Black Women In Business
A decade after starting with a meetup of about 30 women, Omi Bell’s Black Girl Ventures has funded more than 550 businesses, and its foundation just named three Emerging Leaders Fellowship 2.0 winners.
The SBA awarded $5.3 million to expand Women’s Business Center services in five states, giving women entrepreneurs more access to free counseling, training and connections to capital.
Forbes counted 43 self-made women billionaires in America this year, and only four are Black. The stories of the richest Black women in America begin in a hair salon, a makeup aisle, a cable network and a Chicago television studio.
Bumble has agreed to a $1.3 billion all-cash sale to Ithaca Holdings that will take the women-first dating app private, with founder Whitney Wolfe Herd staying involved.
Women-owned and women-led businesses earning $100,000 or more can enter for a $5,000 cash grant from Entreprenista and IT Cosmetics. Entries close November 30.
The Tory Burch Foundation hosts a free webinar October 28 with LinkedIn authority Cindy Dodd on turning connections into clients, partnerships and opportunities.
Small business owners can apply for $2,500 in cash plus $2,500 in hands-on tech and operations support from Shophand. Applications close November 30.
Tabitha and Chance Brown’s Fridays with Tab & Chance is selling its His Business and Her Business fragrances through a comedy series starring KevOnStage, Melissa Fredericks, Angel Laketa Moore and Zainab Johnson.
Women Who Influence hosted the 2026 Pink Apple Awards and The Power Seat at Brooklyn Borough Hall, honoring Black women business owners and NYC leaders.
Kamika Dillard spent more than 20 years at Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft. Now the Koach Kam Consulting CEO is giving organizations a practical roadmap for AI.
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