Khady Ndiaye, Author at Programs

Khady NdiayeMay 26th, 2017

Catching Up With the Champions: Denise Woodard

With the opening of the 6th Annual Start Something Challenge rapidly approaching, we caught up with last year’s champion Denise Woodard, owner of Partake Foods. Partake Foods is a line of food allergy friendly foods whose products are free of the top 12 allergens, Non-GMO Project Verified, Kosher, Gluten Free, and Vegan. Last year, Denise took home the $10,000 grand prize last year, and since then her business has grown by leaps and

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Khady NdiayeMay 25th, 2017

Catching Up with the SSC Champions: Tina Tang

The 6th Annual Start Something Challenge is well on its way, so we decided to catch up with last year’s champions. Tina Tang, owner of Iron Strong Jewelry took home the second place title and $7,500. Iron Strong Jewelry designs modern, sterling silver jewelry, for the fitness impassioned. Handmade in the USA, Iron Strong’s designs are inspired by strength, and fueled by passion. Here’s how Tina’s business has grown since last year’s Start Something Challenge.

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Khady NdiayeMay 23rd, 2017

Catching Up with the SSC Champions: Racquel Clarke

The 6th Annual Start Something Challenge is well on its way, so we decided to catch up with last year’s champions. Racquel Clarke, the owner of FitFUNd, took home the third place prize of $5,000. Fit FUNd is a corporate wellness vendor that underwrites the cost of fitness programs for children and underserved communities with their profits from corporate clients. Here’s how her business has grown since last year’s Start Something Challenge. Why

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Khady NdiayeMay 4th, 2017

Two Jersey City Entrepreneurs are Crowdfunding to Grow their Businesses

Christian Kebbie and Elizabeth Migliore are two hardworking entrepreneurs in retail, who are looking to continue to expand their businesses. Meet Christian Kebbie owner of O1FREE, LLC: Growing up fifteen minutes away from the “Fashion Capital” of the United States –New York City– fueled an artistic passion in Christian. Because his family could not afford to go on family vacations, they took weekly trips to NYC. During these trips he was infatuated by the diverse people, cultures and

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Khady NdiayeApril 17th, 2017

Two Rising Tide Entrepreneurs are CrowdFunding Loans For Their Businesses That Empower Women

Two Rising Tide entrepreneurs are crowdfunding through Kiva for as little as $25 dollars. Kiva Microfunds, an organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries, has been a partner with Rising Tide Capital since 2011. RTC endorses their entrepreneurs to crowdfund on the kiva website.

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