Here’s some Black women-owned businesses in the Triad you should check out
Updated: 11:00 AM EDT Mar 27, 2024
THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US HERE ON THE LOCAL VIBE RIGHT NOW. BLACK WOMEN MAKE UP LESS THAN 10% OF THE U.S. POPULATION. BUT ACCORDING TO CNBC AND GODADDY INCORPORATED, THEY HAVE EMERGED AS THE FASTEST GROWING GROUP OF ENTREPRENEURS JOINING US NOW IS TAMARA JEFFRIES, OWNER OF THE BUY BLACK GUIDE. SHE IS HIGHLIGHTING A FEW FEMALE OWNED. BUSINESSES YOU CAN FIND IN WINSTON SALEM. GOOD MORNING TAMARA. GOOD MORNING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HIGHLIGHTING THESE THREE BUSINESSES. THESE ARE BLACK WOMEN HERE IN WINSTON-SALEM THAT OPENED UP THESE BUSINESSES. YOU ARE STARTING WITH BODY AND SOUL. TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE. ABSOLUTELY. SO BODY AND SOUL IS A CULTURAL GIFT STORE WITH FOUR STORES AND ONE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE ART DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON. OWNER DANA SIMONE SAYS SHE WAS INSPIRED TO OPEN BODY AND SOUL, NEARLY 21 YEARS AGO BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO OPEN A STORE THAT WAS FILLED WITH PRODUCTS THAT MADE HER FEEL GOOD AND HELPED HER THRIVE. SO INSIDE OF BODY AND SOUL, YOU WILL FIND A BOOK ROOM WITH AMAZING BOOK, MAINLY BY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LOCAL AUTHORS, A SKINCARE AREA BASED WITH SHEA BUTTER, AS WELL AS A GALLERY THAT FEATURES ITEMS IMPORTED OR INSPIRED BY AFRICA, AND A BOUTIQUE AREA THAT OFFERS THE LATEST PIECES OF JEWELRY IMPORTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SO BODY AND SOUL IS OPEN FROM 11 TO 5 TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, AND AGAIN IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM ON TRADE STREET, SO STOP BY FOR A VISIT AND TELL THEM TO BUY. BLACK GUIDE SENT YOU PERFECT ON TRADE STREET. I KNOW JUST WHERE THIS SHOP IS. AWESOME. SO NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO NUMBER TWO. SWEET POTATOES. ALSO IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. YES MA’AM. SO OWNERS VIVIAN JOYNER AND STEPHANIE TYSON WELCOME YOU TO THE AWARD WINNING SWEET POTATOES RESTAURANT LOCATED IN THE ARTS DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN WINSTON, WHERE THEY SERVE UNIQUE SOUTHERN INSPIRED FOOD UPTOWN, DOWN HOME COOKING. CHEF TYSON AND VIVIAN OPENED THEIR SWEET POTATOES RESTAURANT IN 2003, WITH THE FIRST BEING THE FIRST RESTAURANT TO PLANT ROOTS IN THE UP AND COMING DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT. FILLED WITH SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY, THEIR SOUL FOOD MENU INCLUDES DELICIOUS ITEMS LIKE CATFISH, NOLA, SLAP YOUR MAMA RIBS, BARBECUE SHRIMP AND GRITS, AND, OF COURSE, SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD. CUSTOMER ALSO LOVE THEIR FRIED GREEN TOMATO AND OKRA APPETIZER, SO YOU CAN STOP BY FOR SOME GOOD EATS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, OR LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM BY VISITING THE SWEET POTATOES AWS. THOSE ARE TWO NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES I’M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE FRIED OKRA THAT WAS MY FAVORITE WHEN I WENT THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AWESOME! OKAY, LASTLY, WE HAVE ANOTHER FOODIE LOCATION FOR PEOPLE FORSYTH SEAFOOD MARKET AND CAFE. YES, SO FORSYTH SEAFOOD MARKET AND CAFE. IT’S A WILD CAUGHT SEAFOOD MARKET AND SOUTHERN FRIED SEAFOOD RESTAURANT LOCATED LOCATED IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOOD OF WINSTON-SALEM. SO THE MOTHER DAUGHTER DUO VIRGINIA HARDESTY AND ASHLEY HARDESTY ARMSTRONG ARE ONE OF THE ONLY BLACK AND FEMALE LED FRESH SEAFOOD MARKETS IN THE STATE THAT HAVE DIRECT ROUTES TO THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FISHERMAN COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO CARRYING OVER 20 TYPES OF LOCAL WHOLE FISH IN THEIR FRESH MARKET, THEY ARE ALSO SERVING UP LOCAL SEAFOOD THAT IS FRIED TO CRISPY PERFECTION AND SERVED WITH THEIR FAMOUS HOMEMADE COLESLAW. HUSHPUPPIES AND OTHER CHEF’S SPECIALTIES. CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS, FORSYTH SEAFOOD IS A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH FAST CASUAL DINING ON AND OFF SITE CATERING AND FOOD TRUCK SERVICES SO YOU CAN VISIT THEM OR PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE AT FORSYTH. SEAFOOD. COM 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS. MY GOODNESS THAT IS SO INCREDIBLE. AND TAMARA, YOU ARE ALSO AN INSPIRING FEMALE BUSINESS OWNER AS WELL THAT YOU COULD HAVE FEATURED FOR YOURSELF ON THIS SEGMENT. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING ON THE LOCAL VIBE. AND FOR EVERYONE HERE ARE THOSE BUSINESSES AGAIN. ONE MORE TIME FOR YOU, BODY AND SOUL ON NORTH TRADE STREET IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM. ALSO NEIGHBORING TO THAT IS SWEET POTATOES RESTAURANT. AND LASTLY, FORSYTH SEAFOOD MARKET AND CAFE. YOU CAN SUPPORT ALL OF THESE BLACK WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES BY CHECKING OUT THE BUY BLACK GUIDE ONLINE, OR FOLLOW ALONG WITH ALL OF TOMORROW’S UPDATES ON
Here’s some Black women-owned businesses in the Triad you should check out
Updated: 11:00 AM EDT Mar 27, 2024
Black women make up less than 10% percent of the U.S. population. But, according to CNBS and Go Daddy Incorporated, they have emerged as the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs.We spoke with Temoura Jeffries, the owner of the Buy Black Guide, to highlight some of Winston-Salem’s Black women-owned businesses.
Black women make up less than 10% percent of the U.S. population. But, according to CNBS and Go Daddy Incorporated, they have emerged as the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs.
We spoke with Temoura Jeffries, the owner of the Buy Black Guide, to highlight some of Winston-Salem’s Black women-owned businesses.
