Get Organized with these Black-owned businesses: In honor of Black History Month

Life, in general, is chaotic. Add in little ones, and it can feel like it’s absolutely impossible to get organized and manage the mess around you. From great products and storage solutions to black-owned businesses providing cleaning options and professional organizing, we can turn getting organized into a reality with these organizational tips and hacks.

I truly believe in “putting my money where my mouth is.” So,  in celebration of Black History month, lets get organized with this roundup of black-owned businesses providing practical solutions for an organized home. Together we can create beautiful spaces for our families and us while highlighting the achievements of some Phenomenal Black men and women.

Why is it important to highlight Black-owned businesses?

Black history month is a time to celebrate and promote the history and achievements of black Americans and those of African descent. 

According to The Leaf, supporting black owned businesses is not only a means of putting an end to racial injustice but environmental injustices as well. Ending racial and environmental injustices is important because “environmental injustice has a greater impact on low-income communities and communities of color.”

 Environmental racism, or the phenomenon where people of color are more likely to be exposed to environmental health problems, is evident throughout the U.S from the contaminated tap water in Flint, Michigan to the frequent location of hazardous waste facilities in BIPOC communities”, points out the NAACP. 

Supporting black businesses is a simple way to promote the achievements of black Americans and contribute to uplifting underserved communities.

With that being said, let’s keep this Black history month celebration going with this list of businesses that’ll help us get organized in life.

Support Black-owned businesses online and get a more organized life

While most companies are offered online these days, not all of them help you clear clutter and stay organized. Bins, baskets, and shelves can be cute accessories and function in a disorganized home. This black-owned business website will whip your home into shape and clear any room of clutter- even if you’re not the most organized person.

1. Domain

Domain by Laura Hodges Studio has all of my favorite things. It’s a modern space for clean, sophisticated designs with subtle tribal prints: woven trays, baskets, bookends, and other home decor items. If you’re into the minimalistic design with a contemporary feel, you’re sure to love this shop.

And, I’m positive that these products won’t just look fab. These products will hey make getting organized a lot easier. Let’s say the less organized boys in my home live for a good basket!

2. Goodee

Created by the black business owner and twin brothers, the Goodee company has great pieces. On a mission “to work exclusively with artisans and products that make a positive social or environmental impact, the brand is easy to support.

The Goodee company is a global marketplace with high social and economic standards. It provides home decor goods for every inch of your house, including all of the unorganized ones- wall hooks, canisters, hampers, baskets, ceramic containers, trash cans, and more. 

The pieces are beautifully made by many of the Goodee world minority artisans own hands and are sustainably sourced. Support the culture while buying yourself something nice to organize your life. That’s my kind of activism.

3. Professional Organizers: National Associations of Black Organizers

Get organized with no time at all! Outsourcing is the answer!

I’m a bit “type A” I believe that all of us organizing enthusiasts are, to some degree.

We can clear the junk and approach our pantry, office space, kids playroom, or any sore spot in our home with peace. NABPO provides a Rolodex of organization services offered by people of color- experts in organizing. With a simple search, get your peace back, keep what you need and love, all without ever doing the hard labor!

Pros and Cons of Hiring a Professionally Organized Person

• Pro: Less clutter
• Con: Someone else does the decluttering for you
• Pro: More free time
• Con: Miss out on tediously digging through years of macaroni art and deciding which pair of jeans we’ll one day be skinny enough to fit back into
• Pro: Get rid of an Unnecessary task
• Con: Learn that even though we can do it all, we do not have to
• Pro: The Best Organization System
• Con: Forgo organizational overwhelm and get complete systems in place that will benefit your lifestyle
• Pro: Free up room for family time/ The moments that matter most
• Con: All the time we have won’t be consumed with more tasks for us to do, and we can begin to create more meaningful moments with ourselves and the people we love

#GrownUp Goals!

4. Lock It Plates

Forever losing lids to Tupperware container? I refuse to believe that it’s just me! 

Lock It Plates is a black-owned brand that produces reusable storage containers for easy stacking when it’s time to replace them. Prepare meals for the week with Lock-It microwave-safe products and support black businesses in the process.

What’s great about Lock it Plates is that each container piece snuggly locks into one another, allowing them to stay together like a food storage filing system.

