Afropreneurs - CurlyNikki

Dec 18

Have you heard of Marjani Beauty?

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Marjani Beauty Company is one you should know. They are a one stop shop online “beauty destination for melanin women by melanin women." Continue Reading No more searching for hues that match your skin tone in today’s mass beauty market. Their company does the homework for you! To insure every product is melanin approved, they are tested by their own…

Dec 18

Meet The 7-Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Runs Her Own Food Truck

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Photo courtesy of Kyleigh's Lemonade Stand & More Little Rock, Arkansas is HOT y’all. I’m talking 80 degrees in the shade on a cool day hot. When it’s that hot, there is nothing more satisfying than a nice cool glass of Lemonade and I know where the good stuff is. Continue Reading Kyleigh’s Lemonade Stand is a new food truck…

Dec 18

New ‘Afridate’ Dating App Allows Users To Search For Matches Based On Nationality

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When it comes to dating, it is a brave new digital world out there. While I still hear the occasional romantic tale of boy meets girl at some random book fair, night club, church picnic, ice cream festival or meetup, I’m much more likely to hear of such a connection being made by way of an online site or a…

Dec 18

Have You Tried This Black-Owned Men’s Grooming & Beard Care Company?

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Photo Courtesy of Nature Boy Products Self-care and grooming is just as important to men as it is for us women. Although there is an abundance of skin care companies that sell products for women, there are very few that cater to men, especially black men. That is why I was excited to chat with the Founder and Artisan of…

Dec 18

Black Women Lead The Boom in America’s Women-Owned Businesses

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Between 2007 and 2016, women entrepreneurship has grown dramatically with women-owned firms now numbering 11.3 million (11,313,900), employing 9 million (8,976,100) and generating more than $1.6 trillion ($1,622,763,800,000) in revenue. That’s according to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Business Report commissioned by American Express OPEN. The report also noted that it is minority women--namely Black women--who are spearheading this explosion…