Delesia started her business to use her entrepreneurial spirit and creative ability to help people, especially those with small businesses. She offers copywriting services, and helps brands create a story that positions them for success. Delesia's work is not just transactional -- she genuinely cares about her clients and wants to help them reach their goals.

Maechi has created an online store that showcases her growing collections of custom designed pins for Delta Sigma Theta sorority members and their sister friends. Each pin is designed and curated with love to add a bit of personal flair to the collections the sisters already own, allowing them to represent subtly and with style. The store was launched in November 2020 and it has taken off! Now Maechi is looking to build it out as a luxury lifestyle brand that will include apparel.

Stefanie is a freelance writer and romance novelist based in New York. She writes transformative pieces for a variety of publications such as Black travel magazines, and writes different pieces for Chinese and Asian Pop Culture publications. She provides some marketing and SEO services, but is seeking consistent clientele / projects to increase revenue. Stefanie is in the process of self-publishing two books and producing a docuseries, and is looking for assistance with marketing and legalities.

Donnette is in the process of moving her salon to Queens, where she hopes to continue providing a safe space for people with naturally curly hair to be serviced with love. She has expanded her services to include complete and customized style and hair consultations and makeovers. Donnette focuses on caring for each client as a complete person by setting them up for success and boosting their confidence.

Harleen is the owner of an online e-commerce business, selling gifts and other small glass/ceramic items. She practices Sikhism and uses this as inspiration in her products. She eventually wants to outsource the production of her items outside of her home. Harleen has previously been viral on TikTok, but is looking for assistance with social media strategy and website development in order to improve sales.

Jessenia and her sister Natalie saw a need for coworking options that provided childcare, and decided to open their business, which they originally started before the pandemic, have since closed, and now reopened and rebranded in 2022. They define their business as a cultural education center redefining work-life balance with a new way to work and play that benefits the entire family. They offer membership-based childcare with co-working benefits, enrichment programming, open play, event space and more.

Micole is an experienced yoga instructor and licensed clinical social worker, who decided to leverage her expertise and passions to create a business and therapeutic model that is grounded in spirituality and spiritual health. She helps clients learn to trust their own intuition, and offers therapy and yoga, as well as spiritual retreats, that combine these offerings into a holistic experience.

Amanda loves people, planning, and love, and decided to use her event-planning skills to start her own wedding & event planning business. She loves working with couples to find their unique qualities and pulling that into their wedding, and she has a full network of specialists that she leverages depending on the budget of her clients.

Oddette has always loved scents and candles and during the pandemic, decided to start making and ultimately selling candles. Her candles are eco-friendly, affordable, and smell great. She hopes to continue growing the business, and move into a commercial space.

Allison has an online exam preparation platform that includes test prep materials for today's Athletic Training students. With over a decade of athletic training and clinical education experience, Allison wanted to design materials to help Athletic Training students pass their BOC exam using an online exam format that simulates the real exam experience. Things are growing quickly for her and Allison wants to make sure that she has the right infrastructure in place to support growth.