Hair growth business rooted in Bartlett
Aqila Augusta, seen here on Jan. 21, opened Edge Entity in Bartlett five years ago. A Black-owned cosmetics company originally centered around hair growth products, it’s now a multimillion-dollar business, with clients in the U.S., Europe and Australia. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
In 2016, Aqila Augusta founded Edge Entity, a Black-owned company specializing in hair growth products for women and men. In the five years since, she’s established a Bartlett storefront, located at 2958 Elmore Park Rd., and turned a kitchen experiment into a multimillion dollar business with customers from all over the world.
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hair care products Edge Entity Bartlett entrepreneurship small businessOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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