Dec 13, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Justice
Sisters-in-law Ashley Billings and Zoe Baker both knew they could be strong business partners. After talking all summer last year, Baker took their discussions to another level in an email. “The email was the incorporation of our company and the application for...
Dec 13, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Women
Dana White, CEO and founder of Paralee Boyd, is the first Black woman to franchise a national hair salon after successfully launching a campaign aimed at transcending the traditional salon experience. Paralee Boyd, the namesake of White’s maternal grandmother, is...
Dec 6, 2021 | Entrepreneurship
After the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, Americans were stunned by the large number of products not stocked for purchase. Another vital item was missing: bottled water. Entrepreneur Dave Miller learned that after going to a local grocery store while talking...
Nov 29, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Health, Technology
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalls Wisdom, 31. “It was not sexy.” But the...
Nov 22, 2021 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Women
Waves of unemployment and an unstable economy during the pandemic have led to a rise in small business owners in Illinois, with women and Black owners leading the charge, a new analysis finds. The nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute found Illinois has more than 1.6...
Nov 15, 2021 | Entrepreneurship
An intriguing mix of Black entrepreneurs in Chicago have bold intentions not only to build larger businesses but also to help advance generational wealth in the Windy City. Take Mark Edmond for instance. After shopping for bread and spending about an hour in...
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