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Use these resources to find the right person or business to help with your home improvement journey.
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There is a significant racial disparity in homeownership in the United States.
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However, new businesses are popping up every day, including those owned by underrepresented contractors.
The importance of hiring BIPOC (and especially Black) talent transcends just filling a role, Sablan says.
But where do you start?
Use these resources to search for and vet BIPOC and women-owned businesses you might never have heard of before.
However, there are online marketplaces that make purchasing from underrepresented business owners quick and easy.
In New Jersey, for example, companies can be registered forMinority and Women-Owned Business Enterprisecertification.
The City of Phoenix, Arizona has a similar program called theDisadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification Program.
And in Texas, the certification coversVeteran, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses.
In some places, theres a public registry of businesses that have these credentials.
In other places, youll have to reach out to the certifying body to ask.
Below is a short list of directories that are great for findinganyBIPOC, women, and minority-owned business.
Word of mouth on theNeighborlyandNextDoorapp, is equally as important.
For Latinx or Hispanic-owned companies, you may have more success looking up hashtags and search terms in Spanish.
Last, remember that many Black- and minority-owned companies arent advertised as such.
Although nothing can replace face-to-face interactions, social media is a great tool to conduct your preliminary search.
