The economic turbulence of the past few years has put businesses of all sizes to the test. However, Black-owned businesses faced disproportionate challenges, closing at nearly twice the rate of other businesses during the pandemic. Limited access to financial systems and a lack of generational wealth—key buffers during economic downturns—are significant barriers.
Another challenge stems from consumer perception. Black-owned businesses are often viewed as catering to a niche demographic, limiting their ability to scale despite offering products and services for broad audiences. This misperception contributes to a cycle where these businesses struggle to compete with larger, more established retailers.
Convenience plays a critical role in consumer habits. It’s easy to visit a large retailer’s website and find everything in one place. But supporting Black-owned businesses requires a conscious effort to change purchasing behaviors. To help bridge this gap, we have gathered an extensive list of over 450 Black-owned businesses across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, and the Netherlands. By shifting just a portion of our spending, we can contribute to closing the racial wealth gap and fostering a more inclusive economy.
Black-Owned Businesses in the US
Accessories
Brysie Lane, Edas, Jumz, Tree Fairfax, Wrap Life
Art & Design
Banks, Investment Firms, Credit Unions & Finance
Ariel Investments, Bay Street Capital Holdings, Brown Capital Management, Carver Federal Savings Bank, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, M&F Bank, OneUnited Bank, Optus Bank, Unity National Bank, Vista Equity Partners Management
Beauty
A Daima Cosmetics, Ace Beaute, Aini ORGANIX, AJ Crimson Beauty, Alaffia, Beauty Bakerie, BeautyStat Cosmetics, beelove, Bliss, BLK+GRN, Bluffajo Cosmetics, Briogeo, Buttah Skin, Curls, EDEN BodyWorks, ELLEDAM Beauty, Footnanny, Hanahana Beauty, Hyper Skin, Janella D, Kami Cosmetics, KNC Beauty, Manuela Lubin Delicate Beauty, Mented Cosmetics, Mielle, Nyakio, PATTERN, People of Color, SheCares Organics, The Lip Bar, The Mane Choice, Unsun Cosmetics, Uoma, Wei Lacquer
Beauty & More
AviZodi, Baby Phat, BBG Beauty, Inherited Beauty Co., Lauren Napier Beauty, Marche,
Mireille Pascal, Pardo Naturals, Pear Nova, Prissy Potions, The Way
Books
Cafe con Libros, For Keeps Books, Frugal Bookstore, Fulton Street, Harriett’s Bookshop, The Lit Bar, Loving Me Books, MahoganyBooks, Malik Books, Reparations Club, Semicolon Bookstore, Sisters Uptown Bookstore
Cannabis-Related Businesses
Inertia’s Root, Ardent, Bouqé, Frigg
Clothing
And I Get Dressed, Anya Lust, Bedstuyfly, The Brooklyn Circus, Castamira, Coco and Breezy, Come Back As A Flower, Hope for Flowers, Onion Cut & Sewn, Post-Imperial, Riot Swim, Samaria Leah, Sincerely, Tommy, The Sixes, Telfar, Telsha Anderson, Thrilling, Victor Glemaud
Dance
Ailey Extension, Deja Riley Athletics
Decorations & Furniture
228 Grant Street Candle Co., Alexandra Winbush, ANTIK LAKAY, The Black Home, Black Pepper Paperie Co., Bold Xchange, Bole Road Textiles, CLARE, Claude Home, Harlem Candle Co., Joe+Monroe, Johanna Howard Home, Jungalow, Laguna Candles, The Lam Label, Lichen, LIT BKLYN, Lolly Lolly Ceramics, Love Notes, Marie Burgos Design, rayo & honey, Rebourne
Drink
Adjourn Teahouse, BLK & Bold, Brooklyn Tea, Harlem Hops, Maison Noir Wines, McBride Sisters Collection, Red Bay Coffee, The Sip, ZAFA Wines
Fashion Design
Christopher John Rogers, Cushnie
Fitness
AARMY, Body Space Fitness, GOODWRK, Grillz & Granola, Harlem Cycle, Iconoclast Fitness
Food
