Building AfroSpace to $40K With No Outside Investors | Devanne Pena, Founder of AfroSpace, CBP Ep. 7

Devanne Pena is the founder of AfroSpace, a community clubhouse and event space she built in Charlotte from the ground up — without taking on a single outside investor. A Fayetteville native with Cape Verdean roots, Devanne worked as a designer and architect before pouring her savings and hustle into AfroSpace, driving for Amazon on the side to keep the lights on while she got the business off the ground.In this episode, Devanne shares how she got AfroSpace to $40K in revenue solo, why she chose to bootstrap instead of chasing investors, the mindset shift that kept her going through the hardest stretches, and what she's building next for Charlotte's creative and entrepreneurial community.Connect with Devanne and AfroSpace:Website: https://afro.spaceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afrospaceofficialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannepenaFollow The Charlotte Business Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecltbizpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecltbizpodWebsite: https://thecharlottebusinesspodcast.comMusic: "Deliberate Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/