With Lock It, it’s easy to let go of meal-prep containers we rarely use, toss extra or missing pieces, and outdated food storage. Lock It Plates contain everything needed for complete meal prep. Including drink containers that lock safely onto the food containers, leaving more room in our cabinets, and making organizing easy.

 5. Professional Black-Owned Home Cleaning services

Sparkle your way into a tidy home with the help of professional Housekeepers. See this post from Rank Tribe for a comprehensive list. Growing frustrated constantly from cleaning, and recleaning the same rooms? Contact a professional with a simple phone call and be on your way to less stuff with little effort.

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6. Melanin Maids

Suppose you’re looking for housekeeping services; try supporting a black business and sprinkle a little Black Girl Magic on your cleaning goals. Melanin Maids is an option. Yelp gives them 4.5 out of five stars, and their reviews are stellar.

Delegating our organizational tasks to others when the task is too great, or when cleaning time isn’t permitted is a boss move. Whether a boss of our house, our family, or both, we deserve to rid ourselves of an extra job to focus on the ones that matter most- family, faith, self-care, etc…whatever we decide.

The goal is to always make more space for memories and special moments. Giving up a house chore makes more room in our lives for spa days, face masks, Mani’s and Pedi’s with the girls, and our littles. We’re free of menial tasks and can save our energy for our family.

Reduce clutter, clear workspaces. Keep only the most necessary items and information we need daily on the top of your desk—archive resource materials we rarely use. Toss out duplicate information and materials that will soon be outdated. Leave blank space on bookshelves for growth. All things a person who organizes as their job can do for us- create organizational systems for our house that help us live our most organized life.

Popular Black-Owned Businesses to Get Organized:

Getting Organized can be a pain. Seeing the beautiful photos of perfectly curated pantries and color-coordinated refrigerated zones can be motivating. And then, boom! You’re faced with disorganization and are instantly overwhelmed. These popular black-owned brands provide organizational tips, tools, and services to help manage the mess from Supplies to full-on outsourcing. Through large retailers like these, celebrating the black community has never been easier.

7. Lowes

Get organized to move and use Lowe’s. I’ve used them for years as an easy way to support a black-owned business near me. Shipping is fast, and their customer service is great. If there isn’t one in your neck of the woods, ordering online is also an option.

They have everything we need to stay organized during a move, big or small—boxes in all sizes, moving tape, labelers, bins, plastic mattress covers, and more.

Bonus: Save a trip and pick up household goods from Lowes too! Lowes is a one-stop-shop for any organizational project. A trash can, a desk, writing utensils, pet supplies, you name it Lowes has it.

8. Be Rooted- Get Organized in your day by planning

Adorable is an understatement. Providing representation and helping us all get our ish together, these journals/planners are everything. 

No need to wonder, “How do I get motivated to get organized” because these planners have got you covered with their motivational titles and inspirational images of black women of every skin tone. Ace time management by planning our week with a sense of pride.

 You got this! 

I got this!

With Be Rooted, we’ve got this!

Tips to organize our life when we’re feeling lost in the clutter: Write Things Down

• We all know someone that remembers every birthday and sends cards for every holiday. It’s not magic and they don’t use memorization. Trying to remember things will not help organize our task list. It’ll only increase mental clutter. First step, find paper (preferably in a Be Rooted Journal) and start creating a weekly plan. Include everything, birthdays, important meetings, kid’s activities, and special things that we tend to forget.
• List those tasks in a weekly calendar/planner
• Highlight the one thing that is a must-do, even if nothing else gets done.
• Manage the other things on the schedule according to time and availability.
• Achieve every goal and cross it off

It’s amazing what we can do when we write it out and take time planning. Thanks to Be Rooted, we can focus our week, check off tasks, and contribute and celebrate black success all in one.

Oh, and the best part is that they’re sold at Target too. Grab a planner and get our goals in order, all while shopping for our weekly groceries or skincare products with trusted major retailers. No excuses!

9. PUR Home Cleaning Supplies

Specializing in natural, non-toxic cleaners, PUR Home provides cleaning essentials for all of your household needs. 

10. Etsy Black-Owned Shop

As global recognition for the importance of representation has grown, so have businesses’ intentional efforts to highlight companies and creators led by people of color in support of ending the gap created by systemic racism and the uplifting of black lives.

