Despite leading the nation in new business creation, many Black women founders still face a “concrete ceiling” that limits how far their companies can grow.
Black women are consistently reported as the largest group of founders starting or running small businesses. Yet only a small fraction of those businesses scale into employer firms and build sustainable wealth. It cannot be said that this is due to a… [4824 chars]
Source: Essence | Published: 2026-03-24T11:00:00Z
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