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17 Nov

Meet the Latina Entrepreneur Behind the Go-To Nail Salon

On October 6, 2014, Andréa Vieira was 39, freshly relocated to Washington, D.C., and standing outside the doors of her soon-to-be-opened nail salon. Vieira knew nothing concerning the beauty business, but with $3 to her name, this thing just needed to work.The journalist-turned-speechwriter was residing in Seattle when a poor nail salon experience spurred a business idea — and a complete life change. “I quit my job — this shouldn't be an exaggeration — the subsequent day,” Vieira tells Allure. “I used to be like, guys, I’ve got to go open up a nail salon. And other people were like, ‘Wait, you’re going to do what?’” Vieira was still wearing the red polish from that manicure when she moved across...
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1 Apr

Entrepreneur Myriam Ullens, Founding father of Maison Ullens, Dead

PARIS — Myriam Ullens, the Belgian entrepreneur, philanthropist and art collector who founded the Maison Ullens label, has died on the age of 70, the home confirmed on Thursday. Ullens was shot and killed in front of her home within the village of Ohain in Belgium on Wednesday, in line with local media reports. She was in a automobile together with her husband, billionaire industrialist Guy Ullens, who was reported injured but survived the attack. Her stepson Nicolas Ullens has been charged with murder after giving himself as much as police, saying the shooting was motivated by a financial dispute, the reports said. The general public prosecutor’s office for the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant didn't immediately reply to a request for...
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16 Jan

Marc Value, Digital Media and Fashion Entrepreneur, Dies at 61

LONDON – Marc Value, the digital media and fashion entrepreneur who founded the WGSN and Stylus Media Group, has died aged 61. Value died of a heart attack, in keeping with his family. His funeral can be held on Tuesday. A genial man and canny entrepreneur who was quick to know the ability of information, digital news and forecasting for the creative industries, Value began his profession in clothing manufacturing. He later turned his attention to trend and intelligence-gathering for the style industry. In 1997, along together with his older brother Julian, he launched Value Global Style Network, WGSN, geared toward fashion professionals on the lookout for data, evaluation and research on retail, product and magnificence trends. In 2005, the Value brothers sold...
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15 Nov

Entrepreneur Aaliyah Marandiz Wins $100000 At ESSENCE Festival Of

Ten Black women entrepreneurs earned their share of $250,000 in funding for his or her businesses because of the Recent Voices Foundation and JPMorgan Chase. This in-person pitch competition, held on Saturday, July 2 on the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in Recent Orleans, awarded one (1) grand prize of $100,000; (2) $50,000; and (2) $25,000 money grants, combined with personalized business skills development, coaching, and mentoring for six months post-competition.  Designed to assist women of color-led businesses navigate the present climate and find solutions to the challenges they face, the Recent Voices + Chase Pitch Competition empowers entrepreneurs to create, launch, and grow their businesses. The largest win of the day —$100,000 to be exact—got here courtesy of the good mind of...
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