AIM Credit Repair LLC helps individuals rebuild credit while supporting financial literacy and second chances.
Black Business Spotlight
The Curl District
Aubriana Jackson, founder of The Curl District, is redefining natural hair care in St. Paul by combining luxury service, healthy curls, and community-centered beauty rooted in Black culture.
ProVisionAry Childcare
ProVisionAry Childcare in North Minneapolis brings cultural pride and community care together. Founder Danielle Tucker’s Afro-centric, home-based program focuses on faith, inclusion, and affirming every child’s identity.
Essential Salt Spa
After a 40 minute session changed her breathing and sense of smell, Greta Sher opened Essential Salt Spa in Minneapolis. The spa’s dry salt therapy circulates pharmaceutical grade sodium chloride to help clear airways and calm skin conditions. Sher says halotherapy supports, not replaces, treatment plans and is part of a more affordable, inclusive approach to wellness.
Gumbo
Gumbo digital health platform pairs culturally tailored health education with community health workers so patients can navigate care in their own language and context. Free to patients. Licensed by providers.
Spyce Pilates
Black Business Spotlight: Spyce Pilates opens this fall in the Twin Cities, bringing inclusive wellness and representation to the Pilates community.
Cici’s Cupcakes
Cici’s Cupcakes offers bold, custom flavors made-to-order by Minneapolis baker Ciara Flowers.
Shotspotter
ShotSpotter, the real-time gunfire detection tech developed by SoundThinking, is being deployed in U.S. cities to reduce firearm deaths—but questions remain about its impact on majority-Black communities.
The Birth Revolution
Nadine Ashby is creating a radical shift in birth work. The Birth Revolution centers Black, queer, and trans birthing people through affirming training, support, and joy-filled community care.
Flow Hair and Beauty
Black-owned Flow Hair and Beauty in Uptown Minneapolis offers more than hair products. The shop provides a healing space for people navigating medical hair loss and builds community with care.
BrightRay
BrightRay blends West African tradition with natural self-care through its triple-butter body products and holistic approach to wellness.
Truly Natural Hair Studio
Truly Natural Hair Studio in Minneapolis offers a wellness-centered approach to natural hair care, led by owner Chanda McDaniel’s 30+ years of expertise.
Justice 929
Selwyn Jones, uncle of George Floyd, turns grief into action. Through Justice 929, he pushes for reform, builds tech for safety, and keeps fighting for justice.
Hotworx Union Park
Natalia Davis, owner of Hotworx Union Park in St. Paul, has merged her passion for community health, family values, and generational entrepreneurship into a project that has already impacted lives, including reducing inflammation and improving mobility for people with multiple sclerosis.
Taylor’d Cosmetology School
Taylor’d Cosmetology School, Inc. was founded in 2023 to provide beauty education tailored to Black hair, skin and nails, with plans to expand to nail and hair programs in the future.
JunkNMyTrunk Junk Removal
Brayshaun Gibson, the owner of JunkNMyTrunk Junk Removal, has grown his business from a solo hustle to a structured operation, offering junk removal, demolition, and eventually waste management, while also creating job opportunities for others.
The Wellness Paradigm
Kinshasha Kambui founded Wellness Paradigm, a sanctuary for Black people to experience holistic wellness free from judgment or exclusion, after experiencing personal trauma and discovering ancestral wisdom in her healing journey.
Black Business Enterprises
Nancy Korsah, founder and CEO of Black Business Enterprises, has empowered Black entrepreneurs by creating a community-driven initiative dedicated to supporting and uplifting Black-owned businesses, and has now expanded to include a brick and mortar location in downtown Minneapolis.
Route1
Route1, a social enterprise fiscally sponsored by the Social Good Fund, is a Minnesota-based organization that supports emerging farmers of color and promotes health equity by providing fresh produce to marginalized communities.
Uniting the diaspora through music and culture
Samambo World is a cultural movement that unites the African diaspora through music and community, providing opportunities for artists and creatives to showcase their talents and collaborate with like-minded individuals.
