Esthetics Entrepreneur Award

Our Founder's Mission

Bioelements founder Barbara Salomone started on her entrepreneurial path in 1978 as one of the first-ever licensed estheticians in the U.S. She set a goal to help future estheticians build their careers with skin care formulas and education to ensure success. Today, in Barbara's memory, we remain committed to supporting the advancement of entrepreneurs with the Esthetics Entrepreneur Award so estheticians can succeed and flourish in their fields.

Our Founder's Mission

Bioelements founder Barbara Salomone started on her entrepreneurial path in 1978 as one of the first-ever licensed estheticians in the U.S. She set a goal to help future estheticians build their careers with skin care formulas and education to ensure success. Today, in Barbara's memory, we remain committed to supporting the advancement of entrepreneurs with the Esthetics Entrepreneur Award so estheticians can succeed and flourish in their fields.

Barbara Salomone teaching in 1985

Barbara Salomone teaching esthetics in 1985

Esthetics Entrepreneur Award - 2020

The new Esthetics Entrepreneur Award will annually award + support three estheticians pursuing a path to professional skin care entrepreneurship. Each recipient will receive a Bioelements Opening Order Package to launch their start-up esthetic spa business, plus education, a Bioelements Bonus Box of support tools, a Spa Locator listing on Bioelements.com, social media exposure – and a dedicated Bioelements Regional Education Business Manager as their personal mentor for 6 months. It’s a total value of $3000 to jump start their entrepreneurial esthetics career!

For the inaugural 2020 kick-off year, the Bioelements Esthetics Entrepreneur Award will go to three Black, female-identifying estheticians pursuing a path to professional skin care entrepreneurship.

The 2020 application period has closed.
Winners will be notified the week of November 2, 2020.

Esthetics Entrepreneur Award FAQs

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Why Black Women?
Deadlines
Application Criteria
Next Steps

Why award only Black women recipients for 2020?

For African American female founders, research shows that the racial and gender wealth gap, in addition to negative bias and a lack of access to networks, creates significant barriers to success.

From Forbes magazine: The gap is widening between businesses owned by women of color and those owned by non-minority women. One reason so many of the businesses are micro is that many black women have difficulty accessing credit and face capital constraints, according to the Federal Reserve. That makes it hard to grow. And when black women try to borrow with lower income and lower wealth these factors make going for a loan that much more difficult.
Another factor that slows growth: a lack of educational resources and mentors to help black women entrepreneurs ramp up their business knowledge. In every major city, many black women cite a lack of mentors who understand their businesses and business models.

When is the Bioelements Esthetics Entrepreneur Award application due?

Applications are due by October 1, 2020.
Applications may be submitted online at bioelements.com through the
Application Portal between August 3-October 1, 2020.

Criteria to apply:

Must be black and identify as a woman
Must have an esthetics or cosmetology license
Must be located in the USA
Must be 18+
Must be opening a new esthetic spa business within the next 4-6 months after receiving the award. Solopreneurships are eligible.

I already own a spa business but I carry a different skincare line.
Can I apply for this Award?

No. The Bioelements Esthetics Entrepreneur Award is for new
entrepreneurs that are launching new spa businesses.

Can I apply for the Bioelements Esthetics Entrepreneur Award if
I’m already employed as an esthetician under a different employer and
I’ve decided to launch my own business?

Yes, you can. This award is to empower black, female-identifying estheticians who want to start their own business and be their own boss.

Next Steps

Applications will be reviewed by our Judges' Panel.
Winners will be announced the week of November 2, 2020, via email.

If you were not selected, you will be notified by email.

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