Minority-Owned Archives - Page 22 of 24

Support Black-Owned Businesses in Salt Lake City

Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Inspired by their activism of the National Women's Soccer League, we have created an InTENtional List of Black-owned businesses in Salt Lake City so that the players, coaches, and tournament staff can #SpendLikeItMatters throughout the remainder of the...

Juneteenth 2020 – Black Owned Businesses Matter

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. While the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln took effect in January 1863, it wasn't until June of 1865 that Union solders finally reached Galveston, Texas and the last enslaved African Americans learned that they were...

Essentially AAPI – A Reflection

Last month was Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We invited the Intentionalist community to celebrate the ways AAPI-owned small businesses are essential to our communities, and you showed up! Throughout May, you demonstrated your support by sharing your favorite AAPI-owned businesses. Collectively, you highlighted 250 different...

Bellden Cafe Serves Up Kindness During Challenging Times

Claire Sumadiwirya grew up in Bellevue, but the plan to open a cafe in her neighborhood was actually born in Shanghai, China. Six years ago, Sumadiwirya was working in public relations and marketing and traveled to Shanghai for a brief job assignment. Everything was going as planned...

Essentially AAPI – My InTENtional List of Seattle Asian-owned small businesses

The InTENtional List includes a variety of AAPI-owned small businesses owned by people who brighten our day every time we see them. We hope that you will join us in celebrating and amplifying the Seattle Asian-owned small businesses and Pacific Islander owned small businesses you love by...

Essentially AAPI – Supporting the community during the COVID-19 pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants all over the nation are struggling to keep their doors open. In spite of it all, Seattle’s restaurants are still saying, #WeGotThisSeattle. In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, we’re highlighting ten AAPI-owned businesses who continue...

Essentially AAPI

It's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we're excited to celebrate the many ways that AAPI-owned businesses are an essential part of our communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on all small businesses, but weeks before the virus took hold of the American economy, Chinatown communities and...

Footprint Wine Tap: Ken Dillon

“I’ve always had a philosophy in life of trying to manage the amount of waste you produce - and that purchasing power is in your hands.” Ken Dillon, Owner, Footprint Wine Tap Footprint Wine Tap is Seattle's first and only sustainable keg wine-on-tap bar and shop, pouring a wide variety of Washington wines from a beautiful copper wall of...

The In-TEN-tionalist Guide to Black-Owned Businesses in Portland!

At Intentionalist, we’re lucky to have folks joining our movement to #SpendLikeItMatters from all over the country. In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to celebrate some spectacular Black-owned businesses in Portland - one of our favorite cities that’s only a Bolt Bus away from our...