Black-owned businesses are expanding quickly, but finding them can sometimes be difficult for customers. There are various business directories designed to increase visibility for Black-owned enterprises and connect them with conscious consumers; National Black Guide’s Black Directory, for instance, provides ways to search and browse Black-owned businesses and events and news updates.
National Black Guide
The National Black Guide is a website and app designed to connect consumers with black-owned businesses, events, news, and members. With more than 50k subscribers worldwide, it promotes members as an outlet to access government contracts firsthand and network with other successful black businesses. Furthermore, this organization advocates on their behalf for federal and private financial support, including loans from JPMorgan Chase.
The National Black Guide features an ever-expanding database of businesses and events that is regularly updated, from restaurants to bookstores, organized into categories ranging from restaurants to bookstores. Their app makes searching by city easier, while users can submit listings themselves. This directory is an excellent way for conscious consumers to support black-owned businesses while helping small black-owned enterprises gain more visibility and reach new customers. Other black business directories that promote black businesses include Black Business Green Book, ByBlack, and WeBuyBlack. ByBlack offers both business listings as certification; interested companies can apply for membership free!
Black Business Green Book
The Black Business Green Book is an online directory designed to connect conscious consumers with minority-owned small businesses. The guide boasts multiple categories, such as home goods, fashion, books, and art. You can search by category or name; the listing is free for businesses looking to promote themselves!
This registered non-profit organization assists Black-owned businesses by offering them free marketing assistance and advocating for federal and local contracts and access to capital from financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase.
Danilo Batson, founder of Spicy Green Book, describes it as more than just an index of Black-owned businesses; instead, it serves as a community dedicated to helping Black businesses navigate COVID-19 regulations with success.
Additionally to the Black Business Green Book, other online resources help consumers discover minority-owned businesses. These sites include business directories and marketplaces where consumers purchase directly from listed businesses. In addition to listing companies, these sites also provide location details and contact info for each one listed therein.
ByBlack
ByBlack is a national platform and pioneer in offering free business certification to Black-owned businesses, providing tools that assist these enterprises with finding customers and forging relationships. ByBlack also seeks to create meaningful economic opportunities for Black people through local businesses in their communities; it operates under non-profit 501(c)(3) status with two critical missions in mind: finding everyday solutions to generational issues left by the Black economic agenda while supporting Black enterprises.
Chez Nous Guide
Chez Nous is an intimate date destination with its romantic French ambiance and handwritten menu, situated on Payne Court – a 50-yard-long alley that connects Coming Street between Cannon and Spring streets – crunching gravel and finding yourself inside an inviting house that feels like your very own cozy retreat.
Chef Jill Mathias and sous chef Juan Cassalett offer an eclectic menu with French, northern Italian, and Spanish influences, such as melon-and-Buffalo mozzarella salad, saffron-bone marrow risotto, and fennel crusted pork chop as some standout dishes. Plus, there’s even a wine bar!
Kristyn Potter created Chez Nous Guide, an online directory featuring carefully curated businesses. The primary mission is to amplify POC, women, and LGBTQIA+ voices by supporting their projects; additionally, it serves as an ethical shopping resource and promotes diversity through many categories such as food, fashion, beauty, and travel. There’s even an interview podcast featuring interviews from entrepreneurs!
