Congratulations to my valued clients Andrea Hoffman and Kathey Porter on the publication of “50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership.” In this groundbreaking book, the authors reveal that while women are starting businesses in unprecedented numbers, many African-American women are first-generation entrepreneurs, and there have been few role models for them to emulate and learn from. Businesses owned by African-American women are experiencing tremendous growth, up 296% from 1997 to 2014, generating nearly $50 billion in revenue. It is, in a sense, a second Black Renaissance, creating what the authors like to call the “50 Billion Dollar Boss.”

This book highlights many leading African American women entrepreneurs and leaders, recognizes them for their business acumen, and examines how they creatively solved business challenges and identified opportunities to grow and sustain their businesses.

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