Alves Creative
Founded by Renata Alves
A single contract was 40% of Renata Alves’s agency revenue. Walking away from it forced the rebuild that made the company sustainable.
✦ Mom-Owned Directory
Mom-Owned Businesses in Chicago
2 mom-owned businesses in Chicago, recommended by moms.
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Bloom & Co.
Founded by Camila Reyes
Camila Reyes’s slowest day became her busiest when she opened the doors to other mom-owned brands.
Cole Bookkeeping
Founded by Jenna Cole
Jenna Cole hovered over her first hire for two months. The second time, she handed over the keys and left for a week.
Grant Residential
Founded by Aisha Grant
Forty closings, two newborns and a system Aisha Grant still runs her brokerage on.
Hollis Botanica
Founded by Sarah Mitchell
Plant-based skincare, small batches, and a first price list written on the back of a daycare invoice.
Kinstasolutions
Founded by Kinsley Botha
Kinstasolutions is a social media marketing business that creates strategic, tailored content to help businesses grow their online presence and win customers.
Little Loaf Bakery
Founded by Priya Ramanathan
Priya Ramanathan started Little Loaf from a rented commissary kitchen with two employees — her sister and a stroller. Four years on, it supplies 60 cafés.
Marlowe & Co.
Founded by Danielle Okafor
Three kids. One big idea. How Danielle Okafor turned a spare-bedroom sewing table into a linen brand stocked in 40 stores.
Ochoa Studio
Founded by Lena Ochoa
Lena Ochoa signed a studio lease the week she found out she was pregnant. Now she runs a team of six.
Park Kitchen
Founded by Hannah Park
Park Kitchen serves lunch only, and closes in time for the 2:45 bell. Hannah Park explains why it works.
Studio Marín
Founded by Maritza Delgado
Maritza Delgado couldn’t keep stylists who couldn’t find childcare. So she built the childcare.
TD Creatives
Founded by Tyann Daoutis
TD Creatives builds strategic websites that help small businesses get found, attract more customers, and turn their online presence into real business growth.
Trip B Group
Founded by Crystal Brown
TripB Group is a woman-owned dumpster rental and cleanup business built on dependable service, supporting the community and raising awareness for Breast Cancer.
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