Pages

Translate

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Meet The FIrst Black Woman With A $1 Billion Business



Janice Bryant Howroyd left her North Carolina hometown in 1976 with $900 in her pocket to start a business that would help others find employment. Two years later, she launched Act1, an international talent firm.

Fast forward 40 years, and Howroyd holds the title of the first African American woman to own a billion-dollar business. Her company is now the largest female minority-owned employment agency in the country. Continue 
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...