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McKinsey & Company’s Consumer practice and the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility have joined forces with the New Voices Foundation (New Voices) to accelerate the growth [...]

New Voices created defining moments for many Black women-owned businesses at Essence Festival of Culture™ 2023, presented by Coca-Cola through its entrepreneurial educational opportunities, [...]

​Access to high-quality, and affordable health care is one of the most critical issues for the Black community today.  In an effort to help address this issue, this year at Essence Festival of [...]

Three Black Women Entrepreneurs Receive $25,000 – $75,000 Cash Grants and Business Coaching at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ Presented by Coca-Cola®. The Foundation was thrilled to [...]

SheaMoisture, with the support of iHeartMedia, is helping to support the next generation of Black millionaires! As part of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture this past weekend, iHeartMedia and [...]

New Voices and ESSENCE presented the “Building A Culture of Health” panel during the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture to focus on the intersection of culture and health and how health equity is [...]

Trademarks can be difficult to figure out for first-time founders. When do you need one? What category should you file in? What is actually covered by trademark protection? And how can you [...]

Providing access and opportunities for Black business owners is more critical than ever. The New Voices Foundation, a sister company of ESSENCE Ventures, remains committed to decreasing the many [...]

As a small or growing business in a landscape where grant funding for people of color and women-owned businesses is at an all-time high, grants can seem like a magic bullet to instant business [...]

New Voices founders Songe LaRon of Squire, Diishan Imira of Mayvenn Hair, and Eric Taylor of Trident are changing the face of entrepreneurship and shining brightly. Read their stories here. [...]