5 (Not So) Small Businesses by Women for Women
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NOT ONLY DO WE TAKE PRIDE IN CELEBRATING FEMALE TALENTS IN ALL CREATIVE WORLDS, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO ALSO SPOTLIGHT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. WE BELIEVE THAT GIRLS WILL INVENT THE FUTURE IN ALL FORMS OF INDUSTRY BY CREATING JOBS, INFLUENCING CULTURE AND MARKET/ECONOMY AND PROVIDING OPEN PATHS TO THE NEXT GENERATIONS. IN THIS MONTH’S ROUND-UP WE TAKE PLEASURE IN INTRODUCING THESE FIVE GROWING BUSINESSES FOUNDED BY SMART, PASSIONATE AND HARD WORKING WOMEN.
LACAUSA CLOTHING
Rebecca Grenell founded Lacausa in spring 2013, to redefine comfort and style while giving back to important causes. In spanish La Causa means “the cause” which to this day has remained the brand’s vision. Fabrics are sourced and sewn in a Los Angeles factory of high ethical standards. Grenell is also the designer and brings her California upbringing to the style of Lacausa with redefined basics, romantic silhouettes with a west coast casualness. Lacausa supports various causes from Baby2Baby, the L.A. Food Bank, NRDC and the ACLU to name a few.
After realizing a void in the market for fashionable, sustainable totes, Emily Sugihara decided to create just that, but for everyday carrying. She launched Baggu in 2007 with its first product being the Standard Baggu, a stylish replication of a plastic shopping bag made of ripstop nylon and built to hold 2 to 3 times more than a disposable bag. Ten years later, Baggu is a growing creative brand that problem solves life’s necessity of making reusable bags cool for everyday use and affordable.
House of Aama is one of the few fashion brands that is run by a mother and daughter. Rebecca Henry and her daughter Akua Shabaka founded House of Aama, a culturally inspired line rooted in the ethos of the African continent and diaspora. In 2013, both Rebecca and Akua couldn’t find clothes that resonated with their cultural roots or aesthetics, and so began making their own pieces. Through collaborations with African artists and exploring cultural and historical folkways, their collection, Bloodroot (a rare herb used by old-time conjures and root workers as a powerful Guardian for the Family) is an ode to Southern Creole spiritually and African Roots.
Kristin and Kofi Essel are the husband and wife co-designers and co-founders of Third Crown Jewelry. Both with experience working in fashion and jewelry brands before launching Third Crown in which they fuse their love of architecture and geometric shapes. Gender neutral jewelry that are everyday pieces, aesthetically defined by clean lines and understated chic. Naturally Beyonce and Solange are fans of Third Crown.
Like many of us, Abena Boamah-Acheampong was fed up with not knowing exactly what was in her skincare, so she went back to basics. Shea butter. Two words that equals bliss to any skincare fanatic. The ingredient that sparks childhood memories for Abena whose mother used shea butter as the healing answer to all body problems. During a trip to Ghana, Abena met the Katariga women who then influenced Hanahana Beauty’s initiative to be absolutely serious about producer to consumer transparency. With all natural ingredients and cruelty-free, Hanahana Beauty pays 2x the fair trade price for shea butter sourced directly from Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Tamale, Ghana.
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