Owner of Potent Jamaican Black Castor Oil Products Celebrates 10 Years in Business With New Rebrand

Melichsia Boss is a successful entrepreneur who is the owner of BDI Enterprises & Brands, LLC. Her most popular brand, Potent Jamaican Black Castor Oil (PJBCO), is a hair care product that specializes in promoting, healthy hair growth. PJBCO has been on the market since 2011, but the hair oil recipes have been passed down in her family for over ten decades. Celebrating over 10 years in the hair care industry, BDI Enterprises & Brands has decided to rebrand and reintroduce PJBCO to the market with a new logo, an updated website, the same improved products, and an expansion of their wholesale private label program.

Founder of Black-Owned Luxury Skincare Line Challenges Cosmetic Industry Norms

Skin Champagne, launched by Honey Pierre, a licensed esthetician, is a Black woman-owned cosmetics brand that produces unique and efficacious skincare products using the most coveted natural ingredients in the industry. Her company is a new glamorously clean beauty brand that aims to do things differently.

Entrepreneur Becomes 1st African American to Own 3 Barbershops Inside Walmart Stores

In 2019, Shaun Corbett made history as an ex-felon turned entrepreneur from North Carolina who opened Lucky Spot Barbershop, the first Black-owned barbershop inside a Walmart store. Now, he is making history again with the opening of two additional barbershops in two other Walmart locations. He is the first African American to accomplish this.

This Black-Owned Salon Does Not Service Women With Straight Hair

Camille Janae, the founder and owner of Mahogany and Rose Hair Studio, a Black-owned salon based in Sacramento, California, says that she caters exclusively to those seeking services for their natural hair. Unlike other salons, she only specializes in textured hair care services such as curly haircuts and loc maintenance.

Black Woman Beats the Odds, Continues Launch of $800K Multicultural Salon in Downtown Detroit Despite Delays Due to COVID-19

Despite the pandemic, Katrina Wilson, founder of Crême Brûlée has been proclaimed as "recession-proof" and is moving forward to develop her multicultural salon in downtown Detroit.

14-Year Old CEO Makes History, Launches Hair Growth Oil to Help Girls Embrace Their Kinky, Curly Hair

Meet Zhanyia McCullough, founder and CEO of Islande Beauty, a Black-owned, plant-based company committed to the empowerment of girls through education and healthy hair care. Despite being only 14-years old and still in high school, Zhanyia has managed to launch the first product from her company's Pracaxi Oil and Kalahari Melon Collection, a hair growth oil for girls with kinky, curly hair.

This 8-Year Old CEO is Empowering Black Girls With Her Line of Dolls, Accessories and Books

8-year old Zoe Oli is on a mission to inspire self-love and confidence in young girls of color with her company Beautiful Curly Me. She has created a line of black dolls with curls and braids, hair care products, and has authored two books - all within the past two years. Her company gives 10% back to girl empowerment organizations and recently launched a Gift-A-Doll charity initiative.

These Black-Owned Hair Care Products Changed the Life of a Memphis Woman After Cancer

Angela H. Brown, founder of a Black-owned brand called D’Serv Professional Hair Care, says that her products can help cancer patients regrow healthy hair after receiving chemo treatments. She comments, "We are not doctoring. We just want people to get what they D’Serv in hair care!"

Despite the Pandemic, This Black Couple Has Doubled Their Employees and Have Been Featured in Forbes

Tim and Kim Lewis, founders of CurlMix, have been able to not only double their amount of employees but also earn themselves a feature in Forbes magazine. The couple was in the national spotlight last year when they famously turned down nearly a half-million-dollar deal on ABC’s Shark Tank. However, their company has been so successful during the pandemic that it is now set to launch a second e-commerce brand.

The Black Directory Spotlights 4 Black-Owned Businesses Forging Ahead Despite Pandemic

At a time when nearly half of the nation’s Black owned businesses have shut their doors due to the economic setback caused by the pandemic, The Black Directory is proud to showcase four Black-owned businesses within its vast membership program that are standing strong and forging ahead through such times. These businesses include Symphony Chips, Pedilicious, Diva By Cindy and Bamenda Coffee. Like the many 100,000 Black businesses within the Black Directory, the doors to these four companies are wide open for business.

