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15 Black Women Entrepreneurs to Know

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Melissa Butler

Rihanna

ChariCuthbert

Lesley Thornton

Jenn Martin

Khloe Hines

Sheila Johnson

Oprah Winfrey

Britanny Bosco

Beatrice Dixon

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Chantel Davis

Beyonce

Madam C. J. Walker

TrinityMouzon Wofford

15 Black Women Entrepreneurs to Know

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The Why?

Fashion & Beauty

Company

She created Fenty Beauty to ensure the inclusion of all skin colors, more so ensuring the inclusion of deeper skin tones.

About Fenty Beauty

Rihanna

Industry

Singer, actress, businesswoman

Found in 2017, Fenty Beauty is a cosmetics brand that offers a wide range of hard-to-match skin tones for all skin types.

Founder & CEO

Role

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Did you know? The company reportedly made $100M in its first 40 days. She is worth $1.7B, with an estimated $1.4B coming from the value of Fenty Beauty.

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The Why?

Company

Butler aims to limit harmful chemicals in cosmetics because she believes that balancing beauty with health matters. She also hopes to bring diversity, innovation, and creativity to cosmetic products and branding.

About The Lip Bar (TLB)

Melissa Butler

Beauty expert, entrepreneur

TLB is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that maintains the idea that beauty doesn’t have to compromise health. TLB is a luxury beauty bar that produces and sells cosmetics.

Beauty

Industry

Founder, CEO

Role

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Did you know? Melissa Butler’s The Lip Bar closes $6.7M in funding round in October 2022.

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The Why?

Company

Ivy, represents her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, and Park, represents Parkwood Park in Houston where Beyoncé used to go to exercise and find personal strength.

About Ivy Park

Beyonce

Singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur

Ivy Park is an athleisure clothing line owned, managed and operated by Beyoncé through her management company Parkwood Entertainment, introduced in 2016.

Fashion

Industry

Founder

Role

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Did you know? Originally co-founded between Beyoncé and Sir Phillip Green, Ivy Park launched a joint venture with Topshop in October 2014. In 2018, Parkwood Entertainment acquired total ownership of the Ivy Park brand away.

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The Why?

Company

When moving to New York, Twine traded out her homemade essentials for the store-bought variety. She then realized that the natural hair care on the market simply did not live up to its performance claims.

About Briogeo

Nancy Twine

Entrepreneur

Briogeo offers a full selection of clean, natural and effective hair care products that are built to treat every hair type and texture.

Beauty

Industry

Founder, CEO

Role

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Did you know? The name Briogeo is derived from the words "brio," meaning "vibrant and full of life," and "geo," meaning "of Earth and nature."

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The Why?

Company

As an esthetician and formulator, Lesley has always treated people with a holistic approach to skin health; prioritizing minimalistic regimens that deliver multiple benefits and long-term results.

About KLUR

Lesley Thornton

Entrepreneur, esthetician, formulator

KLUR is a skincare line formulated for diverse skin conditions and ethnicities. It is a skin wellness brand cultivated to reflect the values of clean, ethical, and inclusive beauty.

Beauty

Industry

Founder & Creative Director

Role

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Did you know? Its formulas are made to carry through low impact practices, and each product is made of 100% biodegradable and recyclable ingredient. The brand’s goods are also passionately, solely and sustainably manufactured in the United States.

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The Why?

Company

There was no business model & it was more of a passion project. She needed an outlet to be creative & jewelry happened to be it at the moment.

About BYCHARI

Chari Cuthbert

Entrepreneur, jewelery designer

Established in 2012, BYCHARI produces effortless, unique and modern handmade jewelery, designed for women who appreciate simplicity, but demand luxury-just as Chari does.

Fashion

Industry

Founder & Creative Director

Role

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Did you know? Nearly 10 years after starting, her brand took off with the help of former first lady Michelle Obama. In 2020, the former first lady wore the iconic 14-karat gold “vote” necklace in her speech during the Democratic National Convention, which was designed by Cuthbert herself.

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The Why?

Company

The former Wilhelmia model had trouble finding high-quality swim options to comfortably enhance her own curves. She became fascinated with designing body contouring swimwear that would accentuate women’s most alluring features.

About CASTAMIRA

Chantel Davis

Entrepreneur, model

CASTAMIRA makes luxury swimwear that enhance the beauty and sensuality of your body.

Fashion

Industry

Founder & Creative Director

Role

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Did you know? They advertise themselves as an "Indie Brand," "Conscious Luxury," "Nature-inspired." They are based in Los Angeles, USA.

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The Why?

