Black Women Were Among The Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs—Then Covid Arrived
26 Oct 2020
Sherika Wynter was on a roll.
Since releasing an insulated luxury tote bag for professionals in 2018, and subsequently selling out three times, her Maryland-based research and development company Thomas & Wynter had been featured in British GQ and the International Business Times and on several local news segments.
She walked into February 2020 with more notches on her belt: a Google small-business award and a joint venture deal with a prominent Black law firm to create another product for professionals.
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