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Plant Based Network's Valentine's Day Gift Guide

Plant Based Network's Valentine's Day Gift Guide

Looking for amazing Valentine's Day gifts for EVERYONE! Check out this guide from the Plant-Based Network!

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31 Black-Owned Businesses That'll Take Your Valentine's Day Gift To The Next Level

31 Black-Owned Businesses That'll Take Your Valentine's Day Gift To The Next Level

This woman-owned bakery in San Diego is America's #1 Black-owned gourmet vegan cookie company. Not only are these all vegan, but there are also a number of gluten free options. Some select stores sell Maya's baked goods but if you're not near one – no worries! They deliver nation-wide!

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How Maya Madsen’s Vegan Cookies Went From Farmers’ Markets to the National Spotlight

How Maya Madsen’s Vegan Cookies Went From Farmers’ Markets to the National Spotlight

Tune in to Episode 211 of the Happy Half Hour podcast Marie Tutko Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! We’re excited to have Maya Madsen, the founder of Maya's Cookies, on the show this week. Maya’s Cookies is a line of soft-baked cookies that are completely vegan but also popular with non-vegans. Maya founded the company in 2015 when she couldn't find any vegan cookies that she liked, so she started baking her own. Today, her company is the No. 1 Black-owned gourmet vegan cookie company in the country. The cookies are available online and ship nationally, and she opened her first retail store...

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8 Black Women Business Owners on Their Best Career Advice

8 Black Women Business Owners on Their Best Career Advice

Marilyn Loden coined the phrase “glass ceiling” in 1978, but more than 40 years later, that invisible barrier to success that many women — and particularly women of color — face in their careers is still, unfortunately, an ongoing issue. As we inch closer to equity becoming the norm one day, it’s important in the meantime to continue to lift up minority voices and spotlight their journeys to strengthen the movement. Read on to celebrate a few of these Black women who have overcome adversity to start their own companies and learn from the challenges they’ve faced, plus the career...

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