Juneteenth Celebration Idea

One of the best ways I can think of to celebrate Juneteenth is to support black-owned businesses, especially on June 19th. and all year round. Each of us in the black community can help, at no extra cost to us, to begin curbing some of the dollars we spend and send out of the community back into the community on a regular enough basis to be productive for the black own business and the black community.  Simply patronizing a black own business can be positively impactful. There are black businesses that offer fashion ideas, self-care and health products, food and drink choices and plenty of black artists for your home decor ideas and clothes makers and sellers for your very own personal wardrobe decor.

Find one near you and be intentional, don't be afraid to approach a black own business and ask them what they need especially if there are signs that an organization or black own business is experiencing hardship. It goes without saying that all businesses need sales or offers for their services, if you can help them in that way you will also be helping to keep black community dollars circulating within the black community, and growing businesses often mean more job opportunities within the community. 

However, even if you are unable to help a business out by making a purchase, or a donation to an organization you can still spread the word about their service or business and there are several other ways you can still help a black-owned business. As a community member build a relationship with a black business and share their business information with your own social circles online, and off. There are avenues as complicated as investing in a black own business and as simple as writing and sharing a review that can be helpful to a business receptive to your offer of help.

Most Black Owned Businesses (BOB) who welcome your support hope that your interest in their business goes beyond the fact that a business is simply black-owned. They value even more your belief in their business. Most black-own-businesses value and encourage the quality of their goods and service, because that is what can make the difference between a once-in-a-lifetime customer and a loyal return customer.

Organizations like the BBB and others especially should support BOBs with incubator programs and limit some of the obstacles that can impede small businesses. Quality help and coaching should also be available t new BOBs. Organizations can be valuable small business support sources to help grow BOBs. One of the best things you can do to support your local BOB or organization is to make as many of your basic purchases for your personal and household day-to-day items from your local BOB.