12 women graduate from YBI Women's Entrepreneurship class

YOUNGSTOWN — Carmella Williams of Hubbard, who participated in the Youngstown Business Incubator’s first Women in Entrepreneurship – WE – launch class, received a graduation gift of $5,000 to bolster her business, Carmella Maria Natural Beauty Products.

Williams, of Hubbard, was chosen to receive the $5,000 at this evening’s event at YBI for having the best overall business plan from among 12 budding business women who participated in the nine-week program.

Each of the finalists was given an opportunity to give a brief pitch for her business and how she plans to make it grow and succeed.

Williams says she has products in nine stores and has plans to increase that number to 30.

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