Women In The Black New York Inc

Who's The Boss Conference

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Women In The Black & Healthfirst Present the Epitome Awards

After recession, a Black business boom

Black entrepreneurs who expanded during covid now face the challenge of labor shortages, supply chain delays and inflation

May 2, 2022

The rib joint and whiskey bar that Terri Evans opened in the South Loop of Chicago with her 401(k) savings drew mostly tourists and convention-goers — until the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders swept the country beginning March 2020. Evans worried about keeping her 12 full-time employees on the payroll.

“When things went dark, they went really dark,” said Evans, 47. “It was time to get creative and a little scrappy.”

She decided to start a new business delivering food and liquor to the city’s boating community, spread among Chicago’s 10 harbors in Lake Michigan.

Presidents Message:

Here we are in 2022 still feeling the effects of Coivd-19 and the Omicron variant. Businesses are faced with the difficult reality that this pandemic has made it nearly impossible to plan for the future. Entrepreneurs are moving fearlessly forward yet they remain anxious. These pervasive challenges and systematic barriers continue to have an impact on African American female entrepreneurs.

Our goal in 2022 is to be intentional and laser focused on helping our businesses to stabilize and increase their income. Our annual Who’s The Boss Business conference is scheduled for Saturday June 11th, this year’s theme is “RESET”. We will assist you in ushing in a pathway forward that will: build your resilience, strengthen your resolve and empower you to think in new ways.

The mental health of our women entrepreneurs continues to be a concern for us. Last year through a partnership with Healthfirst we developed a nine (9) part mental health series on Zoom. Leading doctors and health professionals covered the following topics: Stress & Isolation, Sleep Disorders, Racism, Suicide, Guilt, Gender Bias and the Stigmas around mental health for people of color. We have uploaded select videos here on our website.

We will continue to engage community nonprofits and financial lenders to provide grants along with low to no interest loans to assist in the equitable recovery of our women business owners. We also encourage you to become a vocal advocate in your own small business recovery. Engage with local leadership through phone calls, emails and community board meetings etc. Advocate for additional resources and service. Together we can usher in CHANGE.

Princess Jenkins
President

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Manhattan Chambers of Commerce Grant Listing

TESTIMONIALS

Wow... Words can not express how grateful how blessed I feel to have had the opportunity to share the space with such dynamic individuals at the Who's the Boss: Women in the Black Conference. Both women and men believing that with commitment, knowledge and hard work.... realizing your dream is possible.

I left the conference full and ready to make moves. The resources offered coupled with the networking was phenomenal. Thank you for allowing me to share my dreams with you. From listening to my pitch to stopping by our table to sharing words of encouragement... I feel blessed.

I am most grateful that The Shoe-B allows me to continue our work in Haiti. A percentage of the sale of each Shoe-B goes towards the Survival Kit Drive for Haiti initiative"

- Vicki Sylvain | Creator/Owner | The Shoe-B

Your conference was a wonderful networking experience!

- Ivoire Lloyd

"Truly I am excited and so grateful for the invitation to your Women in the Black conference. I am thankful to you for thinking it not robbery to invite my father and I to be among positive and extraordinary women. No one would have imagined that eighteen years ago that the seed that you planted would yield increasing wealth for a community and generations to come!

As you pour into more young entrepreneurs, I pray you see and reap the harvest of your labor and greater manifestations of the work that you do for others. May continual blessings of favor and prosperity be upon you and the women connected to Women in the Black and The Brownstone"

- Imani Perlie