A Dozen Cousins, Basbaas Foods, Buy Better Foods, Casa del Toro, The Furlough Cheesecake, Global Village Cuisine, Jones Bar-B-Q, Justice of the Pies, Lillie’s of Charleston, Partake, Pipcorn, Sol Cacao, Shaquanda
Footwear
Brother Vellies, Rebecca Allen, Salone Monet
Healthcare
Homeware
Effortless Composition, Goodee, Linoto, Mi Cocina
Jewelry
A.M. Thorne, Adore Adorn Jewelry, Aur Jewelry, Dan-yell, Gwen Beloti Collection, Harwell Godfrey, Khiry, Lorraine West Jewelry, Manhal, Mateo, Octave Jewelry, Oma The Label, Serendipitous Project, Sewit Sium, Stella & Haas, White/Space, Yam
Laundromat
Media
Whetstone Magazine, Black Newspapers and Websites
Pet Care
Ava’s Pet Palace, The Bark Shoppe, PATC, PetPlate, Homescape Pets, House Dogge, Sir Dogwood, Trill Paws
Photography
Plants
Retail
Skateboarding
Toys
Wellness
Align Brooklyn, BYC, HealHaus, The Underbelly
Yarn
Black-Owned Businesses in Canada
TAJ CHARLES, Omi Woods, Good Goddess, AUXGOD, A Cookie Called Quest, So Supple Organics, The Petal Pop-Up, Petits Genoux, Makeup for Melanin Girls (MFMG), The Hustler’s Agenda, TEKA NEUFVILLE, Moissy Fine Jewellery, Essentials by Temi, Cup of Té,
Black-Owned Businesses in the UK & Ireland
Accessories
Cola Waves, FunkyNChunky, Fifi and Anna, Kazvare Made It, Knots, Sokoni, Turbante-se, Vitae London, ZOTÉ
Art & Design
Art Earth, Charlot Kristensen, Creative Curls, DesignOpp, Dóchas Designs, eCommerce Website Design Ltd, KirzArt, Marssaié, Nathali Turner, TJN Agency, WebWab
Beauty & More
Afrocenchix, AJ Nails Collection, bea Skin Care, Bouclème, Bourn Beautiful Naturals, Candour Beauty, Care Online, Charlotte Mensah, CQC Styling, Daisiluxe Collection, Darren Scott Salon, Dizziak, The D.O.R. Beauty Edit, Enhanced By Aisha, Equi Botanics, Eyoko, HBA Studio Dublin, Kalabash Bodycare, LIHA Beauty, Luxemore London, Makeup Addiction Cosmetics, Naiga Naturals, NailsbyHali, Native Nous, Oil of Nature, Pamoja Skincare, SimplyMoi, SKIMDO, Soapsmith, Xsandy’s Hair & Cosmetics
Books
Book and Kulture, DorcasCreates, Imagine Me Stories, New Beacon Books
Cannabis-Related Businesses
Clothing
Ashanti Swimwear, Badgal Online, Casely-Hayford, Culture Club Shop, Cultureville, Damihow, Duodu London, Elsie & Fred, Emerald & Wax Designs, Everyday Froday, 1FIGURES, HEZA, House of Keems, Kemi Telford, Kosibah, Labrum London, Lynch & Mason, M.I.O Prints, MommadeUK, Nubian Skin, Sancho’s, Tola Vintage, VSMINE, Wales Bonner, Worldwide Apparel, Yard + Parish
Dance
AkomaAsa Arts, Pointe Black, SouthSide Moves
Decorations & Furniture
Bespoke Binny, By Lula, Copper Dust, Dóchas Designs, Detola and Geek, Dar Leone, Flourish Haven Decor, Muffin Sisters, Pelicans & Parrots, X897 Furniture
Drink
Chosan by Nature, Las Olas, Matugga Rum, Pete’s Provisions, Sparkle Creations Limited, Thés Lac Rose
Fashion Design
Fitness
Hustle 4 Muscle, My Activevibe, Mindwalk yoga, Swin Dem Crew, Wildman Active
Food
Anu’s Kitchen, Awe-some Creations, Borough 22, Brooklyn Brownie Co., Cake Junkies UK, Chuks Bites, Cocos Bar and Kitchen, 2Cute Cakes, Dark Sugars, Deserted Cactus, Dominee’s Doughnuts, Drums & Flats, DVees, Eko Restaurant, Enish, Express Grocerys, Fish Wings & Tings, Grill Shack and Tiki Bar London, Grounds & Grapes, Goch & Co., Ikoyi, Jam Delish, Keva’s Food Co., Livity Plant Based Cuisine, LoveGift Vegan, Mama’s Jerk, Neat Burger, Original Flava, Plumb and Rabbitts, Uncle John’s Bakery, Rayaan Restaurant, Renée’s Kitchen, Ruby Tuesday’s Soul Food, Sowl Fuud, Surulere.ie, Sweet Handz, Tasty African Food, Tokunbo’s Kitchen, 222 Vegan, Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, 12:51
Footwear
Healthcare
