Ann Nyberg and Ellie Stamp
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Do you need any last-minute gifts? Shopping locally is always a great idea, and you may want to check out ShopBlackCT.com.
Sarah Thompson and Yvette Young are the co-founders of the business guide that features more than 2,000 Black-owned businesses in the state.
Thompson and Young launched the website in 2020, encouraging people to shop from small Black-owned businesses in Connecticut. At the time of the launch, the website had 175 businesses up on the website, but now more than 2,000 are listed.
“Well, really, what we’ve noticed is that it’s become a community. It’s not just a list. So, you know, it started mostly around greater Hartford, listing businesses around the greater Hartford area, but it’s expanded to more than 100 cities and towns, all every county in Connecticut. But with those listings, there are people behind those businesses, and there are families. And so to get to know these families and to kind of share in the growth of the site, that’s what we’ve seen change the most,” Thompson said.
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