There are significant incongruities when it comes to the support of minority owned businesses, which have also been disproportionately hit by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Guardian, Black owned businesses are 47% less likely to get approved for business loans than white counterparts, and even when they do it is harder to secure full funding.
Supporting local, minority owned businesses enables the economic growth of communities of diverse ethnic heritage.
Below are some tools, directories, and apps you can use to source minority owned businesses.