Want To Start A Business? Black Women Entrepreneurs Give Their Best Advice

It’s always a good day to #BuyBlack – especially from Black women. For Black Business Month, we’re spotlighting a few dope Black women-owned businesses that you can support today. These badass business owners are changing the game from skincare, to life coaching, to mental health-conscious apparel. When Black women are still making 63 cents for every dollar a white man makes, it’s imperative that we support each other – whether that’s through a purchase, a referral, an Instagram follow, or a retweet. When one of us comes up, we all come up!

As Black women, ownership is incredibly meaningful. Here, we ask five entrepreneurs about their mission, what it means to them to be a Black woman entrepreneur, and they share advice for the next class of melanated moguls.

What is your mission?

SwiftEnough is a lifestyle brand focused on advancing equity within the mental health industry through purposeful merch, action and resources. We’re dedicated to changing the narrative around who gets to be ‘well’.

What does it mean to you to be a Black woman entrepreneur?

It means standing in my power to create something impactful that will live on even after I'm no longer on this earth. 

What is one piece of advice for Black business owners?

Learn how to take calculated risks. Creating a business is a unique experience; there will be plenty of circumstances where you might have to try something new––so don't be afraid to! 

Manifest It, Sis!

Founder: Danielle Faust

What is your mission?

My mission with Manifest It, Sis! is to empower Black women to heal from their past, connect to their intuition and manifest the life of their dreams. I do this through 1:1 coaching, hypnotherapy, energy work, and content creation on my podcast and via social media.

What does it mean to you to be a Black woman entrepreneur?

It means everything to me – it wasn't long ago that we couldn't own anything in this country, let alone a business! The saying ""I am my ancestors wildest dreams"" is very real for us Black women entrepreneurs. We are changing the world. I now get to run a business as the first entrepreneur in my family, and be a role model for my daughter.

What is one piece of advice for Black business owners?

We can get in our heads. We can have self-doubt and imposter syndrome especially when nobody around us is an entrepreneur. When that doubt creeps in, you have to tell yourself “YES, YOU CAN”. I joined Meta Elevate and am happy to have a community of like minded Black entrepreneurs that look like me and help me out when I get stuck.

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