10 businesses owned by women you should know about
March is recognized as Women’s History Month. It commemorates the vital role of women in American history and encourages studying, observing and celebrating the contributions of women in history and the present day. For much of history, women have faced challenge after challenge, especially when it came to running a business. Until 1988, women entrepreneurs could not get business loans without a male relative as a co-signer. It didn’t matter if he was involved or not. It was indicative of the belief women could not do the job a man could. That changed with the passage of the Women’s Business Ownership Act. It provided a basis for policies, programs and initiatives that would support women-owned businesses in the public and private sectors. Women were becoming entrepreneurs at a fast rate, and the bill was drafted in response to a series of hearings that recommended the federal government do more to provide business opportunities for women.Present-day, there are so many female-founded businesses that have spawned, especially with the new age of technology and social media. Some of your favorite beauty suppliers, food vendors, and the companies behind everyday gadgets were founded by women. We decided to highlight some of those businesses in honor of Women’s History Month so that you can learn more about women-owned businesses and support them not just during the month of March, but every single day. 54Kibo“Contemporary African design is inspiring the global design landscape.”If you’re looking to freshen up your home decor, 54kibo is the place to be.Nana Quagraine, 54kibo’s founder, always loved the unique contemporary African designs she would find on her trips back home to Africa from New York. Realizing the inaccessibility to these designs, Quagraine launched 54kibo in 2018. From lighting to rugs, to furniture and tabletop items, there’s plenty to choose from.You can even shop by region so you can see where your home decor originates from.This woven blue pendant light captivated us and is currently on sale right now.Away“The more we travel, the better we all become.”Jen Rubio co-founded the travel essentials brand “Away” to craft better equipment for travelers to use for every trip to come. At Away, you can find suitcases, bags and accessories, using materials that are sleek and lightweight, but also high-performing and durable. From their popular Everywhere bag to their collection of large carry-on luggage, there’s so much to choose from to get you ready for your next adventure.Blueland“A cleaner planet starts at home.”Sarah Paiji Yoo’s journey to starting a household product business began when she became a new mom. “I was horrified to learn that all the plastic I was throwing away was contaminating our water supply and generating hundreds of microplastics in the water and food I was feeding my baby.”Finding it difficult to find household products that didn’t come packaged in plastic, Yoo started Blueland and Blueland products have helped to eliminate over one billion single-use plastic bottles from landfills and oceans since 2019, according to their website. From dish and hand soap to laundry essentials, Blueland is making it possible to have your household be a part of the solution to eliminating waste.You can check out their starter kits by clicking on the button below.Canva“Empowering the world to design”Melane Perkins got rejected so many times when she looked at funding for her business called Canva. Fast forward to 2022, Canva has become one of the most popular design apps and is worth over $26 billion. Launched in 2013, Canva is an online design and publishing tool that allows people to create captivating designs and publish them however they’d like, whether as YouTube thumbnails, or as wall art. There’s been over 15 billion designs created on Canva, and what’s great is that it is a free tool. If you want to get more advanced you will have to sign up for a monthly subscription. But if you have a creative itch that you need to scratch and want help to get started, or want to design your business logo or flyer for an event, Canva might be the right place for you.Click & Carry“Simple. Useful. Powerful.”It’s so simple that it’s brilliant. Click & Carry is a device that allows shoppers to comfortably manage and carry multiple reusable bags at once. You can either use your hands, or carry it over the shoulder for a hands-free carry. Click & Carry’s creator, Kim Meckwood, dealt with the struggles of carrying shopping bags, so much so, she avoided shopping. According to Click & Carry’s website, Meckwood had a dream of a solution to her dilemma, and Click & Carry was born. It’s actually become popular on Amazon, so much so that over 4,000 customers have rated the product, giving it a 4.5 star rating out of five. “The first time I used this, I was floored at how effective it is,” one customer wrote in a review. “It was comfortable on my shoulder and stayed in place for three flights of stairs & two heavy fire doors.” Cravings by Chrissy Teigen“My goal is to help everyone have more fun and get comfortable in the kitchen.”Many may know Chrissy Teigen from her modeling and television appearances, but she’s also become a staple with cooking. So much so, she started her own kitchenware line called Cravings. While her site boasts recipes like her ultimate banana bread muffins, it also features baking mixes, cookware, robes and more. Teigen is no stranger to the culinary world as she did have a food blog called So Delushious, and she has published a number of cookbooks.