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Kristen Daniel, from starting her 1st company in middle school to founding a consulting business and game company making waves
Kristen Daniel grew up loving entrepreneurship and aspired to be her own boss. She loves tinkering with ideas and working with family and friends who have managed businesses. Daniel created her first business while in middle school and established two more—KnowSkill and Pentorship—during her professional career. Her third company is a game company called Heard…
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Black veteran works her way back from sexual assault, addiction and foreclosure to become a successful entrepreneur
62-year-old veteran Kim Lanham never imagined she could turn her difficult journey into something...
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How this African entrepreneur built the biggest car manufacturing plant in West Africa with less than $10
Innocent Chukwuma is a household name when it comes to the car manufacturing industry in Nigeria....
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Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim just added $100 million to his net worth
Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim has increased his net worth by $100 million over the...
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He dropped out of school to build a firm valued at $600m, he is now investing $100 million in female-founded startups
Steven Bartlett is the founder and CEO of Social Chain, an integrated social media company he established when he was only 18 years old. Today, the company he founded from his bedroom in Manchester is...
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This is how Timothy Irving Jr. turned his family’s illicit whiskey-making into a successful spirit brand
Meet Timothy Irving Jr., the founder of The Original Irving Whiskey who was inspired to start his own spirit brand after learning of his family’s history of making moonshine (illicit whiskey). ...
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How Michael Jordan almost passed on the Nike Air Jordan deal that made him a billionaire
At the peak of his career, Michael Jordan was the favorite of renowned brands. His signature was the most sought after owning to his popularity and influence not only in the NBA, but across multiple fields...
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How three Ivorian entrepreneurs built TaxiJet, the Uber of Francophone Africa
Until recently, ride-hailing apps were not present in Cote D’Ivoire and many countries in Africa. So when Parfait Ouattara saw how U.S. transportation giant Uber took the world by storm, he decided to...
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Rejected by Shark Tank, Melissa Butler’s vegan lipsticks are now the largest black-owned makeup brand at Target
In 2012, Melissa Butler started a line of vegan lipsticks as a side hustle while working as a data analyst at Barclays in New York City. She ventured into the cosmetic industry after noticing the current...
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How Arlo Washington went from cutting hair to building the first black-owned bank in Arkansas
At a very young age, Arlo Washington assumed responsibility for his younger siblings following the demise of his mother when he was only 17. He relocated from the city of Little Rock to New York, where...
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Tyler Perry is the first Black entertainer to make Forbes’ World’s 10 Highest-Paid Entertainers list for a second time in a row
Three years after rising to billionaire status, ace film producer and director, Tyler Perry, has achieved another historic first. The actor-director-writer-studio mogul is now the first Black entertainer...
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From a troubled kid to entrepreneur and motivational speaker extraordinaire, Tiki Davis thrives despite all odds
With the ambition to become an entrepreneur and a celebrated motivational speaker, Tiki Davis had to navigate through several challenges. As a kid, he experienced severe economic challenges and even spent...
