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Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [ 1] Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen ...
Community developer. Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone (August 9, 1877 [ 2][ 3] – May 10, 1957) [ 4] was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. [ 5][ 6] In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women.
Janice Bryant Howroyd (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, [1] the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S. [2] [3] Howroyd is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company.
The median seed round for Black women entrepreneurs in 2020 was $125,000, according to ProjectDiane, far less than the $2.5 million for the national median. During the pandemic, they received less ...
American Express ( AXP ), in conjunction with fundraising platform IFundWomen of Color, has unveiled the 100 Black women entrepreneurs selected for its "100 for 100" program. Each of the women ...
According to Entrepreneur’s 2020 October/November issue, Founder Gym was poised to lock in $1 million in revenue last year and had trained 600 entrepreneurs — 70% of whom were Black — who ...
Kathryn A. Finney is an American author, [ 1] researcher, [ 2] investor, [ 3] entrepreneur, [ 4] and businesswoman. She is the founder of Genius Guild, a $20 million dollar venture fund & studio that invests in Black entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that serve Black communities and beyond. She is also founder and Board Chair of The ...
But the Fearless Fund – a Black women-owned venture capitalist firm that invests in women of color – took a chance on Trigg-Jones and her company. In 2022, the group awarded iWoman TV a ...