Empowering Black Founders To Build, Launch & Lead Businesses That Change Lives
A UK- based Community Interest Company helping aspiring Black entrepreneurs build real brands, gain skills, access opportunities, and create generational impact.
The Brands We Have Helped
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Adwo Makeup
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Ke-nma Spice
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Melanin & Miles
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Bliss Glass Kit
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Aurave
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Idago Cosmetics
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EnixHome
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Nuvera Collection
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EKOWARMTH
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Nestivia
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Ami-Yah
Our Mission: To Transform Black Entrepreneurship In The UK
Black Founders Studio CIC was created to close the opportunity gap within the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Too many Black Founders face limited access to to funding, training, networks and trusted support.
At BFS, we bridge that gap by offering practical business training, community support, brand building programmes, and pathways that enable Black founders to build sustainable businesses not just side hustles.
We exist because your ideas deserve to grow, and your future deserves to expand beyond systemic limitations.
What We Do At Black Founders Studio CIC
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Entrepreneurship & Brand - Building Training
Our Flagship mentorship programme teaches you how to build, launch and scale your own product-based brand step-by-step.
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Community, Mentorship & Founder Support
You get access to a collaborative community of founders, mentors, guest experts and hands-on support.
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Access To Opportunities & Industry Events
We bring founders directly into trade shows, supplier events, and real-world business environments, not just theory.
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Early-Stage Business Support (Marketing, Funding Pathways & More)
As a CIC, BFS is building initiatives to help founders access subsidised business support, marketing services and more.
We’re Already Changing Lives - And We’re Just Getting Started
Over 50+ founders trained across our programmes
30+ brands build and preparing for launch in 2026
Community-first approach building collaboration, not competition
Real-world results: trade show participation, supplier partnerships, expert talks
A programme where Black founders feel seen, supported and empowered
Henrietta Akinbobola - Founder of Nuvera Collection
Premium babywear, crafted to empower every child’s future.
Henrietta is a proud mother, Gigi, and caseworker based in the UK — a woman driven by purpose, faith, and a desire to elevate her life through entrepreneurship. Inspired by the birth of her grandson Tommy, she set out to create Nuvera Collection, a luxurious baby clothing brand offering timeless essentials made with 100% premium cotton.
Through Black Founders Studio, she awakened her entrepreneurial gift, gained clarity on problem-solving, and transformed her vision into a real brand with purpose. Henrietta dreams of Nuvera becoming a recognised name in sustainable babywear, rooted in quality, elegance, and heart.
Verona Shakespeare - Founder of EKOWARMTH
Heated comfort, emotional wellbeing, and thoughtful living
Verona is a UK-based nurse, mother, grandmother, and lifelong caregiver whose identity is rooted in compassion. After years spent supporting patients and nurturing her own family, she recognised the profound power of warmth, not just as temperature, but as comfort, safety, and emotional healing.
From this calling, EKOWARMTH was born: a brand creating innovative heated comfort products like the HeatCore Dock and Bamboo Electric Blanket, blending technology, sustainability, and soulful design.
Through Black Founders Studio, Verona has gained the clarity, confidence, and strategic insight to bring her ideas to life, supported by a community that reflects her journey and champions her success. She envisions EKOWARMTH becoming a trusted name in wellness and comfort, offering products that support rest, recovery, and wellbeing in every home.
Three brands. One mission: authenticity, wellbeing, and intentional living.
Olivia is a Ghanaian founder based in the UK and the visionary behind Yehoda Company Ltd, home to three purpose-driven brands — Ke-nma, AURAVÉ, and Valour Velumé. Each brand was born from real, personal needs: authentic flavours that taste like home, teas that spark curiosity and comfort, and skincare and intimate wellness solutions crafted with care.
What began as everyday frustrations became Olivia’s pathway to entrepreneurship. Her spice blends honour the flavours of Ghana, her teas create moments of calm, and her skincare helps families find relief with clean, nourishing formulas. Every product she creates has a story and a purpose.
At Black Founders Studio, Olivia found the clarity, correction, and direction she needed to turn her ideas into structured, scalable brands. The programme became a lifeline at a moment when her business was close to closing, giving her new confidence, new strategy, and a renewed belief in her entrepreneurial journey.
She envisions her brands becoming trusted household names across the UK, bringing authenticity, comfort, and wellbeing into homes everywhere.
Olivia Mensah - Founder of Yehoda Company Ltd
A Business Education Programme With Purpose
As a Community Interest Company, BFS reinvests its profits into supporting Black founders.
This means:
more accessible entrepreneurship training
more subsidised support for early-stage business
more pathways for underrepresented founders to rise
Become Part Of The Next Wave Of Black Founders
Whether you’re starting your first business or rebuilding your confidence after setbacks, BFS is the place where your vision becomes reality.