Nubian has long struggled with food allergies, and wanted to give people like herself a chance to enjoy delicious desserts that meet their dietary needs. Her personal connection to creating gluten-free, vegan concoctions allows her to create something just as tasty as more standard recipes, while also taking care to keep everything 100% safe. After selling brownies and other desserts directly, she has now pivoted to reach a wider audience through an online shop that sells baking mixes and more.

Kimone crafts handmade jewelry, giving each piece a personal touch. Every piece is completely unique, ensuring customers will never run into someone wearing the same piece. She seeks to use her jewelry to help women stand out and feel that they are presenting their best selves.

Jeff specializes in producing digital content for creative minds and brands. He focuses on providing artwork that can be infused into any space, and will transform it into something extraordinary. From canvas wall prints for your home or office to social media campaigns and projects, he strives to provide one-of-a-kind products and experiences. Jeff also offers photography services in the form of event/wedding, lifestyle, landscape, and retail product photography.

Adriane's workforce development consulting firm pairs her expertise in the hospitality industry with her passion for community development. Adriane works for corporate, government, and non-profit organizations to design bespoke workforce development programs to meet the needs of companies and industries in Tri-state area neighborhoods. Adriane equips prospective employees with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully secure employment in the hospitality industry and provides skilled workers to companies seeking to increase diversity and inclusion in hiring.

When they launched their business, Tasha and Cory brought together their passion for developing new and exciting fashion brands and their 20+ years of experience in the footwear and fashion industries. Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, the business focuses on footwear manufacturing, design and sales, and fashion marketing and business development. It features an incubator space that supports entrepreneurs, designers and artists in the Newark community and provides much needed space and technical assistance for developing footwear and other fashion brands.

LaShawnna worked as an educator for almost twenty years, and in that time she learned that when problems arise, leaders often do not have access to the necessary resources or support needed for their improvement efforts. In response, she has created a platform that connects education-focused organizations with expert freelancers across multiple industries, in an affordable and timely manner. LaShawnna hopes to empower communities to be hands-on with their problem solving, and in turn accelerate education transformation.

Genelle left a decade long career as an event manager for NASCAR to pursue her dream of baking sweets. She sells custom batches of coconut macaroons in flavors that highlight her Bahamian heritage -- Ginger, Dark & Stormy, Lime and Garam Masala -as well as traditional offerings.

Kim was inspired when she took a class about spiritual development and reiki. She has since become a practitioner and master, and has started to incorporate herbs such as sage into her practice and business. She makes the products to order, and she is known and trusted in the community.

Sharliamar started her business with the goal of providing support for current and prospective pregnancies in a very healing, holistic, and empowering way. She offers pre-natal yoga, doula services, and tarot, and focuses on the spiritual side of pregnancy. She believes that if you have a positive birthing experience, it affects the post-birthing experience and bonding with the child. She hopes to eventually open a storefront location & healing studio.

Kelli comes from a traditional PR background and has always worked in the marketing space. However, she always felt there was a disconnect between marketing and the tangible results of that marketing, leading companies to undervalue and misunderstand the impact of those services. She eventually got burnt out managing media relationships and decided to shift to a digital focus where she can work much more autonomously. With the growth of social media, it has become more feasible to track and measure results of marketing campaigns.