Ascension Sports Therapy, Creative Lotus, Epinutri, Immediate Social Care, Just-pharmacy, M.A. Therapy, Munthu Psychotherapy, The Calm Womxn
Homeware
FLO London, K&R London, Naked Clay Ceramics, Pillows and Patterns, Pure Energy Crystals, SAHARA.IE, Selfmade Candles, Tribal Unicorn, Our Lovely Goods
Jewelry
Andrea’s treasures, Chalk, Marcia Vidal, mmi3nsa, Venus Island
Laundry & Cleaning
Crep Inn, redd cleaning service, Worcester City Cleaners
Media & Advertising
Black British Bloggers, gal-dem, Copulous Media, GUAP, Hashtagliving Agency, Joo Digital, Lucid Imaging, Melan Magazine
Men’s Care
Aaron Wallace, Designer Cuts, Goodman Factory, Mr. Blackman’s
Music
Jungle Beam Studio, One-Drum, Steelasophical Steel Band Dj,
Perfumes
Pet Care
Bark and Tumble, Prestige Paws
Photography
Arteh Odjidja, Cupid Visuals, DavidAkPhotox, LCM.PHOTOGRAPHY, Mintt Photography
Plants
Blooming Desires, Indelible Bouquet, Mento Flowers and Coffee, PRICK LDN
Retail
Afro Plaza, FMM Collective, Marhaba Stores
Sports
Black Girls Hike, FANoty, Limitless Sports F.C, Spoke Shed, Soul Cap, The Angels Academies
Stationary & Greeting Cards
Avila.Diana, Chloe Ainsley Creative, Kitsch Noir, Tihara Smith
Textiles
Toys
Colour Celebrations, KLA Essentials, Nana Dolls, Philly & Friends, Sheni and Teni, Thimble & Doll, The Nubian Princesses Dolls, Very Puzzled
Wellness
Yarn
Handmade by Kunbi, Third Vault Yarns
Black-Owned Businesses in the Netherlands
Accessories
Atarah Chai, Melanin Edition, OMNIÅ, Studio Queenhood
Art & Design
Art By Kenisha, Art Studio 88, TheDesignBoutiqueNL, Khia’s Canvas, KinkCoils, So Cool James Aesthetics
Beauty & More
Almeda Models, Braids by Nora, by AYVEO, Curlygirlmovement, Daffie Be Proud, DivinoBeautyX, GiGi Royals, GlamWithFavour, Glow Expert, Hairgrowth By Charr, HEAVENLY BRAIDS, LJ Skin Studio, The Natural Nation, truebycline
Books
Bijlmer Bookstore, EduCulture, MENDO, The Black Archives
Cannabis-Related Businesses
Clothing
Chadé Johannes Vintage, Daily Paper, Filling Pieces, JUTKA & RISKA, Olaf Hussein, Patta, Secluded Clothing, Sumibu, The New Originals, Zeedijk 60
Drink
Cocktailbabess, JORO, Ponche Deliciouss, Labyrinth Amsterdam, Locals Coffee, Zero20 Amsterdam
Fitness
Food
African Kitchen, Annie’s Place, Bean There Diemen, Esjes Cakes, Golden Brown Bar, Mooshka, Nono Cakes, PALMENTUIN, Red’s Kitchen, Soul Sushi, TerraZen Centre, The Pom Bar, Vle’s Kitchen, Yemayá
Footwear
Healthcare
Naleya Thuiszorg, VidaNova Kraamzorg
Homeware
Arnetia Abbigail, Candle Salon, CALMADA CANDLES, Diambar Origins
Jewelry
Ayele, By Andrien Jewelry, Glennies Jewelry, The Roial Collection
Laundry & Cleaning
Men’s care
Photography
Plants
Sport
JCsoccerexperience, Jhilon Josh Foundation
Toys
Colorful Goodies, Skippy & Flo
Wellness
Other
Sistersbrunch, The African Calendar
Take Action: Support & Share
Supporting Black-owned businesses is more than a one-time purchase—it’s about making a lasting commitment to economic equity. By diversifying our spending habits, we empower Black entrepreneurs to grow, thrive, and contribute to a more equitable global economy.
We encourage you to explore these businesses, share this list with your network, and make conscious purchasing decisions. Your support helps shape a more inclusive future, one purchase at a time.
This list was originally compiled by Website Planet, and we acknowledge their work in curating these resources. Our newsletter and blogs feature personal opinions and diverse perspectives on diversity and inclusion. While individual articles may not reflect every reader’s view, we value the diversity of opinions and respect our contributors’ insights.
