Compassion & Innovation: How the Levett Family Succeeds in the Funeral Business
The death care industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, and family-run Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. has carved out a solid place in the industry. In business...
View ArticleMoney, Meals, & More: Meet Entrepreneurial Couple Marvin and Gloria Smith
Marvin Smith and his wife, Gloria, have spent most of their professional careers working in finance. The pair are also serial entrepreneurs and often offer financial advice to others. They are...
View ArticleOnline Platform Helps Black Women Businesses Grow
Black women may be starting businesses at rates faster than other groups, but they still face major hurdles that are particular to them. An online group called Black Girls Allowed is trying to give...
View ArticleNAACP’s HER Idea Workshop to Engage Black, Female Millennial Entrepreneurs
This year’s second annual HER Idea workshop, hosted by the NAACP Economics Department, to be held in Detroit, Michigan, at the 110th NAACP Annual Convention is expected to gather Black women,...
View ArticleMorehouse College Alum Enjoys Home Decor Business Success with WeMontage
James Oliver, Jr. came up with one of those ideas that make you wonder why it wasn’t thought of before. His company, WeMontage, turns your personal photos into removable wallpaper. He makes it...
View ArticleA Spa Grows In New York
Who doesn’t love to be pampered and made beautiful at a spa? Krystal Smith, makeup artist and brow expert, knows this and she recently opened the Luxe Beauty Brow and Spa in Long Island, New York. “I...
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This Attorney’s Cosmetic Brush Made Time’s Best Inventions List!
Since corporate lawyer Adiya Dixon Wiggins created the Yubi Brush in July 2018, a beauty brush that helps women multitask, and won a spot on Time magazine’s Best Inventions in Beauty list just months...
View ArticleTech CEO & Venture Capitalist Solomon Ali on Navigating “A Slanted Financial...
When it comes to helping minorities secure their intellectual property, raise funding, form strategic partnerships, bring products to market and scale their businesses, Solomon Ali is the guy you want...
View ArticleThe Art of Collecting: Spreading the Love of Black Art
To say Jessica Stafford Davis loves art and sharing art would be an understatement. The Virginia-based curator, collector, and philanthropist started collecting years ago and decided she wanted others...
View ArticleDetroit’s Woman-Focused Work Space Femology Expands
It was on the Internet that Meagan Ward, an Impact leader in Women’s Empowerment, and Yliana Guzman, a serial entrepreneur, met. Turned out they had a lot in common, among the things a desire to help...
View ArticleHow Dr. Janna Andrews’“Kicked It In Heels” Organization Supports Breast...
When Dr. Janna Andrews’ mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, it changed her career outlook. “Being on the side of the patient really opened my eyes to the role doctors play and the disconnect they...
View ArticleHelping Veterans Launch Startups
Ask Navy veteran-turned-entrepreneur Todd Connor to describe the experience of leaving military service and his answer goes something like this: Imagine you are a successful lawyer in Seattle, and then...
View ArticleIntroducing Lynn Graham’s ClickUrban: Your Online Destination to All Black...
When Lynn Graham noticed how difficult it can be to find Black-owned businesses to patronize while shopping, she decided to be about it and not just talk about it. With the help of FaceBook Groups, she...
View ArticleAAADT’s Courtney Celeste Spears Launches Dance Management Company in the Bahamas
When I first spoke to now-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Courtney Celeste Spears in 2016, she was balancing being a college student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance program at Fordham...
View ArticleA Playground Grows In Harlem — With The Help of Crowd-funding
In many urban settings, it is difficult to find a place outdoors that is safe and welcoming for kids to play. This is the case in Enid Waite’s Harlem, NY, neighborhood. So she decided to do something...
View ArticleOakland Clothing Line Ray Darten is in the “Giving Back” Business
Medical doctor turned designer Yetunde Olukoya is helping to improve the economy in her native Nigeria through her African-inspired clothing line, Ray Darten. Launched in July 2016, she started off...
View ArticleBlack Women Talk Tech’s “Roadmap to Billions” Annual Conference is Back!
Black Women Talk Tech’s “Roadmap to Billions” annual conference, “designed by Black women founders for Black women founders,” is one we look forward to for its wealth of information delivered by some...
View ArticleMeet Simone Jones Tyner: Founder of True Marketing Agency
According to 2019 statistics, the key elements and components of a successful marketing campaign or strategy lies in highlighting the uniqueness of your brand, making your product or service the best...
View ArticleFounder of African Women In Tech Talks Tech Education, Entrepreneurship
Born in Nigeria and raised in the United States, Anie Akpe is a force to be reckoned with. The publishing professional recently turned to tech and is bringing other Black women with her. A...
View ArticlePersonalized Health Gets a New Product in the Upcoming Simpa App
The world of personalized health has grown exponentially as patients seek to access their health care records and take control of their health issues. Consequently, the demand for products and services...
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