Raleigh is home to a vibrant and growing community of women entrepreneurs who are making a difference in the local economy, fostering innovation, and creating welcoming spaces for residents and visitors alike. Supporting women-owned businesses not only strengthens the local economy but also promotes diversity, empowerment, and community engagement.
Why Supporting Women-Owned Businesses Matters
- Economic Impact – Women-owned businesses contribute significantly to job creation and economic growth in Raleigh. By supporting them, you are directly investing in your local community.
- Community Empowerment – Many women-led businesses focus on giving back, whether through charity initiatives, mentorship programs, or community-building events.
- Diverse Offerings – From unique boutiques and innovative eateries to creative studios and wellness spaces, women-owned businesses offer a wide range of products and services that contribute to Raleigh’s rich cultural landscape.
Women-Owned Businesses to Support Locally:
Restaurants & Bakeries
Ajja
209 Bickett Blvd.
Amorino Raleigh
137 E. Davie St.
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave.
Anise Pho
222 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 113
A Place at the Table
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 50
Beasley’s Chicken + Honey
237 S. Wilmington St.
Bitten Bakery
2116 New Bern Ave., Ste. H
Bittersweet
16 E. Martin St.
Bombshell Beer Company
120 Quantum Drive, Holly Springs
Bru’s Public House
5433 Wade Park Blvd., Ste. 100
Captain Cookie and the Milkman
500 E. Davie St.
Centro
106 S. Wilmington St.
Cheeni Indian Food Emporium
202 N. Corcoran St., Ste. 100, Durham
Clockwork
519 W. North St.
Crude Bitters/The Bittery
501 E. Davie St.
The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery
104 Glenwood Ave.
Curry in a Hurry
411 W. Morgan St.
Death & Taxes
105 W. Hargett St.
DICED
121 Fayetteville St., Ste. 108; 1028 Oberlin Road, Ste. 234; 1377 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary; 7157 O’Kelly Chapel Road, Cary
Donovan’s Dish
800 W. Williams St., Ste. 112, Apex
Dos Taquitos
6101 Glenwood Ave.
Dose Yoga & Smoothie Bar
415 N. Harrington St.
Drink
215 Glenwood Ave.
Element Gastropub
421 Fayetteville St.
Check out our coverage on Element here.
Escazu Chocolates
936 N. Blount St.
The Fiction Kitchen
2409 Crabtree Blvd., Ste. 100
Five Star
301 N. West St.
Gallo Pelón Mezcaleria
106 S. Wilmington St.
Geluna Gelato
111 East Chatham St., Ste. C
Hummingbird
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 111
ItsAWrap
10970 Chapel Hill Road, Ste. 120, Morrisville
Kandy Apples by K
6320 Capital Blvd., Ste. 107
La Farm Bakery
Cary and Raleigh, multiple locations
Las Marias
1600 Ronald Drive
Layered Croissanterie
911 N. West St., Ste. 107
Le Dive
14 W. Martin St.
Little Blue Bakehouse
2116-H New Bern Ave.
Little Blue Macaron
2116 New Bern Ave., Ste. H
Michael’s English Muffins
3611 Spring Forest Road, Ste. 114
Mofu Shoppe
321 S. Blount St.
Poole’s Diner
426 S. McDowell St.
Poppyseed Market
8801 Lead Mine Road
Posh Nosh Catering
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 135
Pure Vegan Cafe
8369 Creedmoor Road; 2812 Erwin Road, Ste. 104, Durham
Raleigh Brewing Company
3709 Neil St.
Raleigh Cheesy
3075 Medlin Drive
Raleigh Raw
7 W. Hargett St.
RBF, Your Authentic Champagne Bar
210 E. Chatham St., Ste. 10, Cary
Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar
5625 Creedmoor Road
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
8521 Brier Creek Parkway, Ste. 103
Slice Pie Company
1400 S. Saunders St.
Southern Sugar Bakery
4517 Lead Mine Road, Ste. B
Stella’s
911 N. West St., Ste. 103
Triangle Wine Company
575 New Waverly Place, Ste. 103-B
Union Camp Collective
115 Old Williamson Road
Vita Vite
313 W. Hargett St.
Vitis House
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 115
Wilco
616 N. Person St.
Wye Hill Kitchen & Brewing
201 S Boylan Ave.
The Yard Dog Park, Bar & Café
1115 W. Lenoir St.
Check out our coverage on The Yard here.
