While the economic challenges of the last few years have tested organizations of all stripes, Black-owned businesses closed their doors at twice the rate of other businesses during the pandemic. Studies show that less access to the financial system and lack of family wealth to draw from – both key avenues of financial security during economic slowdowns – are partly to blame. 

Consumer spending habits are another major challenge for Black-owned businesses, which can struggle to scale up because of a misperception that their target market is a narrow demographic. Minority-owned businesses, however, are often marketing to broader audiences who never consider them. 

I have personally experienced how convenient it is to visit the website of a prominent retailer and locate a significant portion of my shopping list in a single location. However, in order to contribute to the advancement of Black-owned enterprises in the United States, UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, I have assembled an extensive roster of more than 450 Black-owned businesses spanning various sectors. Please take a moment to explore the list provided below! 

Black-Owned Businesses in the US

Accessories

Brysie Lane 

Edas 

Jumz 

Tree Fairfax 

Wrap Life 

Art & Design

Malene Barnett 

Beauty

A Daima Cosmetics 

Ace Beaute 

Aini ORGANIX 

AJ Crimson Beauty 

Alaffia 

Beauty Bakerie 

BeautyStat Cosmetics (CA) 

BeautyStat Cosmetics (NY) 

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

NightLight 

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

Celsious 

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

Manual 

Plants

Natty Garden 

Retail

BLK MKT Vintage 

Skateboarding

Hopps 

Toys

HarperIman 

Wellness

Align Brooklyn 

BYC 

HealHaus 

The Underbelly 

Yarn

Neighborhood Fiber Co. 

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

Serenity Box Co 

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

Martine Rose 

Rita Colson 

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

Uptown Yardie 

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

Maya Njie 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

ASKA London 

Toys

Colour Celebrations 

KLA Essentials 

Nana Dolls 

Philly & Friends 

Sheni and Teni 

Thimble & Doll 

The Nubian Princesses Dolls 

Very Puzzled 

Wellness

Aysha Bell 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

African Blackstar Coffeeshop 

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

CHAVSGYM 

Fitness Capelle XL 

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

Dechase 

We Rock. 

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 

Heppy 

Men’s care

Kindred Kuts 

The Hairdoctor 

Photography

Mariawaterval.photography 

Plants

Planthood 

Sport

JCsoccerexperience 

Jhilon Josh Foundation 

Toys

Colorful Goodies 

Skippy & Flo 

Wellness

Lotus Rejuvi 

Other

Sistersbrunch 

The African Calendar