Rebound

Lynette Smith, the owner of Nutz About Popcorn based on Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, started her business on the idea of providing imaginative popcorn flavors for any occasion.

Melissa Jenkins, the owner of New Jersey-based BAM Desserts, increased her revenue 30% year-over-year by targeting corporate clients and streamlining her ordering process.

Camille Bell, the co-founder and CEO of Pound Cake, noticed cosmetics marketed as universal shades often weren’t designed for women with darker complexions. She started her own line and won the Black Ambition Grant.

Sherrill Mosey, the founder of MinkeeBlue, created an innovative line of organizational bags and started seeing copies of her patented design on Amazon.

Chris Bolden, the founder of Ice Ent Apparel, started making clothing with uplifting messages in response to violence in Washington, D.C.