Richelieu Dennis – Black Enterprise

Nasdaq Convenes Slutty Vegan, Mielle Organics, and More Black Founders To Celebrate Success in Historic Bell Ringing

Atiya JordanFebruary 21, 2023February 24, 2023

by Atiya JordanFebruary 21, 2023February 24, 20234031

Last Friday, a group of Black and Brown changemakers opened the stock market at Nasdaq headquarters in New York City with a historic bell ringing...

Entrepreneurship

Richelieu Dennis Invests $1 Million into Natural Hair Care Brand, NaturAll Club

Sequoia BlodgettFebruary 15, 2019

by Sequoia BlodgettFebruary 15, 20194402

Richelieu Dennis, the co-founder of Sundial Brands, has recently deployed a $1 million investment into the NaturAll Club, a company that uses handmade avocado hair care products...

Entrepreneurship

MVMT50, New Voices Fund Will Give $100,000 in Cash to Black Women Entrepreneurs

Sequoia BlodgettFebruary 11, 2019February 11, 2019

by Sequoia BlodgettFebruary 11, 2019February 11, 20193522

The organization has partnered with SheaMoisture and the New Voices Foundation and is giving away $100,000 in prize money to black women entrepreneurs....

Entrepreneurship Women

Shea Moisture Founder Richelieu Dennis to Turn Madam C.J. Walker’s Estate Into a Center for Black Women Entrepreneurs

Selena HillJanuary 9, 2019January 11, 2019

by Selena HillJanuary 9, 2019January 11, 20197474

Richelieu Dennis purchased the estate of Madam C.J. Walker and plans to transform her former home into an incubator for black women entrepreneurs....

Career Entrepreneurship Leadership

The 15 Top Black News Stories of 2018

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 26, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 26, 20182365

Black Enterprise covered some of the biggest black news stories in 2018 surrounding business and career. Spotify and Google put out a massive call for...

Entrepreneurship

Black Venture Capitalists Raising $370 Million This Year. How Much Will Go to Black Businesses?

Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 29, 2018October 29, 2018

by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 29, 2018October 29, 20185755

In an extraordinary new development, funding for black businesses is flourishing. More than $370 million has been raised or planned this year to back black...

Entrepreneurship

SheaMoisture Founder Launches $100 Million Fund for Women Entrepreneurs of Color at Essence Festival

Sequoia BlodgettJuly 6, 2018July 31, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettJuly 6, 2018July 31, 201812763

Recently at Essence Festival 2018 in New Orleans, Lousiana, Richelieu Dennis made an official announcement surrounding the New Voices Fund that he'd been prepping for the past year. ...

Entrepreneurship News

Exclusive: Not ‘Selling Out’- Sundial CEO, Richelieu Dennis, on Landmark Acquisition and How Deal Will Benefit Black Women Entrepreneurs

Janell HazelwoodDecember 1, 2017April 11, 2018

by Janell HazelwoodDecember 1, 2017April 11, 20182416

In this exclusive Black Enterprise interview, he breaks down how thousands of women entrepreneurs of color will benefit from Sundial......

Entrepreneurship

Shea Moisture’s Painful Lesson in Marketing While Black

Samara LynnApril 26, 2017February 20, 2018

by Samara LynnApril 26, 2017February 20, 20183027

It all started late Monday afternoon. “Shea Moisture was trending on Twitter. Typically, haircare products are not trending topics. However, a new ad from the...

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Make Big Bucks in Specialized Markets

Robin White GoodeMay 6, 2016November 14, 2017

by Robin White GoodeMay 6, 2016November 14, 20177211

â€¢ Before filling that void, make sure you have a unique advantage that will propel you and provide staying power. Itâ€™s as much about you...