Celebrating Black-Owned Businesses
The month of October is Black History Month - an annual month of reflecting on Black History and celebrating Black Excellence. We hope to provide exposure for small black-owned businesses, that are both inspiring and innovative, whilst celebrating their successes. Have a look at these fantastic products and services on offer and celebrate these wonderful businesses with us!
*Safe Space is not affiliated with these companies.
Tahar Mind and Body
Tahar Mind and Body is a small business which specialises in handmade bath and body products.
Its owner says: “I am a mother of 3 who started learning how to make soaps whilst on maternity leave as a means of having something to do before falling in love with the craft and deciding to go into business.
I make natural and sensitive soaps for healing and nurturing purposes whilst providing fun, colourful & fragrant soaps. I also make other kinds of bath, body & aroma products such as whipped soaps, body butters, candles, wax melts, shampoos and more.”
You can check out Tahar Mind and Body here: https://www.taharmindbody.com/
Cassiscreative
Cassiscreative is a small business located in the West Midlands. They focus on spreading positivity, hope and encouragement through everything they do. They launched in December 2019 and have clients and customers both locally and internationally. They sell books, bookmarks, key rings and notebooks - to name a few. They even do customisations and help aspiring authors to write and publish their first book via their masterclass and guided workbook.
Cassiscreative can be found on www.cassiscreative.com or www.etsy.com/shop/cassiscreative
You can follow them on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cassiscreative
They look forward to connecting with you and welcome any opportunities for collaborating.
KC Concepts
KC Concepts have launched Bristol’s first black-owned business pop-up shop, which provides a business platform for over 40 black-owned businesses. The shop is located on the ground floor in The Galleries, Bristol until 14th November, so be sure to head down there and support local black-owned businesses. The store features items such as clothing, jewellery, beauty products, art and more.
You can check out their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kcconcepts_/
The shop owner, Latoya, also owns her own beauty business - Kitchen Cosmetics. Their mission is for everything to be 100% vegan an cruelty-free, designed to deliver a luxurious experience that’s gentle to your skin, hair and body whilst staying kind to the earth.
You can check out the website here: https://www.kitchencosmetics.org/
Nittie Meikova
Nittie Meikova is an international make-up artist that takes care of makeover services for all occasions and events.
Nittie says: “I am Anita King-Adegoke, popularly known as Nittie. I am a multi-award wining Bristol-based professional makeup Artist, Beauty Consultant and Educator. With well over a decade of experience in the beauty industry, I run a beauty empire (Nittie Meikova) that takes care of makeup services for all occasions and fashion events. We offer professional and personal training in makeup and head wrap artistry. We create personalised skincare treatments that suit individual needs using our award winning products.
I am on a mission to teach women how to look younger, feel more confident in their skin and stun their world while at it as well as teach women how to earn more money and look good for less. My vision is to empower every woman with strength, confidence and independence - one day at a time . I am currently a Senior Sales Director with Mary Kay UK.”
You can visit Nittie’s social media here:
Instagram: @nittiemeikova
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NittieMeikova
Piloxercise (Bristol)
PILOXERCISE provides a safe and inclusive environment that ensures people can have the most fun possible, while getting fit, and have a positive learning experience from every class we provide.
Its founder, Pilo, says: “after many years working in the dance, fitness and entertainment industry, we wanted to bring together all things we loved in a concept that would change people’s lives.
The PILOXERCISE dance & fitness brand was born in 2016 and in only a short space of time, it exploded in the community, winning numerous prizes and growing exponentially.
We offer all types of dance and fitness classes, with our most popular being Carnival Fitness.
Our aim is to use Afro-Caribbean music and dance - to promote fitness, health and wellbeing, cultural awareness and community cohesion. We want people to leave our classes confident and glowing, living their best life!”
Download the PILOXERCISE app to join their classes or snap up their 1 week free trial! https://www.piloxercise.co.uk/
Empower Develop People Training Ltd
Empower Develop People Training Ltd provide mental health and first aid training, as well as anti-racism courses for workplaces and individuals. They deliver guest speaking at events on mental health and anti-racism.
Their owner says “before I started my journey, I had no idea how debilitating poor mental health could be. Now, with lived experience and networks of people committed to creating workplaces and communities that minimise the stigma attached to mental health, where people can support others and understand their own wellbeing, I realise that my own health was a turning point into something more meaningful and enriching. I’m proud that my company, Empower Develop People, continues to grow and is the leading provider of Mental Health First Aid England Products in the south west.
Our consultancy service is perfect for companies with no in-house learning and development team, or teams wishing to increase their capacity to assist with existing training schemes, strategies and projects. Company changes can lead to or reveal gaps in knowledge or systems. We can help with the transition to help you smoothly and effectively embed change, increasing the effectiveness of systems and review company processes.”
The Mental Health First Aider course is aimed at anyone interested in mental health who wants to become trained in MHFA and is looking for ways to better support their colleagues, friends or family who may be struggling.
The Race Ahead course is designed to help not only you as an individual, but as a key stakeholder and decision maker in your organisation, to understand and address systemic racism and the disparities that this causes in the workplace.
You can visit their website here: https://www.edptraining.co.uk
Mamma Ps (Bristol)
Mamms Ps is a takeaway restaurant in Fishponds, Bristol which serves authentic Jamaican Cuisine. Their best selling items include jerk chicken, oxtail, and small ackeea and saltfish. They have a 4.3* rating, so be sure to head down to try some delicious Caribbean food.
‘Order food online from one of the finest takeaways in Mamma Ps. Here at Mamma Ps in Bristol, we are proud to serve the surrounding area. . You can find our whole menu on our website, filled with mouth-watering dishes and catering for all kinds of different tastes!
We are constantly striving to improve our service and quality in order to give our customers the very best experience. As a result, we are finally proud to unveil and introduce our latest improvement, our new online ordering website! You can now relax at home and order your favourite, freshly prepared meals from Mamma Ps in Bristol, online. You can even pay online! We’re passionate about providing delicious and high-quality food - our priority is to satisfy all of our customer's needs. We offer a variety of excellent food, prepared with the freshest and finest ingredients, to the highest standard.”
You can order through JustEat or visit their website here: https://mamma-ps.co.uk/order-now
Anatrey Soap
Anatrey Soap offer a wide range of soap products, all handmade from natural ingredients. They have created a soap that treats various skin conditions. Each soap is handcrafted with you, your skin and your experience in mind. From deep melanin to fair skin, as well as oily, dry and combination skin. They take the take to build a brand which ensures that every part of your order packaging was created just for you by keeping the products natural, simple and affordable.
Anatrey’s owner, Leandra, a 27-year-old currently living in Bristol, says her business is about handmade soap that targets various skin conditions which caters for deep melanin to fair skin. Leandra had problems in the past and tried a lot of products with no effect, even seeing dermatologists with no result. It was something that was affecting her confidence as time went by. She travelled to the Ivory Coast for a holiday and met a dermatologist who has over 42 years of experience. He suggested some products that she could use, and so she decided to create a soap that aims to treat these skin conditions.
You can purchase her soaps from her Esty shop here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Anatrey?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1099134405
You can visit her instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/anatrey.care/
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