A gathering held as part of the first Black Entrepreneurship Week in Charlotte, hosted by Shaw University and the Carolina Small Business Development Fund. (Credit: Troy Thomas of Thomas Photography) When Aniyia Williams started her company, Tinsel, she didn’t have much money in the bank. The company makes headphones that double as jewelry. Related Stories Closing the “Friends and Family” Capital Gap for Entrepreneurs of ColorThis Woman Wants to Run Harlem’s First Billion-Dollar Tech CompanyDenver Wants to Take Control of Gentrification’s Impact on SchoolsFunding Smart Business Ideas Outside Silicon Valley “It’s been a long, arduous journey building it,” Williams says.