Yeleen Enterprises is building a beauty manufacturing facility opening in 2023. The Yeleen Beauty Makerspace is the first shared commercial manufacturing facility of its kind. Its creation, in partnership with the Washington, D.C. government, positions Yeleen Enterprises to generate $55 million in new business over the next ten years, empowering Black women and women of color in the United States and Africa.
With additional support from D.C. Locally Made, the Ward 7 facility will create 200 new jobs in the Washington, D.C. metro area. It will also expand sourcing of pure plant-based, natural ingredients from women-owned cooperatives in Africa. Over time, Yeleen Enterprises projects an increase in the number of suppliers from 800 to 6,000. These suppliers will provide a variety of natural and organic ingredients, including shea butter, cocoa butter, moringa, argan, baobab,…
