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Stop Undervaluing Your Work: How to Set Aligned Prices That Reflect Your True Worth
You’re booked out. Exhausted. And somehow… still underpaid. Jasmine knows the feeling. She started her natural skincare line with passion...
Frantzces Lys
Apr 74 min read
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Recession-Proof Your Business: 5 Financial Shifts Every Entrepreneur Should Make in 2025
It’s 2025. And while the headlines keep saying “recovery,” your gut knows better. The economy’s still shaky. Prices are up, confidence is...
Frantzces Lys
Apr 29 min read
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It Started With My Scalp: How Britney Turned a Personal Struggle into CurlCaps Viral Success
Britney Crowell never set out to start a business—she was just trying to feel like herself again. The idea for CurlCaps , her now-viral...
Frantzces Lys
Mar 2622 min read
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Don’t Rebrand—Reclaim: 5 Powerful Ways to Align Your Business with Who You Are Now
Spring isn’t just about blooming flowers or longer days— it’s a seasonal call for reinvention . Maybe you’ve been showing up, building,...
Frantzces Lys
Mar 175 min read
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The $100 Billion Takeover: How Black & Brown Women Are Building Empires Online & Offline
The Game Wasn’t Built for Them—So They’re Building Their Own Black and Brown women entrepreneurs weren’t supposed to win. The system...
Frantzces Lys
Mar 64 min read
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Women’s Month 2025: The Power of Black & Brown Entrepreneurs
A New Era of Entrepreneurial Growth March is Women’s Month, a time to celebrate the progress, power, and potential of women worldwide. ...
Frantzces Lys
Mar 34 min read
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Reclaim Your Roots with Sankofa: Unlock a Profitable, Purpose-Driven Business
The Power of Sankofa in Your Entrepreneurial Journey What if the secret to unlocking your business growth isn’t in your next strategy...
Frantzces Lys
Feb 175 min read
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Want to Uplift Black Women This Black History Month? Discover These 25 Must-Know Brands
Black women have been at the forefront of innovation, culture, and entrepreneurship, yet they continue to face systemic barriers,...
Frantzces Lys
Feb 1112 min read
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Cee Cee’s Closet Started With Fabrics—Now It’s a Beauty & Fashion Empire. Here’s How Chioma and Her Co-Founder Did It
For Chioma, the journey to founding Cee Cee’s Closet NYC was deeply personal—rooted in heritage, discovery, and resilience. It all began...
Frantzces Lys
Feb 623 min read
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Rent Parties Weren’t Just Parties—They Were the Original Black Business Funding Model
Source: New York Times The Power of Collective Wealth Picture this. It’s the 1920s in Harlem. Rent is due . The bank won’t lend to you....
Frantzces Lys
Feb 48 min read
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From Overwhelmed to Organized: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smarter Business Planning
Feeling Stuck in Business Planning? Here’s the Fix Ever feel like business planning is less about progress and more like being stuck on...
Frantzces Lys
Jan 236 min read
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Lead Boldly: Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. to Build a Visionary, Resilient Business
What does a visionary civil rights leader have in common with today’s entrepreneurs? More than you might think. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Frantzces Lys
Jan 204 min read
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Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve: 5 Game-Changing Questions for Founders
Most founders fail at goal-setting not because they lack ambition but because they ask the wrong questions. If you’ve ever felt overwhelm
Frantzces Lys
Jan 165 min read
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How Reflecting on Last Year’s Wins Can Skyrocket Your Confidence in January
January’s here, and the pressure is real, isn’t it? Everywhere you look, someone’s shouting about resolutions, goals, and the infamous...
Frantzces Lys
Jan 144 min read
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Alive in Austin: A Celebration of Women Entrepreneurs and Community Power
When visionary women gather, extraordinary things happen . This November, Black Girl Ventures brought this truth to life with Alive in...
Frantzces Lys
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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Drowning in Marketing Chaos? Build a 2025 Plan That Brings Clarity, Growth, and Results
Feeling Like Digital Marketing Is Moving Too Fast? It’s late. Your to-do list is endless, and your social media content calendar is…...
Frantzces Lys
Dec 17, 20247 min read
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: AI Secrets Live with Nicky Saunders
The entrepreneurial grind can feel relentless. There’s always more to do, more to achieve, and never enough hours in the day. But what if...
Frantzces Lys
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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How to Go from Chaos to Calm: Wrap Up December Without Losing Your Mind
Let’s be real—life is throwing curveballs faster than you can dodge them. Between juggling deadlines, family responsibilities, and a...
Frantzces Lys
Dec 10, 20246 min read
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Why AI Might Be the Secret Weapon Your Business Needs in 2025
Let’s be real: you’ve got a million things on your plate. Clients to please. Invoices to chase. Deadlines to meet. And now everyone’s...
Frantzces Lys
Dec 8, 20247 min read
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7 Life-Changing Black Women-Led Nonprofits You Should Support This Giving Tuesday
What if your support today could rewrite someone’s future? That’s the power of these incredible Black and Brown women-led nonprofits....
Frantzces Lys
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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