42 Black-Owned Businesses to Support this Black History Month

The history of Black-owned business is long and full of inspiring entrepreneurs. From Madam C.J. Walker, the first Black millionaire, to Robert S. Abbott, who founded the highest-circulating Black-owned newspaper, there are countless examples of trailblazers who paved the way for those who came after (check out Justworks on Instagram(opens in a new tab) as we feature more throughout the month).

Black-owned businesses are a key part of Black History Month, as well as community and entrepreneurship in the present. Today’s Black business owners span industries to bring their ideas to life. This Black History Month, let’s celebrate and support a few of those businesses across the country.

Many people might wonder how to help Black-owned businesses in a meaningful way. The answer is simple: prioritize buying from Black-owned businesses or hiring them for their services. As a business owner or finance leader, prioritizing diversity among your vendors and service providers isn’t just the right thing to do, it can also amplify voices and empower Black-owned companies and entrepreneurs in your community.

Here are just a few Black-owned businesses in the B2B space to consider working with this Black History Month and beyond within our Justworks customer community and in some of our favorite cities across the country.

Ones to Watch: Black-owned Businesses in the Justworks Community

• Creative Talent Endeavors(opens in a new tab): Provide retained executive search, specializing in Director-level and above roles for companies seeking to increase representation of women and minority positions in leadership. 

• Stoovo(opens in a new tab): Leverages Artificial Intelligence to provide insights that enable gig workers to earn the most money for every minute of their time. 

• SquadTrip(opens in a new tab): All-in-one marketing, booking, and payment collection platform for managing and growing your group travel business.

• Known Holdings(opens in a new tab): Manages, deploys, structures, and shifts capital in ways that are healthy for the planet and the people on it. 

• Big Answers LLC(opens in a new tab): Advisory firm that generates new partnerships and leverages impactful connections in order to successfully execute its clients’ diversity and inclusion objectives.

Going beyond B2B, here are some other amazing Black-owned businesses in the Justworks community to know and support:

• Killer Snails(opens in a new tab): Creates award-winning immersive science learning experiences for K-12 schools.

• Guaranteed(opens in a new tab): Virtual-first hospice services in a hybrid setting: telemedicine hospice medical care with well vetted and highly trained home hospice aides for all mandatory in-person hospice care.

• PiperWai(opens in a new tab): PiperWai uses the best ingredients sourced from nature to create sustainable personal care products that actually work.

• Eastside Golf(opens in a new tab): A golf brand designed to make golf more attractive to the younger generation, while making golf a more influential sport.

• Golde(opens in a new tab): Easy, superfood-boosted essentials for wellness and beauty. 

Check out more Black-owned businesses (and women-owned businesses) from our community in the Justworks MWBE Directory. 

And for more Black-owned businesses that might be a good fit to support your company, check out the following ideas and resources in a few select cities around the country. If you don't call these places home, hopefully it will inspire you to search for Black-owned vendors in your own area!

Black-owned Businesses in Los Angeles

• D & E Management Solutions(opens in a new tab): Provides management, operational and financial consultation services to mission driven entities.

• The Network Installers(opens in a new tab): A network installation provider specializing in low voltage cable installation and wireless access point installation.

• Native Tongue Communications(opens in a new tab): First-to-market, MWBE certified, media-led marketing agency.

• Venture Lynk(opens in a new tab): Enterprise risk management, project/program management, and system implementation firm that leverages the knowledge and experience of a seasoned consultative team.

• QualOne Research(opens in a new tab): Research firm specializing in qualitative market research within the African-American, urban and millennial consumer segments.

• AG & Associates(opens in a new tab): Communications agency specializing in public affairs, community outreach and branding.

• QualityWorks Consulting Group(opens in a new tab): Software consulting firm offering services in Agile transformation (Project Management and Coaching), Mobile and web Test automation, and more.

• Ensight Partners(opens in a new tab) Provides specialized coaching, consulting and training to executive and management teams. 

Find more in the searchable lists of Black-owned businesses from the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce(opens in a new tab) and the Greater LA African American Chamber of Commerce(opens in a new tab) (GLAAAC) site.

Black-owned Businesses in Miami

• Swift Sourcing(opens in a new tab): Branded apparel and products for companies and organizations.

• The Abraham Consulting Agency LLC(opens in a new tab): Consulting firm specializing in advancing justice and equity with dignity and intention through global learning and wellbeing, especially for the African diaspora.

• Maximillian Consultants Inc(opens in a new tab).: Consulting agency that focuses on cultural events and activities.

• Go Green Document Solutions Inc(opens in a new tab): Printing services, signage, engineering documents and more.

• Roots Printing(opens in a new tab): A collective that focuses on the support of Black and brown communities throughout Miami through printing, apparel and more.

• PS Social Miami(opens in a new tab): A creative agency for today's entrepreneurs, featuring coworking and event space, digital advertising, content creation, and more. 

• Cellars International Realty, LLC(opens in a new tab): A certified full-service real estate firm with over 14 years of experience.

Find more Black-owned businesses in the Black Miami Business Guide(opens in a new tab).

Black-owned Businesses in Austin

• Astounding Auctions(opens in a new tab): Women- and Veteran-owned fundraising auctioneers for nonprofits.

• Black Heights(opens in a new tab): Leading platform guiding individuals to unlock their career possibility in tech.

• Cocolevio(opens in a new tab): Technology firm with expertise in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Cloud, IoT, and other cutting-edge technologies.

• Cyber Warfighters Group(opens in a new tab): Specialize in providing Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Telecommunications services and solutions as a government and commercial contractor.

• Events Unleashed(opens in a new tab): Expert in corporate and non-profit event planning.

• Exp.Design LLC(opens in a new tab): Create custom interactive learning experiences to reach your customers, KPIs, and the impact you want in less time than you think.​

• Integrity Vibez Productions(opens in a new tab): Video production company that produces top-quality projects for a variety of industries.

• JMTees(opens in a new tab): Customized apparel and promotional items for small businesses, schools and non-profit organizations.

• Laundris(opens in a new tab): Patented AI-powered inventory management for hospitality and vendors.

For more, check out the directory of local Black-owned businesses from the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce(opens in a new tab). 

Black-owned Businesses in New York City

• Eat Okra(opens in a new tab): Resource for the Black-owned food ecosystem by building alongside Black-owned food communities, educating entrepreneurs and pioneering food-industry technology.

• Fund Black Founders(opens in a new tab): A rewards-based crowdfunding platform doubling down on Black founders through culturally relevant resources resulting in the birth of more Black businesses.

• Kimoyo Insights(opens in a new tab): All-in-one research tool to automate user research across Africa.

• COI Energy(opens in a new tab): Full-service digital energy management platform eliminates energy waste in buildings and repurposes that waste for good.

• GeoCloud(opens in a new tab): Creates customized location-based solutions for consumers, businesses, and government organizations to reach and engage with the people near their locations. 

• Vantage Branding & Communications(opens in a new tab): Helping brands express their unique persona in the most engaging and efficient ways along a digital path to purchase & brand loyalty. 

• Other People's Capital(opens in a new tab): Specialize in assisting early-stage firms with innovative ideas that have the potential to create entirely new categories of enterprise. 

• $NP Designs(opens in a new tab): Black-owned, woman-owned creative agency that specializes in brand development, web design, graphic design, and augmented reality experiences and art. 

For more Black-owned businesses in NYC, check out the City of New York's Shop Black NYC(opens in a new tab) and Black-Owned Businesses(opens in a new tab) lists.