'Not only are we black, we're female... for them, it's a turn-off'
Joycelyn Mate says she struggled to raise funding for her afro haircare company Afrocenchix, despite female-led businesses contributing more than £70bn to the UK economy.
Despite the rising number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) businesses, the black population remains the least likely to be self-employed and their businesses are more likely to face difficulties accessing traditional financing.
Produced by Lorna Acquah.