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REVOLT caught up with Angela and Vanessa Simmons to discuss what it means to be Black entrepreneurs and much more. Were you around to see "Run’s House”? The iconic reality television show debuted in 2005, chronicling the family life of iconic rapper Rev Run of Run-D.M.C. and his family. Not only d

Meet the 16-Year-Old Beauty Shop Owner Breaking Barriers in the Haircare Industry A few months ago, 16-year-old Paris McKenzie went viral – and for a good reason. The Brooklyn teenager became the youngest owner of a Black beauty supply store in the country. And her initial tweet about her store, P

Mega music producer Pharrell Williams has announced the launch of an initiative for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs called Black Ambition . The purpose of the non-profit is to provide a bridge to success for entrepreneurs of color working in tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products/services

Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse is one of many Black-owned businesses in Philadelphia. The comic books shop is owned by Ariell R. Johnson. Philadelphians are encouraged to buy from local Black-owned businesses every Friday this December The City of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Visit Philadelphia

WITH SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, CHANCE THE RAPPER, GABRIELLE UNION, JAMIE FOXX, ROBERT JOHNSON, LL COOL J, QUESTLOVE AND MORE TO PARTICIPATE IN INAUGURAL LIVE-STREAM ON OCTOBER 24, 2020 | 7PM EST Daymond John , the founder and CEO of FUBU and Co-Star of ABC's four-time Emmy Award winning show, Shark Tank, ha

According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center , there are anywhere from 115,000 to 125,000 beekeepers in the United States with over 2 million colonies producing 1.4 million pounds of raw honey for consumption. Like many industries, beekeeping isn’t the most diverse . One family used the

Louisville-based Kare Mobile Inc., fresh off winning a 2020 Vogt Award, is looking to scale up through a $1 million seed funding round. Company founder and CEO Kwane Watson said in an interview that the scale up effort was boosted by the $25,000 non-dilutive funds from the Vogt Awards, but that

The Honey Pot Founder and CEO Bea Dixon PHRESH.COM Written By Aaron Kwittken a purpose driven entrepreneur and non-black supporter of black entrepreneurs & businesses The summer of 2020 was marked by tragedy, upheaval and despair. Collective feelings of grief and anger over George Floyd’s murder

Businesses need to market aggressively but proceed with caution and empathy. A global crisis can either paralyze a marketing team or galvanize it to thrive. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s exactly what we’re seeing: some companies are cutting back on marketing (in some instances, layi

Starting a company means you need to go against much of what your gut instincts are telling you. Here's how to be ready for it. They say to be an entrepreneur , you truly have to be crazy on some level. Anything else in life that has a 95 percent chance of failure, you probably wouldn't do, but spe

Entrepreneurship is all about thinking big. Why limiting yourself will bring on your failure. Make an empire, not a business. If you want to be timeless, you need to be flexible. The thing about my business is that, if the situation requires changing the business model or expansion, I don’t need to

Mick Batyske (who performs as MICK ) walks a tightrope between entertainer and entrepreneur. His deejay gigs helped pay for his marketing MBA and subsequent classes at Harvard Business School. The Ohio native used his marketing skills to create his big break with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers just

The journey of Black business ownership in 2020 is a mixture of prosperity and acceptance of lingering societal roadblocks to progress. Those firms which are owned by blacks built 34% from 2007 to 2012, totaling 2.6 million companies and minority small businesses increased by 79% in general by 2017.

Google is putting $175 million toward bolstering black-owned businesses as the internet company vows to make changes on racial equity within its own ranks. The tech giant announced on Wednesday that it plans to spend $100 million to fund black-owned startups and organizations supporting black entr