Bamba Momon-Ouattara
Bamba African Hair Braiding
Bamba Momon-Ouattara opened Bamba African Hair Braiding in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood in 2010 after coming to the United States from the Ivory Coast.
She received her first loans from Accompany Capital in 2017 and 2019 to purchase inventory and to use as working capital. In 2021, she received a larger loan to purchase upgraded chairs, mirrors, and to install new flooring and shelves.
Bamba expanded her offerings in 2022, introducing clothing and fabrics from Ivory Coast to diversify her revenue streams, a strategic move that has helped create an extra source of income, particularly during slower periods at the salon.
Those products proved very popular so, in 2023, she used the capital from her largest loan to date to increase her inventory of those African fabrics and clothing, as well as hair products.
She now has two stylists renting chairs at her salon, and, as a result of support from Accompany Capital as well as her 9+ years of experience as a business owner, Bamba and her business continue to thrive.