It's a part of the business culture of connections and networking. She and two partners own one Churchs Chicken unit and intend to add four more within three years. Skin color and gender didn't stop them from researching opportunities and raising funds. But Chisholm adds each is a professional career woman with a proven business background. Credentials such as her graduate business degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania gets you in the door.
Money is the reality check in business.
It has no color. You need it to get into the game. It's what people use to make deals. There are not enough women or minorities involved at the top. It's still a closed area.