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Posts by Candice Helfand-Rogers
Partnerships Help an Entrepreneur Scale Up, While Keeping Products Handmade
Entrepreneur Cordelia Smith is committed to hand-making all of Formulary 55’s bath, body and home goods. To keep up with orders at her growing venture, she has teamed up with like-minded makers.
Raising Money to Bring Kombucha to Communities of Color
Entrepreneur Milan Jordan is the brewmaster behind Cultured Kombucha, a startup focused on bringing the fermented drinks to minority communities in the Washington, D.C., area. She’s crowdfunding in hopes of spreading the health and wealth.
Black Women Entrepreneurs: Remember These 2 Tips When Building Your Brand
Here’s how black women entrepreneurs can successfully — and authentically — brand their businesses, from an expert member of the community.
A Storytelling Strategy Spells Success for a Branding Business and Its Clients
Amber Williams launched her branding consultancy, Punkyflair, with the idea that stories, not sales pitches, are the best way to reach customers. And she thinks it’s an especially good strategy for women and people of color.
Empowering and Enabling Women Actors to Realize Their Visions
In an effort to fight gender inequality, The Muse Project is giving women in theater the resources they need to tell the stories they’re passionate about.
Weathering Sickness and Staff Issues While Building a Thriving Pilates Venture
Entrepreneurial zeal put Absolute Pilates owner Allison Zang in the hospital. Here’s how she worked past illness and infighting to build a solo venture into a five-studio business.
Meet the Indian Entrepreneur Whose Executive Recruiting Firm Helps Women Land Top-Level Jobs
#ResistList: Dr. Uma Gautam’s “women-centric” executive headhunting firm, Bangalore-based HeadPro Consulting, is making a difference for working women in India — and soon, other Asian countries as well.
One Woman’s Mission to Make Menstruation Taboos a Thing of the Past
#ResistList: Martha Silcott started U.K.-based FabLittleBag to make throwing out tampons and pads easy, eco-friendly and angst-free — and to liberate women from period taboos in the process.
An Entrepreneurial Trio Sacrificed to Grow Their Gift-Giving Venture. Today, It Makes Millions of Dollars
The trio behind BoxFox, which makes personalized gift boxes for everything from baby showers to company celebrations, is growing their venture quickly by committing to relationships.
Carolines on Broadway Got Famous by Discovering Comedy Stars. Now, its Founder is Spotlighting Women
Caroline Hirsch is a legend among women in comedy. Her world-famous club is a must-play venue for comedians hoping to make it big — and she’s increasingly passing the mic to women.
Diane von Furstenberg Leads Crowdfunding Effort to Expand Statue of Liberty’s Museum
Renowned entrepreneur and immigrant Diane von Furstenberg and The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation are raising money to properly welcome the iconic statue’s 4 million annual visitors.
How Do You Get $2 Million From Male Investors for Your Bra Company? Add Some Levity to Your Pitch
When Jane Fisher and Jenna Kerner courted male VCs to fund Harper Wilde, a home try-on service for bras, the duo found laughter to be the best medicine for men’s hesitations.
Hey, Women Military Vets and Spouses: This Boot Camp Wants You for Startup Training
For military spouse and veteran entrepreneurs, finding a place in society can be as hard as finding startup training and resources. Patriot Boot Camp aims to provide both.
A Janitor Walked In on Her Pumping. So This Entrepreneur Created Private Lactation Stations
Former lawyer Stephanie Conduff launched Leche Lounge to help working moms like her pump breast milk in private. To make her lactation stations, she hires from within her Native American community.