Company

Walker suffered from hair loss due to a scalp condition, and she began to make cures for herself. She recognized an opportunity in the lack of hair products for Black Americans on the market at the time.

About Manufacturing Company

Madam C. J. Walker

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist

The Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company was a cosmetics manufacturer incorporated in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1910 by Madam C. J. Walker.

Manufacturing

Industry

Founder

Role

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Did you know? In terms of net worth, at her death, Madam Walker was worth about $600,000. In today's terms, that would be roughly $8 million. In March 2020, Sundial Brands revived the brand name as Madam C. J. Walker Beauty Culture that is sold by Sephora.

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The Why?

Company

She focuses on stories that dive into difficult life spaces like shows dipicting abuse and alcoholism, but also broader topics like building family relationships.

About Harpo Productions

Oprah Winfrey

Host, TV producer, entrepreneur, actress, author, philantrophist

Found in 1986, Harpo Productions is an American multimedia production company in West Hollywood, California. It produces made-for-TV movies and mini-series.

Entertainment

Industry

Chairperson

Role

1. Oprah Winfrey Show2. Harpo Inc.3. O Magazine4. OWN

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Did you know? According to Forbes, she is the richest Black woman in the U.S., with a personal net worth of $2.5 billion. Despite her incredible success, she provides significant assistance to supporting women and girls from education to housing and health.

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The Why?

Company

She was suffering with bacterial vaginosis for 8 months and she decided to be part of the solution to heal herself and prevent the same issues happening to others.

About The Honey Pot Company

Beatrice Dixon

Entrepreneur

The Honey Pot Company is a plant-derived feminine care, ranging from natural washes, wipes, tampons, panty sprays, pads, lubricants and other herbal products.

Health & wellness

Industry

Founder

Role

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Did you know? They set aside 2% of thehoneypot.co sales to donate to charitable organizations that share their intention to provide connection, access, kindness and education to humans with vaginas across the globe.

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The Why?

Company

In 2011, when Jen's brother, Jeff was helping her move apartments. Having nothing to eat, they found a bag of mini heirloom popcorn kernels in the back of a cabinet & popped them up.

About Pipcorn Snacks

Jennifer Martin

Entrepreneur

Using minimal, clean ingredients, Pipcorn revolutionizes traditional corn snacks with its staple ingredient heirloom corn, a mini-kernel corn.

Food

Industry

Co-founder

Role

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Did you know? Jeff and Jen came up with the idea of Piporn. Shark Tank gave them $200,000 for 10% of the business. It is now worth $1.4 million (2022).

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The Why?

Company

The business was developed in 2016 to elevate Black and brown voices in the art world, to showcase the art of peers and provide professional opportunities within their creative communities.

About Slug Global

Britanny Bosco

Artist, R&B singer, entrepreneur

Slug is a team of young artists from diverse professional backgrounds and disciplines. They specialize in creating thoughtful visual experiences infused with music & culture.

Creative Agency

Industry

Founder & Creative Director

Role

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Did you know? The self-described art collective has done branding and experiential marketing work for top names like Foot Locker, Instagram and HBO.

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The Why?

Company

Hines was laid off due to the pandemic when she decided to launch Hungry Bunny as she saw the opportunity to serve the community with a healthier, baked donut alternative.

About Hungry Bunny

Khloe Hines

Entrepreneur, baker

Hungry Bunny is a 100% virtual donut shop offering vegan donuts and more.

Food

Industry

Founder

Role

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Did you know? Its formulas are made to carry through low impact practices, and each product is made of 100% biodegradable and recyclable ingredient. The brand’s goods are also passionately, solely and sustainably manufactured in the United States.

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The Why?

Company

Launched her business at the age of 23 with a clear mission: to make wellness accessible. "We wanted to strip away a lot of the concepts around wellness that tend to involve guilt," she tells.

About Golde

Trinity Mouzon Wofford

Entrepreneur

Golde celebrates superfoods to effortlessly boost your daily routine, from morning smoothies to skincare.

Health & wellness

Industry

Founder

Role

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Did you know? The name Golde was inspired by the original product, which makes a golden drink, but it was also about this larger concept of taking wellness and making it feel golden and really good. They wanted to strip away a lot of the concepts around wellness that tend to involve guilt.

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The Why?

Company

Having gained experience as a lobbyist for the cable television industry in the late 1970s, Johnson saw an opportunity to reach African American audiences through a cable TV channel.

About Black Entertainment TV

Sheila Johnson

Businesswoman

Founded in 1980, BET is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks.

Entertainment

Industry

Co-founder

Role

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Did you know? It is the first African-American woman to reach a net worth of $1 billion.

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