NYC Black Entrepreneur Turned Debilitating Illness into Groundbreaking Natural Hair Care Brand

Instead of Succumbing to the Disabling Conditions That Afflicted Her, Rayki Tai Submerged Herself into Holistic Remedies That Gave Birth to Wholesome Hair Co.

Wholesome Hair Co, founded by Jamaican/Nigerian entrepreneur Rayki Tai, emerged onto the natural hair care scene with a vegan product line in February 2020. Customer feedback prompted her to address what sets Wholesome Hair Co. apart from others in the natural hair industry. Her story is profound.

Divorced Single Mom Finds New Man, Launches Six Figure Chemical-Free Hair Color Brand

Meet Electra Davis, the 36-year old founder and CEO of Mysteek Naturals - a popular Black-owned line of chemical-free hair color products. She launched her successful company just two years after becoming a divorced single mother with two children.

Black Girl Who Hit Six Figures By the 6th Grade Shares Her Story With Millions on QVC, HSN, and Zulily

Confidence by GaBBY Goodwin Joins Qurate Retail Group’s Small Business Spotlight, a Collaboration with the NRF Foundation Currently Focused on Helping Black-Owned Businesses

Confidence by GaBBY Goodwin has been selected for Qurate Retail Group’s Small Business Spotlight, a collaboration with the NRF Foundation to help small businesses navigate today’s challenging retail environment. This phase of the program is highlighting 20 Black-owned businesses as part of Qurate Retail Group’s commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within its company and in society at large.

Mompreneur Creates All-Natural and Vegan Skincare Line to Soothe Her Daughter’s Eczema

Lydia Gibson, creator of Eva Jenae Naturals, is driven by the belief that nature provides all we need to achieve our healthiest skin and hair. Every ingredient she uses has a purpose and delivers results. Her brand is proof that skin and hair care can be simple, yet effective.

16-Year Old Entrepreneur Makes History, Opens Beauty Supply Shop In Brooklyn

At the age of 16, Paris McKenzie has opened her own beauty supply shop called Paris Beauty Supplyz in Brooklyn, New York making her the youngest person to ever do so. Already equipped with a lot of business experience, she has so far been running the business smoothly.

Founder of College Care Club Launches ‘The People’s Box’ Powered by Black-Owned Businesses

Kamry Selley, the female founder of a subscription-based care kit provider called College Care Club, has announced the launch of her company's individual box called The People’s Box featuring items from Black-owned businesses.

13-Year Old Launches Her Own Hair Care Collection Called Superfood For Kinky Curly Hair

When 13-year old entrepreneur Sky Bynum from North Brunswick, New Jersey realized that her natural hair had amazing results when she used some of the top superfood ingredients such as pumpkin oil, ginger, rosemary oils, she decided to launch her own hair care collection called Superfood for Kinky Curly Hair. Now, women all over the world are able to benefit from chemical-free products that truly moisturize and strengthen curly kinky hair with amazing results.

City in Ohio Welcomes It’s First-Ever Black-Owned Barbershop

Beyond Blends Hair Studio is making history as the first Black-owned barbershop in the city of Bowling Green in Ohio. The owner, 22-year old Damare Johnson, says he is excited about his new venture.

Black Male Nail Technician Defies Odds, Enters Billion Dollar Nail Industry

Only 2% of nail salon workers are Black and almost all of them are women, but 29-year old Darnell Atkins, a nail technician from the Washington, DC area wants to change that. Known as Nen10doe on social media, Darnell is defying gender norms to get his piece of the multi-billion dollar industry.

Mom Partners With Her 14-Year Old Daughter to Launch New Black-Owned Cosmetics Brand

Danielle and Samiah Pasha are a mother-daughter duo from Augusta, Georgia who are taking the cosmetic world by storm with their new company, The Beat House Cosmetics. The duo successfully launched their boxing-inspired cosmetic line on Juneteenth of this year.