Yellow Dog Bread Company
219 E. Franklin St.
Boutiques & Shopping
2 Girls Antiques & Estate Decor
5301 Hillsborough St.
Bria’s Balloon Boutique
2601 Blue Coral Drive
Copperline Plant Co.
23 W. Hargett St.
Check out our coverage on Copperline here.
Corporate Incentive Products
2320 Lake Drive
Craft Habit Raleigh
2423 Crabtree Blvd.
Curate
15 W. Hargett St.
Deco Raleigh
207 S. Salisbury St.
Designed for Joy
517 W. Cabarrus St., Ste. A
Dress Raleigh
3528 Wade Ave.
Edge of Urge
215 E. Franklin St.
ELLA collective
8480 Honeycutt Road, Ste. 108A
Fifi and Talbot
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 36
The Flourish Market
307 W. Martin St.
For Your Convenience
1700 Glenwood Ave.
Gussie’s
927 W. Morgan St., Ste 116
Hartwell
620 W. South St.
Hause of Dogs
421 N. Harrington St., Ste. 120
Heir Raleigh
Check out our coverage here.
The Hemp Store
5801 Farm Well Road
House of Swank
3915 Beryl Road, Ste. 120
Inspirations
8601 Glenwood Ave., Ste. O
Kenda Kist Jewelry
901 N. West St., Ste. 1
Leaf Plant Shop
112 N. Church St., Clayton
Left Hook Coffee
927 W. Morgan St., Ste 116
Liberation Station Bookstore
208 Fayetteville St., Ste. 201
Linda Ruth Dickinson
22 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 11A
Little Oak Collective
233 Bickett Blvd.; The Factory, South Main Street, Wake Forest
M & M Tack Shop
615 Germantown Road
MODE Consignment
510 Daniels St.
Monkee’s of Raleigh
4158 Main at North Hills St., Ste. 100
Pacero Studio
120 S. Wilmington St., Ste. 120
Pamut Apparel
436 N. Harrington St., Ste. 110
Paper Buzz
4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Ste. 125
The Pour House Record Shop
224 S. Blount St.
Pop-Up Raleigh
656 Maywood Ave.
Quercus Studio
201 S. Salisbury St.
Raleigh Vintage
18 Glenwood Ave.
Redhead Hemp
1809 Glenwood Ave., Ste. A
Revolver Consignment
610 Hillsborough St., Ste. 101
The Self Care Marketplace
12 W. Martin St.
SerendiB workout apparel
Check out our coverage here & her art here.
TrenLend
Check out our coverage here.
TrunkShow
1526 Wake Forest Road
Ursipany
6325 Falls of Neuse Road, Ste. 5
Voda Boutique
4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Ste. 112
The Zen Succulent
123 Market St., Ste. B, Durham
Zzp Apothecary
Check out our coverage on Zzp Apothecary here.
Health & Fitness
110 Yoga
444 S. Blount St., Ste. 110
Barre-Up Raleigh
4224 Beryl Road, Ste. A
BK Pilates
1019 S. Saunders St.
Check out our coverage here.
Current Wellness
219 S. East St.
Dogwood Country Club
2431 Crabtree Blvd., Ste. 101
Dose Yoga & Smoothie Bar
415 N. Harrington St.
F45 Training Downtown Raleigh
207 W. Davie St.
Franny’s Farmacy
280 Meeting St., Ste. 104, Cary
Glow Fitness
1924 Wake Forest Road
Heat Studios
400 Glenwood Ave.
Heights Pilates
330 Dupont Circle, Ste. 104
The Hemptender
590 E. Chatham St., Ste. 110, Cary; 1920 NC Highway 54, Ste. 50, Durham
Indigo Hot Yoga & Wellness Center
1028 Oberlin Road, Ste. 244
The Mega Workout
2330 Bale St., Ste. 104
Raleigh Pilates
2003 Fairview Road, Ste. B
ReFit Therapy
703 W. Johnson St., Ste. A
Remedy Movement
2010 Hillsborough St.
Restore Hyper Wellness
Multiple locations
YoBa Studio
5003 Falls of Neuse Road
YogaSix
621 Hillsborough St., Ste. 103; 5273 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs; 703 Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill
Yoga Soullective
309 1/2 W. Martin St.
