First Black Woman to Owned a Billion-Dollar Company

Source: face2faceafrica.com

Janet Bryant Howroyd is a 65-year-old entrepreneur, businesswoman, author, and educator. Howroyd is also the founder and CEO of Act 1 Group. She began her company with just $900 and now it is a billion dollar company. Act 1 is a company, which provides employment, business, and consulting services. Act 1 operates in 19 countries. Under Act 1, there is also AppleOne dedicated to providing passionate personnel, and secure data management to name a few attributes; All’s Well which caters to healthcare personnel; AT-Tech, a technical and personnel providing service; Agile 1, a business pro-outsourcing service; Act 1 Govt, provides a plethora of services to government agencies; ACheck Global, a screening and background verification company; and DSSI, a content and document management organization.