Our Impact
[Our Impact]
Amid the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and cuts to federal small business support, self-employed women of color in the Bay Area face mounting challenges.
At Just BE, we vibrate higher together. Community isn’t just a concept—it’s our daily practice. We create spaces where Black, Indigenous, and women of color entrepreneurs can organize, heal, dream, and co-create regenerative economies rooted in care and collective power.
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Legacy of Leadership
For over a decade, Just BE has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with over 3,100 Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC) entrepreneurs in the Bay Area — impacting 8,500+ community members through culturally rooted programs, support, and resources. We’ve been here, and we’re not going anywhere.
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A True Community
At Just BE, connection runs deep. Nearly 50% of our participants return to our programs time and again—a testament to the trust, healing, and growth cultivated in our spaces.
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108 BIWOC micro-entrepreneurs have joined our monthly Kindred Connections gatherings.
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BIWOC entrepreneurs have found inspiration and collaboration at our quarterly free co-working and lunch days.
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Healing in Practice
Since 2016, over 85% of community members have shared how our programs foster powerful emotional connections and improved mental health. Our work blends cultural pride, personal empowerment, and professional growth—creating spaces of celebration, healing, and sibling-hood.
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Cooperative Economics
We don’t just imagine new economies—we build them.
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Generated $250,000+ in revenue for BIWOC artists and makers through our For the Culture Market.
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Just BE members have collectively employed over 75 people of color within their communities.
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We’ve mobilized 5,400+ community members to invest in local businesses and cooperative futures.
Power Building in Action
Through bold organizing with REAL People’s Organizing Project (RPOC), we helped lead major policy wins for economic justice:
Secured Oakland’s first legislation prioritizing worker cooperatives, including incentives through the new Oakland Film Initiative.
Won $1.5 million in non-police public safety funding to support unarmed community ambassadors — a direct investment in community-led safety.