FEATURE By Nadira Jamerson
Being Your
OWN BOSS D
espite limited access to venture capital and resources, the number of businesses owned by Black women grew 50% from 2014 to 2019, representing the highest growth rate of any female demographic, as reported by Forbes. In 2021, Black women became the fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the U.S., with nearly 2.7 million businesses nationwide. Black women are continuing to be their own bosses and showing America how it is done. To shed light on this rare time in history, BLAC spoke with three trailblazing women who are amplifying the voices of other Black women; Angela McIver, Founder of Trapezium, a national math club, Tori Nichel, Creator of Maison Black and Robin Andrade of SELL ATLANTA. By creating room for themselves and other Black women to share unique ideas, these women built a lifestyle for other bosses to emulate.
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