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SPOTLIGHT: Created by Black Girl Fest Studios and powered by Glossier, Inc. The Black Beauty Grant Programme supports UK based founders to take their beauty business to the next level.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💄The programme offers 5 Black women-owned beauty businesses a tailored 12-week programme learning directly from the Glossier team, gaining expert advice from industry professionals and receiving a £10K equity-free grant.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💄This need to amplify black beauty founders and their businesses is a necessary one - research shows that Black founders received just 0.24% of UK venture funding between 2009 and 2019, with only 0.02% of venture capital investment going to Black female founders. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💄The 5 outstanding Black-women-led beauty businesses and grantees for 2024 are: Karen Olla @oremistudios Phoebe & Leah Ellis @caribeuk Daniella Igor @igorhair Camilla Akinnaike @amilondon  Natel Allen @tellemoi  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💄The UK grant programme, together with BGF builds off Glossier’s US initiative that began in 2020 and has since partnered with more than 40 beauty founders and their brands. Alumni of the global programme have gone on to incredible heights, winning industry awards and accolades, closing successful fundraising rounds and entering partnerships with new beauty retailers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We can’t wait to share more shortly on what we got up to at the graduation celebration for the incredible grantees last week..... For now, all credit to Nicole Krystal Crentsil Kyle Leahy Roya Shariat Veronika Ullmer Sarah Faulder Marie Suter and the rest of the amazing teams Black Girl Fest Studios Glossier, Inc. and CGC for leading with impact  #BGFxGlossier  #BlackBeautyProgrammeUK