Alma Beltran is a successful black entrepreneur, but she can’t afford healthcare due to America’s broken healthcare system. As the owner of Graphic Image Label in Chula Vista, California, Alma faces the tough choice between her business’s health and her personal health — a dilemma that is all too common among minority entrepreneurs today.
“So far this year, I have not been able to afford paying my premium,” explains Alma. “I must now decide between going without insurance and keeping my business, or closing my business so I can find a job with health coverage.” Consider how this crushing dynamic depresses minority entrepreneurship nationwide.
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