The financial obstacles facing many Black entrepreneurs in the beauty industry during this difficult time is proof that more support is needed. Popular Black-owned beauty brand Juvia’s Place is helping to combat financial burdens by offering $50,000 grants to six Black-owned businesses for a $300,000 support initiative, according to a press release . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Juvia's Place (@juviasplace) “The black lives and black business initiative should never be silenced,” the brand said in the caption. “It’s not a trend. It’s an ongoing battle.” According to SCORE , 44 percent of Black small business owners use cash to fund their business versus 37 percent of the average small business owners, and most seek their funding from either friends and family, lines of credit, unsecured loans, SBA Loans, equipment testing, or Rollovers for Business Start-ups (ROBS). “As a Black-owned business, I understand first-hand the financial obstacles Black entrepreneurs face,”...