According to the latest statistics from the Census Bureau, there are more than 2 million Black-owned businesses in the United States. Out of those Black businesses, 35% are Black women and 44% of new Black entrepreneurs start their small business with their own money. Since 2012, Black businesses have generated over $150 billion in gross revenue. New York and Washington D.C. have the highest number of Black-owned businesses.
Needless to say, we are rooting for everyone and everything that’s Black. To celebrate Juneteenth, RoyalTee Magazine is highlighting young Black business owners across the country!
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**The following list will be updated weekly as more features are added**
Denise Williams
Founder, Williams Marketing & Consulting
Location: Tampa, FL
Launched: Nov. 1, 2020
Specializes in:
Marketing Events, Consulting, Branding, Tracking & Reporting
“Learning that it’s okay to say No.”
Future plans:
expansion and purchasing a building for events.
“Just leap and start. If you have your plans in order don’t wait for that perfect moment. Just start and if you fail then you get up and clean up the errors you made and do it better the next time. We all have to start somewhere.”
Brian Butler
President and CEO, Vistra Communications
Location: Lutz, FL
Launched: 2007
Specializes in: Integrated Marketing and Communications Services
“Success requires you to surround yourself with great talent, deliver the best services possible and place customer success ahead of your own.”
Future plans:
“Continue to expand our integrated services while helping our customers, team members, and our community.”
“Find great mentors, hire great people, deliver great results and always find time to plan. Taking shortcuts does not lead to success, but preparation and hard work do.”
Christal Becton
CEO/ Director of Visiting Angels Senior Homecare
Location: Tampa, FL
Launched: 2004
Specializes in: In-Home Senior Homecare
“Never get complacent. Continue to strive to be better than your competitor no matter how well your business is doing.”
Future plans:
“Open additional offices in the Tampa Bay areas.”
Alicia Warren
Founder & CEO of Touch of Color Career Center
Location: Tampa, FL
Launched: June 2, 2021
Specializes in:
IT Staffing Agency: Job Placement, Resume prep, Interview Prep, Certification prep, & Coaching/Mentoring
“Timing is everything! If I had launched my business 20 years ago, Corporate America would not had embraced my company’s mission. But today, companies big and small are reaching out to TOCCC to collaborate.”
Future plans:
“To make sure our brand is well known for helping underrepresented and marginalized minorities find high-paying jobs in the technology industry in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.“
