There has been a wave of young female entrepreneurs who have come up with brilliant, socially relevant, and uplifting ideas. They have put meticulous planning and research into their enterprises. WomELLE lists six incredible young female entrepreneurs who have reached success with their mind-blowing ideas.
Founded by 30-year-old Adelle Archer, Eterneva is an enterprise that turns the ashes of cremated people and pets into diamonds. Her start-up has been featured on Shark Tank and even received funding. Archer has completed an MBA in Entrepreneurship and was featured in Forbes's prestigious 30 under 30 list.
In 2015, when Archer lost her mentor to pancreatic cancer, she and her partner Garret got together to channel the grief into a thoughtful venture.
'Remembering Remarkably' is the tagline of this remarkable enterprise.
Lexi P. founded Curlanistas when she was eleven years old. She says that each woman of color with unusual hair needs to embrace herself as she is—unique and beautiful. Curlanistas is such an initiative that fosters confidence in women of color about their unique hair.
Lexi's hair care products currently retail at 88 stores across the US. These are also available on her website. Lexi counts it as her great accomplishment that her hair care products have found a space on store shelves and are allowing girls with unique hair textures to be more confident.
Lexi wants to be a powerful influencer. The honest advice that she has for young girls is "pursue your passion; back it with great research; make the most of social media, and just don't give up on yourself."
Kayla Pendleton, Founder of Her Space
A digital marketer by profession, Kayla Pendleton worked from her home office for many years. However, everything was not going smoothly. The distractions were too many. She started going to coffee shops twice a week, but that did not work either. Soon Kayla realized that it was time to move out. This gave birth to a business idea. Kayla was 26 years old when she launched the co-working space for women called Her Space.
It took her 3 years to establish Her Space. However, 75 women work out of 'Her Space' right now. They hold many conferences, events, and workshops that are mainly tailored to women in business.
For a long time, the topic of menstruation has been hushed. Therefore Aditi Gupta, then a student at the National Institute of Design, India, decided to create awareness and generate an avenue of knowledge regarding this taboo topic. In partnership with her two batchmates, Tuhin Paul and Rajat Mittal, she launched a comic strip called Menstrupedia in 2012. Currently, Menstrupedia comics are published in 14 languages in more than 18 countries, and Gupta herself was featured by Forbes India in the 30 under 30 list.
Kamariya Warren, Founder of Brown Girls Dictionary
Age is certainly not a bar for entrepreneurship. When Kamariya went shopping for her birthday party, she was disappointed to find that there were no accessories tailored specifically to Brown and black girls. However, the disappointment soon turned into an opportunity when Kamariya decided to produce school supplies, stationery, party supplies, and accessories. It is almost unbelievable, but she currently has five employees and five volunteers. Equally startling is the fact that she sells around 10,000 notebooks and 1,500 backpacks every year. She is planning to add lip glosses as well. The products are sold online.
Each product is etched with a lively and beautiful illustration of a black or a brown girl. Kamariya finds it encouraging when she sees girls carrying her products.
Ifeyinwa Frederick, Co-founder of Chuku's
Ifeyinwa, originally from Nigeria, missed her country food in London. She waited for many years for an authentic Nigerian food destination to spring up. However, once in their 20s, Ifeyinwa and her brother founded Chuku's, the world's first Tapas Nigerian restaurant. Interestingly, Ifeyinwa also teaches a crash course in Nigerian Tapas. The brother-sister duo has designed the menu in such a manner that it is completely and authentically Nigerian. Chuku's is one of the best places to sit back and relax, with Nigerian music, art, and food to offer.
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