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BUD Leaders to Host Double Up & Access More Event for DEI and Global Majority Businesses

BUD Leaders to Host Double Up & Access More Event for DEI and Global Majority Businesses

On Friday, 28th February 2025, BUD Leaders will host the highly anticipated event Double Up & Access More at NatWest, 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA, from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. This full-day event will address key topics surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) while promoting accessibility for businesses from the Global Majority.

With the evolving DEI landscape in 2025, this event will gather over 175 influential leaders, including entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and decision-makers, to address systemic inequities in the UK business sector. Attendees will engage in thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and workshops aimed at doubling the revenue of Global Majority-led businesses by 2030, contributing £50 million to these communities.

The event will explore the Four L’s framework to inspire attendees:

** Leverage: Build social capital and increase influence by connecting with key leaders and organisations.

** Leadership: Develop skills to access supply chains, investments, and new opportunities.

** Laugh: Celebrate successes and foster meaningful connections through moments of levity.

** Legacy: Join a movement creating long-lasting impact for Global Majority leaders, driving equity and systemic change.

Challenge X2 (CX2) invites businesses, foundations, and Global Majority entrepreneurs to join forces in tackling structural inequities. The initiative champions mentorship, skill-sharing, sponsorship, and access to supply chains, creating a ripple effect of success and representation. By signing the pledge, participants become part of a transformative community dedicated to building a fairer business world.

The day will feature keynote addresses, expert panels, skill-sharing workshops, and the prestigious IMPACT Awards. Notable speakers include industry leaders:

** Dr Carlton Brown

** Ngozi Camdus

** Lere Fisher

** Reshma Sheikh

** Justice Williams

** Mike Williams

CEO and Founder Georgina Wilson stated:

“This is not just an event; it’s an opportunity to effect real change for and with Global Majority enterprises. We are innovative and brilliant, and we can add much more value to the economy if we are given more access to opportunities, resources, and networks. I’m tired of us talking about what we should do to effect real change; this is the time for us to truly take action. Join this movement – start by coming to this event.”

Interesting Data

Statistics reveal persistent challenges for Global Majority businesses:

** Only 0.24% of UK venture capital funding between 2009 and 2019 went to Black founders

** 45% of Black business owners lack access to networks

** 66% of Black-owned businesses were more severely impacted by the pandemic than their White counterparts

This event seeks to bridge these gaps by fostering connection, driving investment, and creating a sustainable ecosystem for underrepresented leaders.

Waves Made at Fastest-Growing Funded Futures Platform!

Waves Made at Fastest-Growing Funded Futures Platform!
Launched in December 2021, and funding its first traders less than eight weeks later – TradeDay has quickly become one of the quickest-growing trader evaluation services companies. 
After a successful first year – TradeDay is now investing in the future: changing the platform to offer more options and programs for traders and updating the rules of the trader evaluation challenge to simplify the process of getting funded.
James Thorpe, CEO and co-founder said “Even though it has been a great first year in business, it was important for us to listen to feedback from our traders and the broader trading community, asses the competition, and evolve TradeDay to ensure we remain the premier destination for traders looking for capital to trade.”
“We are determined not to stand still” said Steve Miley, COO and co-founder.  “We’ve re-designed TradeDay.com and are continuing to build out our members area, adding tools and content to help our traders find their edge in the markets. It was also important for us to remain true to our core values of funding traders in the live markets with our own capital so our interests, and those of the traders, are aligned. This allows us to have NO RESTRICTIONS ON PAYOUTS, something that our competitors can’t or don’t offer.”
From the very beginning, TradeDay has set out to be different. The founders, Thorpe and Miley, are respected industry veterans with a wealth of institutional trading experience. They wanted to create a platform that included institutional-grade research and trading tools to deliver some of the advantages they had as professional traders to the retail trader sitting at home.
Judging by their highly rated Trustpilot reviews and feedback, they appear to be succeeding!
“I became a Trade Day member almost a year ago. After a year of refining my trading experience, I’ve passed their evaluation and have a $100k live trade account. I look forward to working with them as a professional trader. I’ve experienced a wonderful forum, trade insights, and their proprietary trading platform was a wonderful experience and very resourceful.” – Solomon
“Unlike the other firms, no trailing drawdown on unrealized profits on a per-trade basis. That’s huge. A company run by actual traders. Not sure why this would receive anything other than 5 stars. The rules are clear; they filter out lucky gamblers while making it easy for consistent traders to get funded. You actually go on a funded account after passing, not a fake account with capped withdrawals for 4 months.” – Jeremiah
It’s clear why traders love TradeDay and why they have fast become the destination for traders looking for funding! It seems like the best just got better!