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Investing in PoC-owned Small Businesses

Small businesses owned by people of color (PoC-owned small businesses) are among those most impacted by the ongoing pandemic, and Comcast RISE was created to invest in their success. Over the past eighteen months we have had conversations with hundreds of diverse small business owners and we continue to hear about the need for additional...

Latinx Heritage Month Eats and Treats with Seattle Sounders FC

Latinx Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the diversity of Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino-identified cultures and communities. We are excited to partner with Seattle Sounders FC to invite soccer and small business fans to explore food from the Latin American countries represented on the team...

Latinx Heritage Month: Diversidad, Communidad

It's Latinx Heritage Month, and we are excited to highlight small businesses owned by the diversity of Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino-identified communities throughout America. Curious about why the celebration begins in the middle of the month of September? September 15th is the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries:...

Welcome Back Seattle: Round 2

Welcome back Seattle for Welcome Back Weeks! As part of the City of Seattle’s Downtown Seattle recovery efforts, Intentionalist is proud to continue our support during Welcome Back Weeks, which includes a variety of events and promotions across Downtown Seattle neighborhoods. Bookmark our Welcome Back Seattle landing...

Heart of Seattle Photo Contest

Enter the Heart of Seattle Photo Contest on Instagram, and get a chance to win $400 worth of gift cards to local businesses! Small businesses at the heart of our communities are what keep our neighborhoods alive and vibrant — and we want you to capture that. We’ve teamed up with The Evergrey to host a photo contest that highlights the...

How Small Businesses are Recovering and What you can do to Help

How are small businesses recovering as the pandemic continues to create a more uncertain future? COVID-19 has dramatically changed the small business landscape. The number of small businesses in Washington decreased by a staggering 45% from January 2020 to June 2021. For local...

Sassafras: Stewarding Slow Fashion and Connecting the Belltown Community

Picture this: it’s the week of Christmas in 2012, and an eager store owner has opened a beautiful boutique in Belltown. In a pinch, she realized she doesn’t have a display table. Her dining table from home would have to do. Spoiler: The holiday season at the shop kicked off...

Explore King County and Put It On Our Tab

Intentionalist has teamed up with Visit Seattle to encourage our community to explore King County and enjoy FREE treats on us from a variety of diverse small businesses. While Intentionalist is Seattle-based, our small business love and appreciation is definitely not limited to Seattle neighborhoods. For the next several weekends, we're...

10 Pacific-Islander Owned Businesses to Support Right Now

CALIFORNIA SMACK’N Guamanian Grill#BlackOwned #FamilyOwned #PacificIslanderOwned #WomanOwned Christian Graham and Steffany Paz are serving up authentic flavors of Guam with recipes that have been passed down through generations. The pair own SMACK’N Guamanian Grill, which is their...