About BLOWN Businesses :: Supporting UK black businesses

BLOWN Businesses, short for Black Owned Business is a network dedicated to supporting black owned businesses in the UK. Launched in 2021, our goal is to create an online platform that supports and champions black entrepreneurs and black business owners.

Our mission is to help launch future generations of black entrepreneurs. By creating a supportive network of business experts, we provide BLOWN Businesses a wide range of vital business services such as financial expertise, marketing support, legal advice and much more.

Learn more about how BLOWN supports black owned UK businesses

The cornerstone of BLOWN Businesses is our very own L.I.S.T.E.N philosophy.

Launching a business is tough. The hours needed are typically long, and statistically, you are destined to fail. But getting your business off the ground is only a problem you’ll face if you can come up with a GOOD business idea, to begin with. That is where we help

A post-covid economy brings with it exciting opportunities for black owned business to thrive. The ability to adapt and innovate in this new era of business is fundamental to the success of the black owned economy.

By giving business experts a harmonised platform to discuss innovative business practices, we can help ensure the long term success of BLOWN businesses and the BLOWN economy.

Supporting black owned businesses in the UK is our primary objective. There is an abundance of knowledge and experience within the black community. Our mission is to collate this invaluable resource and make it available FREE to all. Case studies, industry reports and opinion pieces are just a few of examples.

60% of new businesses fail in the first 3 years. One of the contributing factors is a lack of support. The BLOWN Business Network will remain FREE to use forever. This will ensure the network is here to support black owned startups and establish businesses through difficult and testing times.

One of our medium\long term goals is to create a free-to-use marketplace for black owned business. This marketplace will provide a central, online procurement platform for BLOWN businesses in both the B2b and B2C sectors.

“He who does not know one thing knows another”. No one can know everything but everyone knows something. This is our philosophy to educating black business owners in the UK. We all have experiences and valuable knowledge that can be shared amongst the network to advance the wider community.

The BLOWN Business Network helps business owners develop critical business skills. By providing free engaging content across our platform, BLOWN Business provides solutions to business problems/issues through interaction with other entrepreneurs and business leaders.