How do I support women-owned businesses?

Let’s be honest, women are amazing. We are them, we love them, and we want to see them succeed. We know that women entrepreneurs face unique challenges, and women-owned business have been greatly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. So, how do we support women-owned businesses? Here are a few practical ways to support women entrepreneurs:

✔️ Make purchases from women-owned businesses. Challenge yourself to really look at where your money is going. How many of your favourite businesses are women-owned? Try making a vow to purchase only from women-owned businesses for an entire month, or for the holiday season, etc.

✔️ Promote women-owned businesses on social media. Word of mouth is so important for small businesses. Know a great women-owned businesses? Tell your friends! Post about them, tag them, engage with them.

✔️ Leave a review. Similar to the point above, talk about your favourite women-owned businesses by heading to Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc to leave a glowing review.

✔️ Network with women entrepreneurs. Mentor a woman that is starting a business and looking for guidance, or ask a woman you admire to pick her brain. Host a gathering or start a club for women entrepreneurs with the intention of collaborating and supporting one another.