SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Black Chamber is partnering with a local software company to launch a website highlighting Black businesses.
Utahblackpages.com officially became an active site on Wednesday. The space offers resources on how to connect with local Black-owned businesses.
“There’s been an outpouring of support from our local community to want to contribute and help out local black owned business,” said Karen Rodriguez, Marketing Chair and Director for the Utah Black Chamber.
After the death of George Floyd and protest swept the country, many people in Utah have been eager to help uplift the local Black community.
“Some of us might not be able to be out on the streets protesting, due to health issues, or maybe that’s just not the way we want to advocate for our community. But what we can do is contribute by giving them our dollar,” Rodriguez said.
So far, there are more than 60 businesses, from clothing shops to restaurants and hair salons, highlighted on the site.
Chai Falcher, owner of Chai’s Barbershop on 3300 South, is one of the businesses showcased.
“We hope that it will give us more exposure,” Falcher said.
Like many businesses across the state, the pandemic hit him hard.
“It’s become a bit challenging especially COVID-19,” he said.
His hope is the website can help drive customers his way.
“To help us to be a part of the community, to be in the mix,” Falcher said. “It will help to show we are just as competitive as anybody else in the space.”
If you are a Black business owner and would like to have your business added, go to the website and complete the “add your business” form.
