success
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin shares pit-stop wisdom on small business preparedness and resilience.

Events, Media & Communications

FedEx and Junior Achievement Foster Global Entrepreneurship: Empowering the Next Generation Through Competitions and Seminars
For over 40 years, FedEx and Junior Achievement (JA) have been nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit in the next generation of global small business owners. FedEx sponsors regional entrepreneurship competitions in all six JA regions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Awards More Than $230,000 to 10 Small Businesses
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) unveiled the recipients of the 12th annual FedEx Small Business Grants Program. Ten U.S.-based businesses were chosen this year out of over 3,900 applications.

Events, Media & Communications

Hiring Our Heroes Announces 5 Small Business Grant Program Recipients
Representing "the best of the best," Hiring Our Heroes announced five grant recipients for the Small Business Grant Program, an initiative providing a one-time $10,000 grant for selected military-connected entrepreneurs, during a virtual event on April 17.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Boosting Education and Employment for Young Women in India
During a recent visit to Panchkula, Haryana, located in northern India, we had the pleasure of meeting 22-year-old Jyoti, a budding entrepreneur and clothing designer.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Terrand, the Inspiring Leader Behind the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab
Retail businesses need online sales in order to succeed in today’s competitive market. But smaller businesses, especially those owned by women and people of color, often lack the resources or technical know-how to really make a splash in e-commerce.
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