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Beauty Services
Anuyou Electrolysis & Advanced Esthetics - Offering permanent hair removal and advanced skin care services - specializing in treatments for Skin of Color, the Transgender community, and skin in rejuvenation for all in a safe welcoming space.
Life's Salon Reign of Style - Providing beauty services including stylish cuts, wigs, color, extensions, treatments, and more. They have also hosted the Northwest’s largest and longest running annual hair show, “Reign of Style Hair Show & Competition”.
Natural Legacies - Providing healthy hair care regimens to assist in hair growth, alongside natural hair for women, men and children - along with body products. Find them on Instagram @naturallegacies
Salon Lejune - A salon that provides hair care and beauty services. Specializing in hair extensions, weaves and texturizing for men’s and kids hair cuts. Personable service especially for senior citizens.
Snip-its Haircuts for Kids - A fun place for kids to get their haircut, host spa parties and more.
Childcare Services
Aunty's Place Early Learning & Child Care Center, LLC - An early learning and childcare service operating 24 hours 7 days a week! Reducing barriers for families to access preschool, special needs care, and family liaison community support.
Consulting and Training
Enhanced Interactions - A consulting firm that provides pro-equity anti-racism organizational development services, executive and life coaching. Through pro-equity anti-racism organizational development engagement, organizations are empowered to advance the equity needle with authenticity, purpose and results.
Epiphanies of Equity LLC - A social equity consulting and advocacy firm, focusing on “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”, disability justice, and antiracism work. Provides variety of services from facilitation and trainings, to organizational equity scans, to strategic action planning for equity - to help nonprofits, businesses, and government entities.
Event Services
Picnic Party Seattle - Provide pop-up picnics and customized events - small celebration experiences held in a temporary location. Your date night, birthday party, bridal shower, or team lunch is set up and cleaned up for you - all you have to do is come enjoy!
Fashion Apparel/Retail
Qwing - "Question everything that seems impossible" is the motto for this unique clothing line. Qwing serves a diverse population while honoring the history of queens who were once powerful rulers by creating high quality products that embody boldness, strength and unrelenting authority.
Imfasis Socks - Comfort, durability and customized style all in one pair of socks that support entrepreneurial training for young people.
Financial Services/Real Estate
Uplift Investment Group - Providing disadvantaged homeowners of Seattle the opportunity to own equity and live comfortably in the very community they helped build. An established team of investment professionals focused on buyouts and growth equity investments.
Fitness/Health
Sound Sports Performance and Training LLC - Veteran owned and operated fitness facility with strength and conditioning programs designed to fit the unique needs of each individual. Working with the youngest athletes to the elders in the community, we strive to be a place where we all can heal, build, and grow together.
Flyabove Athletics - To empower and inspire people through fitness, sports, and spiritual leadership - also to bring awareness to healthy eating and modify strategies to fit clients' realities. Motivation to take the athlete's mind and body to the next level.
Food
LiV's Table LLC - A community based food service business providing catering, meal preps and a variety of merchandise including custom spice blends, cookbooks and clothing. Their motto is "Creating Community Through Food, One Table At A Time".
Annie & Stella LLC - Online bakery featuring gluten-free products made with love and wholesome ingredients! Named in honor of the founder’s two grandmothers and their memories.
Ma & Pops Frozen Novelties - Handcrafted delicious ice pops providing a nostalgic sweet taste of the Caribbean Islands. Vegan, all naturally sourced, and thoughtfully made locally.
Simply Soulful - Simple ingredients and based in Seattle's Central District. They create and serve delightful pies and fresh food that hold true to that simple, full of flavor authenticity!
Avenue South - Natural products for mind, body and spirit. All handcrafted and locally made, includes culinary herb rubs, vinegar, fruit preserves and salts and skincare products like whipped body butter.
Rainy City Ice - Handmade shaved ice treats served for private gatherings to community festivals - always in support of the community! For booking and more information, call Sam Jefferson at 206.639.0357.
Gifts
Ally League - Beautifully curated custom gift boxes exclusively sourced with excellent products from Black-owned businesses.
Health and Wellness
Handtastic Massage - Mobile and in office massage catered to clients specific needs. We listen, bring comfort, and allow clients to relax and destress for their well being!
Seamoss Boss LLC - Organically and wild sourced raw seamoss products are great for your preventative health and wellness goals - vegan and non-gmo, they naturally contain over 92 vitamins and minerals with no artificial ingredients.
Manufacturing
Bio Fiber Industries - Manufacturer of sustainable, non-toxic carbon-sequestering bricks innovated from hemp fiber. Uses include building materials, insulation, textile products, and livestock supplies.
Technology
Revere XR (RVR) - Creating profound music storytelling experiences through immersive technology “XR”. Establishing inclusion and human connection through technology.
Transportation
Presidential Transportation - Full-service travel solution providing exceptional luxury transportation with planning and execution. Highly personalized, pro-active, hands-on approach to serving clients.
Services
Meter Maid Cleaning - Meter Maid Cleaning seeks to create jobs and promote excellent and safe cleaning to the community. We strive to grow our business with the same honesty and integrity we use to clean your home and businesses.