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Washington, DC’s Newest Black-Woman-Owned Ice Cream Shop Is All About Community | HuffPost
Karin Sellers wants Here’s The Scoop to be more than just an ice cream shop — she wants it to be an incubator for black talent.
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Meet Celeste Beatty, The First Black Woman To Own A Brewery In The U.S. | Because of Them We Can
Celeste Beatty, owner of the Harlem Brewing Company, is the first Black female brewery owner in the United States, Insider reports. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Beatty founded Harlem Brewing in 2000, making her first batch of beer in her apartment using a home brew kit she received as a gift. She worked hard perfecting her recipes and […]
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12-Year-Old Gabrielle Goodwin Lands A Mega-Retail Deal with Target | Black Enterprise
Gabrielle “Gabby” Goodwin, founder and CEO of GaBBY Bows, has been working diligently at perfecting her products, building a brand, and being a student since the age of 7. And now, at just 12 years old, her products can be found on the shelves in 74 Target stores throughout the country. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] What started […]
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ColorComm is Helping Millennial Women in Communications Level Up in their Careers | Black Enterprise
The next generation of leaders is being called on in media and communications. Lauren Wesley Wilson, CEO of ColorComm, is making sure that no one is left behind. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For the past eight years, Wilson has brought seats to the table for women of color in communications through meet-ups, webinars, and events. And for […]
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Women of color are starting new businesses faster than anyone else | Fast Company
Consider this stat: Over the past year, women started an average of 1,817 new businesses per day in the U.S. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That now represents 42% of nearly 13 million businesses overall, which employ 9.4 million workers and generate revenue of $1.9 trillion. And while these female founders come from diverse backgrounds, women of color […]
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How this Black woman cannabis entrepreneur is breaking down barriers in Michigan | theGrio
Cannabis entrepreneur Anqunette Sarfoh is best known as ‘Que’ from Detroit’s Fox 2 News. She graced the small screen as a morning anchor for 15 years before being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013.
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Carol’s Daughter Founder Lisa Price Reflects On Selling Company And More At The ‘In Between Series’ | Vibe
Lisa Price sat down with Gild Creative Group’s Tiffany Hardin to talk entrepreneurship and her beauty brand’s success.
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Byron Allen Strikes $290M Deal To Buy 11 Local Stations From USA Television | Deadline
Dade Hayes, Deadline [dropcap]B[/dropcap]yron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired 11 local TV stations from USA Television for $290 million. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The stations serve small to mid-sized cities (spanning markets ranked No. 79 to No. 188 in the U.S.) and have network affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. While the deal’s valuation is a […]
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Entrepreneur Creates Flashcards That Teach Children About Black Millionaires & Billionaires | Chicago Defender
By Jeffrey Somers, Chicago Defender New Orleans, LA — New Orleans-based media company, Raising Black Millionaires, has just released the first volume in their series of Raising Black Millionaires Flashcards, to empower parents and educators of Black children with an effective and easy tool that builds self-confidence, high self-esteem, and limitless earning potential for all […]
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