Well folks! Looks like the holiday season is once again, approaching us. You know what that means? Great deals, for Black Friday, the opportunity to support small business owners for Small Business Saturday, let's not forget about Christmas and New Years! To kick off the holiday shopping season, I've compiled a list of 50 black owned beauty brands to add to your shopping list! 50 Black Owned Beauty Brands to shop with this holiday season Revel Cosmetics 2. Marjani Beauty 3. Decadent butters 4. Raw skin company 5. Base butter 6. Marie Hunter Beauty 7. The Body Cove 8. Glo Girl Cosmetics 9. Natural Mixologist 10. Touch of O'Shea 11. Smear beauty Collection 12. Celfie Cosmetics 13. Av
Before you shake hands and "seal the deal", make sure you have your contracts in place FIRST! What's a "Contract"? It's defined as: a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law." All parties must sign the contracts. It is imperative that you have contracts in place to protect your business. Here are 5 Small Business Contracts you should have: Partnership If you're in business with someone other than yourself, you definitely need a written agreement. A contract will help you clearly outline who contributes what, how and when one gets paid, ownership, how decisions are made as well as the role each person will
Networking, some hate it, some love it, depending on who you ask. The value in networking is making the right connection which can lead to so many opportunities. The aim, is to build, strong, meaningful relationships. Networking is key to marketing yourself as a brand, or your business. I think everyone, even if you aren't a business owner, should attend at least one networking event, per month. Most entrepreneurs rely heavily on social media to grow their business but for me, networking, has helped me tremendously, in my business! Truth be told, I absolutely hated the idea of networking events. I'm not comfortable walking up to people and introducing myself. But then I realized, I have to s
It’s that’ time of year again, Small Business Saturday! This year, Small Business Saturday is November 25, 2017, (a day before my birthday!) “What’s the ‘big deal’ with Small Business Saturday” you ask? On Small business Saturday in 2016, 112 million shoppers showed their love for their favorite spots and spent a reported $15.4 Billion at small businesses like yours. Yeah, so you can “sleep” on Small Business Saturday if you want to you! (Just kidding) Updated article originally written November 2016 We all love Small Businesses for various reasons Small businesses help build the local economy. In fact, they’re the “back bone” of our economy. In 2010, 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms were
