Olive Benson

Olive Benson

Olive Benson Olive Battle Benson was an innovative hair-care entrepreneur. She believed that healthy hair was beautiful hair, regardless of length, thickness, or texture. She researched ingredients and processes and in 1996 debuted her own line, Universal Textures,...
Henry Owens

Henry Owens

HENRY F. OWENS Today, Henry F. Owens, Inc. is the oldest minority-owned company in New England. With a will to succeed and a drive to make money, at the age of eleven, Henry F. Owens, Jr. asked his father, a blacksmith, to borrow $50 to buy a horse and buggy to help...