Evanston is an awesome city, filled with awesome locally-owned restaurants, shops, service companies, health practitioners, fitness studios, entertainment venues — you name it, we’ve got it. These small businesses are the backbone of our community and deserve our support especially as we continue to rebuild from these last two years.
Downtown Evanston created “Keep Evanston Awesome” to recognize the important role that local businesses have in our community—providing a unique sense of place, giving back to the community and attracting visitors to help boost our local economy. When you are shopping for family and friends, choose Evanston brick and mortar businesses instead of shopping online.
In celebration and honor of International Women's History Month and Day on March 8, 2023 , we created this webpage to highlight woman-owned businesses and organizations in Evanston. Below is a list of woman-owned businesses organized by category. Support these businesses throughout the month and beyond!