Shift contributors Jade Denis and Luke Seaman speak to Mark Agyakwa, Cherish Chirume and Sam Carew about the state of Black-owned business in 2023.

Mark Agyakwa is the founder of sportswear brand Y-Fit Wear (yfitwear.com).

Cherish Chirume founded Stories We Cherish (storieswecherish.com), a Peckham-based menswear label.

Sam Carew runs Elliott Footwear (elliottfootwear.com), a sustainable footwear brand founded in 2019.

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