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First-Of-Its-Kind App Launches Out of Dallas to Give Black Moms a Social Hub to Connect
by Alex Edwards | Nov 4, 2021
Born from her own familial struggles, Leigh Higginbotham Butler founded Akina to nurture, educate, and inspire Black mothers, aunties, bonus moms, and caregivers. The app—a blend of Match, Clubhouse, Instagram Live, and Google Meet—is supported by Milk Space, Black Moms Connection, the Dem Black Mamas podcast, and tennis star Taylor Townsend. There's currently more than 20,000 women on the waitlist for its release on Nov. 11.
by Quincy Preston and Jasmin Brand |
Mar 3, 2021
Here's what the women have to say about the entrepreneurial experience—and what they think needs to change.
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by Lauren Acton |
Jan 22, 2021
Enjoy living vicariously through these incredible women, writes TechFW's Lauren Acton. Meet 10 female entrepreneurs who share practical advice on launching a company.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 14, 2020
In partnership with Equity At Work, a Dallas-based consulting firm that helps businesses create more equitable workplaces, RevTech has launched RevTech Equity for Women. The new fund, led by the youngest female fund manager in Texas, is dedicated to maximizing the pipeline of female-led companies in retail.
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How Verizon Business’ Aimee Novak Is Working To Help Small Businesses Thrive During COVID-19
by Chantal Canales | Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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by Riley Farrell |
Nov 10, 2020
Designed to empower female entrepreneurs, the virtual event boasts a stacked line-up of participants, including the founder of Dallas-based Enseo Vanessa Ogle.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 29, 2020
Inc.'s third annual Female Founders 100 is meant to celebrate the game-changing female entrepreneurs who improvised and adapted amidst the challenges of 2020. Locally, that includes Enseo's Vanessa Ogle and Scout & Cellar's Sarah Shadonix.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 28, 2020
Stacy’s Snacks, a Frito-Lay company, wants to help founders get recognition through its artful limited edition bags featuring a QR code directing customers to a geotargeted women-owned business directory.
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Dallas Founders Share How They Quit Their Jobs and Found Purpose
by Sophia Gonzalez | Sep 10, 2020
The founders of Project Mockingbird, Grit by Brit, and Break Bread, Break Borders were virtually brought together to share their stories of how their companies came to be.
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by Chantal Canales |
Jul 29, 2020
Purpose Tea Founder Chi Nguyen is one of 15 female founders taking part in the 2020 Stacy’s Rise Project, an initiative by Plano-headquartered Frito-Lay to support women and their food and beverage businesses.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 8, 2020
We spoke with the VP of Transform & Innovation for Frito-Lay North America on why she thinks supporting female entrepreneurs is more important now than ever.
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