During the Wealth & Power Experience at the 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, we caught up with three thriving Black women entrepreneurs who shared their experiences and challenges with building businesses that are not only profitable, but serve specific needs in their respective communities. Hoop York City founder Alex Taylor, Ode to Babel co-founder Marva Babel, and Ode to Babel co-founder Miriam Babel joined ESSENCE Deputy Editor Cori Murray for an enlightening discussion presented by Coke about their unique beginnings as business owners and how they’ve worked to ensure that their companies are seen as safe, authentic spaces in their communities.
Alex Taylor says she was intentional about thinking of her endeavor as a service to the community first and then later, as a business.
“It was really around 2020 when I started thinking of Hoop York City as a more ofa business and introducing merchandise and other things that do incredibly well,” Taylor said. “I was really, really lucky to be able to stay afloat throughout the hardest time for most people and I was very aware of that. So, thinking about Hoop York City as a business, I really wanted it to be a business that also gave back just because I was so lucky to be able to fall into so many amazing opportunities.”
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