Etsy is not a black-owned company, but they provide a platform for independent makers and local artisans to create and sell their work, expanding the reach of black-owned small businesses. With that, Etsy has categorized a space on its site to shop Etsy Black-Owned Shops specifically. 

So many creators with so many products create a great opportunity to purchase from small black-owned businesses near me. 

Get organized app

Connecting with young people, the app world has merged practical life skills with apps. African Americans and African business owner after business owner, tapped into the tech world to develop easy-to-use, accessible apps that tackle tasks from creating A digital wellness space and decluttering our minds to small-batch content planning and daily decluttering. There is an app for everything.

11. Yoke Network

Business owners and Content Creators everywhere understand the dread of managing a content schedule and navigating the ins and outs of social growth—no need to fear. Organize your content with Yoke Network. 

12. Get organized in business: Calendly

Make scheduling meetings and organizing schedules a breeze with Calendly. It’s a favorite amongst small business owners and momprenuers. 

There’s more.

It’s free!

13. Apps to get organized in your finaces: Goalsetter

Another Black-owned app offers tools to fill a gap in the community. Providing financial literacy in a fun, accessible manner, Goalsetter is a Must-Have app! Focus on your home or your business; keep the finances tight with the help of the Goalsetter app- even pay your kids allowance and train them in financial literacy with this app.

Rarely are goals met without writing them down and tracking them. Make every moment count with us Goalsetter is saving us time and money to achieve our financial goals and see success faster.

DoDon’torget the kids! Goalsetter allows parents to track spending habits, pay their children for a particular job, write out shared goals and monitor their success together.

14. Apps to get Organize: Tidy App

The Tidy App provides consumers with affordable rates and Covid safe practices by connecting individuals with cleaning services. We’re taking cleaning off of our plate this year with Tidy.

Leave the hassle to the pros!

15. Black Owned Apps to help you Get organized: Capsicum

For planning our day and tracking all of our habits, Capsicum helps even the busiest mom find patterns in her hectic day and plan better through the habits she already has.

With Capsicum, we get the support we need to become time management masters all from the scroll of a screen

Black Female HGTV Host to help you Organize your Life

I can think of 100 ways to get organized, but I’ve learned the most from seeing ideas and testing the process in my own spaces. While these HGTV hosts are not professional organizers, they specialize in home decor and spark inspiration through their modern approaches to aesthetics. 

We often wonder how to get organized when we’re overwhelmed in life. A good binge session of some of these pros in action is sure to encourage anyone to make their home tidy.

16. Going for Sold

Real Estate agent Mary Tjon-Joe-Pin and her husband overhaul Texas homes and turn them into dream homes. With 

17. Get Organized: Living By Design

Not exactly HGTV, but it counts. Jazz Smollett and brother Jake transform spaces with many organizing principles. Zoning stations for a multi-use area and repurposing updating furniture that clients own gets a room organized and storage updated on a budget. 

Get organized in life and save your coins with inspiration from Living By Design.

Questions you may have:

What is considered a black-owned business?

Black-owned businesses are typically considered companies that are fully or primarily owned by Black Americans /African Americans or a Black Person of African Ancestry.

How do I find black-owned companies?

This list provides tips on how to get organized while supporting black-owned businesses, but it’s just the beginning. Dr. King said, “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.” Where we spend our money can impact social and economic growth for entire cultures and communities. To continue to support black-owned businesses outside of your organizational efforts, here are awesome black-owned marketplaces with all sorts of everyday resources.  

• We Buy Black
• BLAPP
• Eat Okra
• Post 21

More Black -Owned Brands you may love 

These products are not organization items; however, it’s Black History Month, why stop organizing supplies? Celebrate people of colors achievements all month long and beyond with some of my personal favorite black-owned brands.

• Black Girl Sunscreen
• Mahogany books
• Wine Collection
• Partake: Clean snack with natural ingredients (I love the funfetti cookies the most)
• Michelle Obama: Becoming

Love these organizing tools? Find more tips to get organized here

• Empower Women: Inspirational Black Business Women
• Desk Organization Tips
• Stuffed Animal Storage Ideas

If you were able to find a new brand to get organized with, please share your purchase with us below. I’d love to see which products you liked the best from these fantastic brands. And, I totally here for pics