12. Shakeela Tolasade Williams
Vital Stats:
- Business: Sade Hair
- Established: 2013
Up-and-coming fact:
Shortly after quitting her job to pursue opportunities in the hair extension industry, Williams made over £20,000 hopping from shop to shop meeting different clients all over London.
Williams already has a reseller in Canada, who has been with the company since 2015, and another in Sierra Leone. She has single-handedly held over three events in London and in Lagos, Nigeria, bringing together new and local businesses to exhibit at her event. She hopes to further expand in Nigeria by 2018. She has employed four members of staff since opening her boutique in 2013 and done a turnover of £150 000 within her first two years.