“I’ve always been full of ideas, but it wasn’t until I started Cravings that I was able to make them real,” Teigen writes on her website. “I love, love, love to problem-solve and create things (whether recipes or products) that make life easier, tastier, cozier, and a little more chill.”Check out some of Teigen’s favorite items by clicking on the button below. Milk Bar“One of the most exciting bakeries in the country.”Founded by James Beard award-winning pastry chef Christina Tosi, Milk Bar got its start in the East Village section of Manhattan in New York City back in 2008. What followed was the development of a loyal fanbase that led to Milk Bar opening up locations across the country, and even starting a delivery service so that even if you didn’t have a Milk Bar in your local community, you could still dig in to their best-selling Birthday Cake or take a bite out of their signature Milk Bar pie that has developed a cult following of its own. Tosi and her team have also published various cookbooks so that you could make your own concoctions at home. You can take a look at the Milk Bar’s offerings by clicking on the button below.Jones Road Beauty“Cool. Clean. Makeup.”The world doesn’t need more beauty products. It needs better beauty products. That was the foundation upon which Jones Road was built on. Renowned makeup artist Bobbi Brown started a new beauty brand during the pandemic four years after leaving her namesake company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.Brown wanted to focus on clean, high-performance makeup that works on every skin type and tone, and is simple to use. Jones Road products contain no phthalates, sulfates, petrolatum, PEGs, cyclic silicones, EDTA or BPA, per their website. The products have been a viral smash hit, from the award-winning bestsellers Miracle Balm and The Face Pencil. “Jones Road is a growing collection of simple, smart products for all ages, skin types, and skin tones that help women achieve the no-makeup makeup look naturally,” Brown writes on Jones Road’s website. “And (it’s) an evolution of how good makeup can actually feel (as well as look).”Click on the button below to view Jones Road beauty products.Parachute“When we take care of our home, it takes care of us.”Ariel Kaye was a design enthusiast and super consumer of home goods, but noticed something missing within bedding products. “(I) couldn’t find a single brand that was high quality, affordable or easy to shop,” Kaye wrote on Parachute’s website. “I launched Parachute in 2014 as an online-only, direct-to-consumer brand focused on creating impeccable bedding.”Parachute is now a popular destination for bedding products and more home goods, along with opening several brick-and-mortar stores across the country. Not only can you find premium quality sheets, you can also find furniture, bath care, and decor for your home at Parachute. Parachute’s eco-comfort mattress and their down duvet insert are some of its most popular products. Click on the button below to view some of Parachute’s most popular products. Smart Sheep“There are very few problems that can’t be solved by two very determined women.”That’s the opening sentence in Smart Sheep’s story of how the company got started. Kalpana and Christine are the two very determined women behind one of the internet’s most popular products: dryer balls.The Smart Sheep dryer ball is made of wool and without any dyes or chemicals. Kalpana introduced Christine to the dryer ball as a way for Christine to dry her clothes faster, softer, and without any chemicals. Christine told some friends, who told some other friends, and then the internet found out, and now, many people use these dryer balls to do their laundry. Hearst Television’s Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen told us about the dryer balls back in April of 2022 as something sustainable to use when doing your laundry, and also save you cash while you help save the environment. You can view that story in the video player below.Check out the Smart Sheep dryer balls by clicking on the button below.
March is recognized as Women’s History Month. It commemorates the vital role of women in American history and encourages studying, observing and celebrating the contributions of women in history and the present day.
For much of history, women have faced challenge after challenge, especially when it came to running a business. Until 1988, women entrepreneurs could not get business loans without a male relative as a co-signer. It didn’t matter if he was involved or not. It was indicative of the belief women could not do the job a man could.
That changed with the passage of the Women’s Business Ownership Act. It provided a basis for policies, programs and initiatives that would support women-owned businesses in the public and private sectors. Women were becoming entrepreneurs at a fast rate, and the bill was drafted in response to a series of hearings that recommended the federal government do more to provide business opportunities for women.
Present-day, there are so many female-founded businesses that have spawned, especially with the new age of technology and social media. Some of your favorite beauty suppliers, food vendors, and the companies behind everyday gadgets were founded by women.
We decided to highlight some of those businesses in honor of Women’s History Month so that you can learn more about women-owned businesses and support them not just during the month of March, but every single day.
“Contemporary African design is inspiring the global design landscape.”
If you’re looking to freshen up your home decor, 54kibo is the place to be.
Nana Quagraine, 54kibo’s founder, always loved the unique contemporary African designs she would find on her trips back home to Africa from New York. Realizing the inaccessibility to these designs, Quagraine launched 54kibo in 2018. From lighting to rugs, to furniture and tabletop items, there’s plenty to choose from.
You can even shop by region so you can see where your home decor originates from.
This woven blue pendant light captivated us and is currently on sale right now.
“The more we travel, the better we all become.”
Jen Rubio co-founded the travel essentials brand “Away” to craft better equipment for travelers to use for every trip to come.
At Away, you can find suitcases, bags and accessories, using materials that are sleek and lightweight, but also high-performing and durable.
From their popular Everywhere bag to their collection of large carry-on luggage, there’s so much to choose from to get you ready for your next adventure.
“A cleaner planet starts at home.”
Sarah Paiji Yoo’s journey to starting a household product business began when she became a new mom. “I was horrified to learn that all the plastic I was throwing away was contaminating our water supply and generating hundreds of microplastics in the water and food I was feeding my baby.”
Finding it difficult to find household products that didn’t come packaged in plastic, Yoo started Blueland and Blueland products have helped to eliminate over one billion single-use plastic bottles from landfills and oceans since 2019, according to their website.
From dish and hand soap to laundry essentials, Blueland is making it possible to have your household be a part of the solution to eliminating waste.
You can check out their starter kits by clicking on the button below.
