A serial entrepreneur's dance to a breakthrough party product | Alibaba.com Manifest Grants Program

Опубликовано 11 апреля 2023, 16:00

In 2011, Dawn Dickson was attending an event in Miami, dressed to the nines in her usual six-inch heels. After standing for hours, her feet were in considerable pain and thus began her quest for affordable flats to find some relief. Dawn set out to create a stylish rollable flat she could carry in her purse. And thus Flat Out of Heels was born. The challenges she faced were innumerable, especially since as a Black woman, Dawn faced even more adversity securing funding and resources for her business. Nevertheless, she persevered and through Alibaba.com, she was able to identify a reliable manufacturer who helped her bring her breakthrough product to market efficiently and at a lower cost point. Overcoming these challenges is why Dawn Dickson is a winner of the 2022 Alibaba.com Manifest Grants Program.

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