Three Canadian Female-owned Businesses to Support this Holiday Season
As the year ends and with the holiday season here, it's a perfect time to refresh wardrobes, stock up on essentials, and support local businesses for gifts for your family and friends. Female-owned businesses have emerged as key players in shaping consumer trends with their unique, innovative, and high-quality products. From a variety of sustainable products, these businesses often emphasise creativity, social responsibility, and community connection, making them stand out in today’s competitive market. Supporting small businesses shines a light on entrepreneurs, and their stories of success, providing inspiration to new business owners. So here are three Canadian female-owned businesses to shop for the holiday season.
Satya Organic
Looking for great new products to keep your skin feeling soft and refreshed? As the weather gets colder, many struggle with eczema or need for their skin to feel hydrated. Satya Organic provides several solutions, with organic formulas to soothe and repair your skin. Their eczema glide sicks, oat bath formulas, and more are made with ingredients such as organic cold-pressed sweet almond oil, organic beeswax, as well as organic cold-pressed jojoba. CEO and owner Patrice originally started making balms for her own daughter, determined to make solutions that were effective and safe. Soon, her skincare began to skyrocket and she took a step to share her solutions with the world. All her products are compactly packaged as well as have travel-sized options, perfect for slipping into front pockets of backpacks, tote bags, or purses to always have on the go. For the people in your life who are constantly on the go and don’t have a lot of time to rehydrate, their multi-use stick is perfect for all uses, to make sure your skin is feeling good all day.
Laid Back Snacks
With a busy holiday season, followed by back to school and work, people search for a quick and easy snack to grab and go. For those always on the move, try Laid Back Snacks. The company offers customizable boxes, where you can choose up to 5, 10, or even 20 snacks in individual bags. Owner Riley focuses on making not only healthy, but delicious snacks to promote health and wellbeing, and a healthy relationship with food. From date bites to cashews to apple rings, Laid Back Snacks offers customizable mixes for all, with the inclusion of gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan options. They are also considerate of the environment, with packaging #4 being recyclable and made in climate-neutral operation processes. This is an important factor, as the holidays often come with a lot of food waste from extravagant parties and get-togethers.
Encircled
A wardrobe refresh is one of the best ways to look forward to a new season. Whether it be outfitted for school, work, or enjoying the cold weather, Encircled provides endless options for ethical and sustainable clothing, made for every occasion. Encircled ranges from everyday wear, such as t-shirts and crew necks, to more elevated pieces such as blazers and skirts. With versatile options and colour schemes perfect for capsule wardrobes, matching with what you already own and layering with other colours and patterns. Founder and CEO Kristie Soomer based Encirlced around the idea of creating clothes that would be long-lasting, timeless, and versatile, for all people's needs. The company is not only based in Canada but is environmentally conscious, with over 50% of its fabric being made from local knitters, working towards reducing its carbon footprint.
By supporting these female-owned businesses, you are not only supporting them but also their stories. All these women started with a passion for creation and entrepreneurship, to share their products and stories with others. Shoppers support these entrepreneurs and contribute to a more equitable marketplace while accessing some of the best items for this transitional time of year.
Written by Audrey Wong
