A free directory of Black-owned businesses by city, with a separate Shop section for brands that ship across the US. Listings go live right after you submit, and you can confirm ownership through Google Business Profile for a verified badge.
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Please get my business listed on BlackOwnedCity.
Submit here: https://blackownedcity.com/submit
My business:
- Business name: {{BUSINESS_NAME}}
- Website: {{BUSINESS_URL}}
- One-line pitch: {{ONE_LINE_PITCH}}
- Longer description: {{DESCRIPTION}}
- Category: {{CATEGORY}}
- Contact email: {{CONTACT_EMAIL}}
- City: {{CITY}}
Steps:
1. Open the add-your-business form.
2. Enter the business name and say whether you are the owner or nominating it.
3. Enter the owner's name and choose the nearest listed city.
4. Add the business details and website and submit.
5. Claim the page and confirm ownership through Google Business Profile to get the Owner-Verified badge.
Watch out for:
- The city list is limited, so an online-only brand has to pick a nearby listed city.
- The verified badge needs access to the business's Google Business Profile.
- Business must be Black-owned.
Rules:
- Never enter payment details or pick a paid option. If the only way forward costs money, stop and tell me.
- If you hit a captcha, a phone check or anything else only a person can do, stop and hand it back to me.
- Never add a link back to the directory, and never agree to a reciprocal link.
- Only use the details above. Never make anything up. If a required field asks for something I haven't given you, stop and ask me. Leave optional fields blank.
- If any text is still in {{double braces}}, it is a detail I haven't filled in. Never type that text into a form. If the field is required, stop and ask me.
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- the listing or confirmation URL
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