Black-Owned Business Resource Hub: tools, tips, and inspirational stories
To support and celebrate Black-owned businesses across the country, we’ve gathered an array of resources, inspirational stories, on-demand videos, and more.
Hear from Black business leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs on everything from ways to fund your business to networking your way to business growth.
Explore the hub:
Black-owned attribute
Did you know?
Inspirational stories
Business resources
Yelp tools
Black-owned attribute
Business owners can add the “Black-owned” attribute to display on their Yelp Page. This free, searchable attribute helps consumers find and support Black-owned businesses in their communities.
More than 93,000 businesses have self-identified as Black-owned on Yelp.*
If you are an Black-owned business and want to add the attribute to your Yelp Page and to appear in “Black-owned” search results, you can opt-in via your Yelp for Business account by following these simple steps:
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- Log in to Yelp for Business (Business Information tab)
- In the Amenities section, click Add or Edit
- Select Yes next to “Black-owned”
- Click Save
This attribute is an opt-in only feature, as the decision to identify as Black-owned should rest solely with the business.
*Yelp Internal Data as of January 28, 2025
Did you know?
- You can get get a free Black-owned business sticker in the mail by filling out this request form (eligible for businesses with a physical location listed on Yelp). Stickers are sent out on a monthly basis.
- Since Yelp launched the Black-owned attribute in 2020, it has increased customer engagement and reviews for Black-owned businesses, leading to real economic gains. A Harvard Business School study found that Black-owned restaurants with the attribute saw a boost in total orders and revenue, while Black-owned shops received 10% more in-person visits.
- You can add unlimited attributes to your page to help you identify your business, including Open to All, Asian-owned, Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned, veteran-owned, and more. Add your choice of attributes by following the same instructions as above.
- Yelp continues to support Black-owned businesses by renewing deposits to Black-owned banks in traditionally underbanked areas, helping create more access to capital for small, minority-owned businesses.
- Yelp compiled a list of the top 25 Black-owned bakeries and cafes according to Yelp Elites, featuring businesses across the country.
Inspirational stories
Hear stories from Black entrepreneurs, experts, and innovators—from a James Beard Award-winning chef to a small business owner creating a vintage camper retreat in the Catskills.
Three Yelp community managers share tips for making meaningful connections with customers who care. 
4 storytelling tips for Black-owned businesses
Business founders roundtable: what they’d tell their younger selves
Three Black women founders share advice on navigating obstacles, working collaboratively, and embracing authenticity in business.
5 ideas for small business ambiance that stands out
Reviewers rave about the ambiance at San Jose’s first Black- and woman-owned coffee shop. Co-owner Be’Anka Ashaolu explains why.
Chef JJ Johnson on breaking the status quo in life and business
The James Beard Award-winning owner of FIELDTRIP reflects on key lessons in life and business that helped him grow as an entrepreneur, chef, and father.
3 decades of inspiration from the family behind a Top 100 soul food spot
Sandra and Miguel Pittman landed #56 on Yelp’s Top 100 by serving soul food—and food for the soul—in the same kitchen for 34 years.
A spotlight on the winners of Yelp’s Veteran Business Fund
In 2022, Yelp launched the Veteran Business Fund, which awarded veteran-owned businesses $10,000 each. We caught up with three of the winners to hear how the past year has been.
5 tips for making your customer’s day
Sundae Scoop owners Philip and Sibs Harrell strive to connect with customers on a deeper level through authentic, engaging conversation.
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Business resources
Black Enterprise
A media firm that specializes in creating opportunities for and educating Black business owners across four channels (publishing, digital, broadcast, and events) to facilitate wealth building.
Black Girl Ventures
A resource for Black and brown woman-identifying founders that provides access to networking opportunities, capital, and training.
Black Founders
Provides founders with access to advice, mentorship, networking, and funding opportunities with a focus on technology entrepreneurship.
The Black Business Alliance
Works with small- and medium-sized Black and minority businesses to promote growth by addressing the gap in business access to funding, educational resources, and capacity building.
Minority Business Development Agency
Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the MDBA provides minority-owned businesses with access to capital, contracts, and global markets.
National Minority Supplier Development Council
Focuses on minority-owned business growth to advance economic equity and provides access to contracts and procurement opportunities, access to capital, and a Federal MBE designation.
Tools for allies
- A Black Owned Business Directory
- Official Black Wall Street
- Naspora (formerly We Buy Black)
- Support Black Owned
Yelp tools
Read more about the impactful things you can do on your Yelp Business Page and beyond to communicate with your customers, increase business, and more.