Salons, Spas, Pets & Personal Care
Adara Spa
608 W. Peace St.
Alter EGO Salon and Blow Dry Bar
119 E. Hargett St.
aMANda’s Best Friend
702 N. Blount St.
Brow Bar Raleigh
3660 Capital Blvd.
Conspiracy Ink Tattoos
328 W. Morgan St., Ste. A
Joja Nails
201 S. West St.
The Lotus Spa
512 Saint Mary’s St.; 714 W. Jones St.
Loxxe on Jones
618 W. Jones St.
N Style Hair Designs
2233 Avent Ferry Road, Ste. 110
Nail Yeah
432 Hill St.
Phantastic Nails & Spa
5910 Duraleigh Road, Ste. 121
Posh Hair Concepts
450 E. Davie St., Ste. 105
Salon Blu
Multiple locations
Salon RG
219 W. Millbrook Road, Ste. B
Salon Veritas
209 N. Boylan Ave.
Smoothe LLC
2210 E. Millbrook Road, Ste. 109
Tao Day Spa
2012 Fairview Road, Ste. B
Unfiltered Beauty
2008 1/2 Fairview Road
Village Salon
402 Oberlin Road, Ste. 116
Woodhouse Spa
4204 Six Forks Road, Ste. 102
Arts, Music & Dance
311 Gallery
311 W. Martin St.
ArtSource Fine Art & Framing
4421 Six Forks Road, Ste. 123
Bayleaf Market
11723 Six Forks Road
Charlotte Russell Contemporary
Cirque de Vol Studios
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 40
Gallery C
540 N. Blount St.
Hello Yellow Art Studio
401 N. West St., Ste. 117
Rebus Works
301-2 Kinsey St.
SerendiB artist, muralist, illustrationist
Tutu School Raleigh
709 Tucker St.
Services
BaySix
414 Dupont Circle
Blush Cowork
201 Shannon Oaks Circle, Cary
Catering Works
2319 Laurelbrook St.
Che Ink Tattoo Studio
136 Wind Chime Court, Ste. Z10
Clairemont Communications
101 S. Bloodworth St.
Design by Tula
535 Hertford St.
Food Seen
5 W. Hargett St., Ste. 409
Joy Worthy Co.
131 S. Wilmington St.
The Maxwell
330 Gideon Creek Way
Nine19 Photography
512 Saint Marys St., Ste. 109
Sweet T Picnics
3915 Beryl Road
Lodging
Heights House Hotel
308 S. Boylan Ave.
Nonprofits & Philanthropy
The Diversity Movement
1730 Varsity Drive, Ste. 200
Check out our coverage on The Diversity Movement’s Jackie Ferguson & Shelley Willingham here.
Headbands of Hope
310 S. Harrington St.
How You Can Support Women-Owned Businesses
- Shop Local – Choose women-owned businesses when looking for gifts, services, or dining out.
- Spread the Word – Share your experiences on social media and leave positive reviews to boost visibility.
- Attend Events – Many women-owned businesses host markets, pop-ups, and networking events—show up and show your support!
- Engage Online – Follow, like, and share their content to help grow their digital presence.
Celebrate & Support Women Entrepreneurs in Raleigh
This Women’s History Month—and all year long—let’s celebrate the incredible women who are shaping Raleigh’s business scene. Whether you’re grabbing a cup of coffee, shopping for something special, or investing in self-care, every dollar spent at a woman-owned business helps build a stronger, more diverse, and thriving community.
Know of a great women-owned business in Raleigh that deserves a spotlight? Drop it in the comments or tag them in our latest Instagram post!
Thank you to Raleigh Mag for getting this list started! Let’s keep it going! Know a local women business owner not on this list? Let me know so I can get it added!