“Empowering the world to design”
Melane Perkins got rejected so many times when she looked at funding for her business called Canva. Fast forward to 2022, Canva has become one of the most popular design apps and is worth over $26 billion.
Launched in 2013, Canva is an online design and publishing tool that allows people to create captivating designs and publish them however they’d like, whether as YouTube thumbnails, or as wall art.
There’s been over 15 billion designs created on Canva, and what’s great is that it is a free tool. If you want to get more advanced you will have to sign up for a monthly subscription. But if you have a creative itch that you need to scratch and want help to get started, or want to design your business logo or flyer for an event, Canva might be the right place for you.
“Simple. Useful. Powerful.”
It’s so simple that it’s brilliant.
Click & Carry is a device that allows shoppers to comfortably manage and carry multiple reusable bags at once. You can either use your hands, or carry it over the shoulder for a hands-free carry.
Click & Carry’s creator, Kim Meckwood, dealt with the struggles of carrying shopping bags, so much so, she avoided shopping. According to Click & Carry’s website, Meckwood had a dream of a solution to her dilemma, and Click & Carry was born.
It’s actually become popular on Amazon, so much so that over 4,000 customers have rated the product, giving it a 4.5 star rating out of five.
“The first time I used this, I was floored at how effective it is,” one customer wrote in a review. “It was comfortable on my shoulder and stayed in place for three flights of stairs & two heavy fire doors.”
“My goal is to help everyone have more fun and get comfortable in the kitchen.”
Many may know Chrissy Teigen from her modeling and television appearances, but she’s also become a staple with cooking. So much so, she started her own kitchenware line called Cravings.
While her site boasts recipes like her ultimate banana bread muffins, it also features baking mixes, cookware, robes and more.
Teigen is no stranger to the culinary world as she did have a food blog called So Delushious, and she has published a number of cookbooks.
“I’ve always been full of ideas, but it wasn’t until I started Cravings that I was able to make them real,” Teigen writes on her website. “I love, love, love to problem-solve and create things (whether recipes or products) that make life easier, tastier, cozier, and a little more chill.”
Check out some of Teigen’s favorite items by clicking on the button below.
“One of the most exciting bakeries in the country.”
Founded by James Beard award-winning pastry chef Christina Tosi, Milk Bar got its start in the East Village section of Manhattan in New York City back in 2008.
What followed was the development of a loyal fanbase that led to Milk Bar opening up locations across the country, and even starting a delivery service so that even if you didn’t have a Milk Bar in your local community, you could still dig in to their best-selling Birthday Cake or take a bite out of their signature Milk Bar pie that has developed a cult following of its own.
Tosi and her team have also published various cookbooks so that you could make your own concoctions at home.
You can take a look at the Milk Bar’s offerings by clicking on the button below.
“Cool. Clean. Makeup.”
The world doesn’t need more beauty products. It needs better beauty products. That was the foundation upon which Jones Road was built on.
Renowned makeup artist Bobbi Brown started a new beauty brand during the pandemic four years after leaving her namesake company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
Brown wanted to focus on clean, high-performance makeup that works on every skin type and tone, and is simple to use.
Jones Road products contain no phthalates, sulfates, petrolatum, PEGs, cyclic silicones, EDTA or BPA, per their website.
The products have been a viral smash hit, from the award-winning bestsellers Miracle Balm and The Face Pencil.
“Jones Road is a growing collection of simple, smart products for all ages, skin types, and skin tones that help women achieve the no-makeup makeup look naturally,” Brown writes on Jones Road’s website. “And (it’s) an evolution of how good makeup can actually feel (as well as look).”
Click on the button below to view Jones Road beauty products.
“When we take care of our home, it takes care of us.”
Ariel Kaye was a design enthusiast and super consumer of home goods, but noticed something missing within bedding products.
“(I) couldn’t find a single brand that was high quality, affordable or easy to shop,” Kaye wrote on Parachute’s website. “I launched Parachute in 2014 as an online-only, direct-to-consumer brand focused on creating impeccable bedding.”
Parachute is now a popular destination for bedding products and more home goods, along with opening several brick-and-mortar stores across the country.
Not only can you find premium quality sheets, you can also find furniture, bath care, and decor for your home at Parachute.
Parachute’s eco-comfort mattress and their down duvet insert are some of its most popular products.
Click on the button below to view some of Parachute’s most popular products.
“There are very few problems that can’t be solved by two very determined women.”
That’s the opening sentence in Smart Sheep’s story of how the company got started. Kalpana and Christine are the two very determined women behind one of the internet’s most popular products: dryer balls.
The Smart Sheep dryer ball is made of wool and without any dyes or chemicals. Kalpana introduced Christine to the dryer ball as a way for Christine to dry her clothes faster, softer, and without any chemicals.
Christine told some friends, who told some other friends, and then the internet found out, and now, many people use these dryer balls to do their laundry.
Hearst Television’s Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen told us about the dryer balls back in April of 2022 as something sustainable to use when doing your laundry, and also save you cash while you help save the environment.
You can view that story in the video player below.
Check out the Smart Sheep dryer balls by clicking on the button below.
