September 14
Help support diverse businesses at our marketplace! All attendees will receive $10 toward one purchase as a thank you for joining us.
Simply present your event badge when checking out.
Registration Opens June 2nd
September 14
Help support diverse businesses at our marketplace! All attendees will receive $10 toward one purchase as a thank you for joining us.
Simply present your event badge when checking out.
Open from:
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Blue’s Coffee and Tea
www.bluescoffeeandteaco.com
Owner: Steven Jumper,
steven@bluescoffeeteaco.com
Minority Owned
We honor the farmers, lands, and cultures that bring amazing sustainable coffees and teas to the world and help us bring Blue’s to you.
At Blue’s, we center our commitment to sustainable sourcing and work collaboratively with our farming and roasting partners to ensure that our products are grown and harvested using practices and technologies that honor the lands and the communities that sustain and cultivate them. We are a certified minority-owned business and proud members of the Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity. Blue’s is a community-centered enterprise and seeks to reconnect communities of color here in the District and nationwide to their environmental heritage through partnerships with local farms, community gardens and greenhouses, and environmental projects.
BOBO Collective
bobocollective.com
Owner: Jetty Prophyl,
jprophyl@gmail.com
Woman and Minority Owned
The Black Owned Black Operated Collective or B.O.B.O. is a wholesale retail brokerage that exclusively sources for produces and sells Black Owned C.P.G. products. Through our Collective of completely Black- owned supply chain professionals we help scale up production of Black Owned C.P.G. products, But we don’t stop there.
We take it to the next level and certify those products using NFT Blockchain Technology making them official , transparent and easy to procure for retail buyers looking to diversify their shelves and easy to identify for consumers who want to support Black-owned businesses.
Chocolate Inspirations
www.chocolateinspirations.com
Owner: Marcy Goetz,
marcy@chocolateinspirations.com
Woman Owned
Handmade, artisan, traditional and plant-based chocolate and confections created by our family of women. We combine simple, clean ingredients with world-class chocolate making resulting in the best chocolate indulgence you can find anywhere. We are an amazing family of women making exceptional handmade chocolates and vegan toffees since 1992.
Everybody Water
www.everybodywater.com
Owner: Kimberly Reilly,
kimberly@everybodywater.com
Woman Owned
Everybody Water® is on a mission to support clean water projects so that women & girls don’t have to carry water and instead can attend school, earn incomes, and dream big.
Everybody Water was envisioned as a beautiful statement piece that would not only offer an alternative to plastic water bottles, but also offer the opportunity to support a company with a mission to help bring infrastructure that provides running water in people’s homes for the first time. With enormous grassroots support that began in our local community that has grown far beyond, we have found customers in forward-thinking people and companies. We’re building a community united by wanting change for women & girls globally… and the impact we’ve seen possible with clean water projects is incredible.
Fire Department Coffee
www.firedeptcoffee.com
Owner: Luke Schneider
Luke@firedeptcoffee.com
Veteran Owned
Founded in 2016 by firefighter and U.S. Navy veteran Luke Schneider, Fire Department Coffee is a veteran-owned business dedicated to handcrafting great-tasting coffee and giving back to sick and injured first responders. Its growing assortment of coffee is freshly roasted in Illinois by a team of firefighters, first responders, and coffee experts.
GreenIsland Bakery
www.greenislandbakery.com
Owner: Caroline Johnston
caroline@greenislandbakery.com
Woman Owned
GreenIsland Bakery’s delicious, melt in your mouth Irish shortbread range is the perfect holiday gift. Your purchase goes towards our social impact program to support female survivors.
INGCO International
ingcointernational.com
Owner: Ingrid Christensen,
ingridc@ingcointernational.com
Women Owned
This book is for anybody who cares about trust; those who are interested in what trust means and what the act of trusting and creating trust demands. Brave trust is trusting when you don’t want to. On the days when you don’t feel like it, even when life has taught you notto trust, I hope this book changes your mind. If you are willing to be vulnerably brave with trust, this book is for you.”
SOCIAL Sparkling Wine
socialsparklingwine.com
Owner: Leah Caplanis,
leah@socialsparklingwine.com
Woman Owned
When I was 26 years old I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Instead of surgery, I took control of my health and I quit drinking, became vegan, and learned about holistic ways to heal. Three years later and my cancer was gone! My social life took an understandable back seat through my health struggles. Once I beat my cancer, I was ready to get my social life back without compromising my passion for health and wellness.
I realized that there was no alcoholic option that I could feel good about drinking. I wanted to drink something I could enjoy without regretting it the next day. Something with real ingredients I could trust. With nothing on the market that fit my standards, I set out to create a truly clean beverage with both flavor and health benefits.
In 2014, SOCIAL was born! Every sip is made to inspire greatness and reflect the ambitious nature of those who enjoy it. With SOCIAL, you can taste the difference.
Sugar Bliss
www.sugarblisscakes.com
Owner: Teresa Ging
teresa@sugarblisscakes.com
Woman and Minority Owned
Sugar Bliss is a women and minority owned retail bakery, we offer cupcakes, cake pops, French macarons, brownies, cookies, and more.
We also offer gluten free and vegan baked goods and deliver and ship nationwide. Sugar Bliss uses only the highest quality of natural ingredients including European Cocoa, Nielsen Massey Vanilla, and real fruits.
T|W Tote
twtote.com
Owner: Shallon Thomas
& Sherika Wynter,
letschat@thomasandwynter.com
Minority and Woman Owned
THE STORY BEHIND T|W
T|W Tote was birthed from a real need; a better way to carry lunch. Dressed to impress, Shallon struggled to find something to place his lunch in for the day. After trying a paper bag, a plastic bag and even a velcro neoprene meal bag, he realized none of these really reflected the look he was going for. None of them matched his style. Frustrated, he then went online to find a corporate lunch box. There was nothing similar to what he was looking for at a reasonable price. He then decided it is time we take matters into our own hands.
WHO ARE WE?
Natives of the West Indies, Shallon and Sherika research and design products that solve overlooked problems. With backgrounds that range from mechanical engineering to business administration, these two work together to meet the needs of their target audience. While their sense of styles differ, their dedication to high quality products do not.
The Capital Candy Jar specializes in hand made confections and unique gift boxes for everyone. Whether you need a gift for a client, a vendor or a colleague we’ve got you covered.