The short answer: we champion women-owned businesses in South Florida because behind every one of them is a woman who bet on herself — often a neighbor, a fellow community member, maybe a future friend. Our business directory exists to make those businesses easy to find, easy to contact and easy to support, from Palm Beach to Miami. When local women thrive, the whole community rises with them.

Girls Friendships in South Florida began as a place for women to find each other. Very quickly, something beautiful happened alongside the friendships: members started asking for recommendations. “Who does great lashes near Fort Lauderdale?” “I need a photographer.” “Does anyone know a cleaner they trust?” Every question was a woman ready to spend money — hoping to spend it with another local woman.

The directory was our answer.

The idea behind the directory

Big advertising platforms are built for big budgets. A talented nail artist working from a studio in Hollywood, or a home baker in Boca Raton, cannot outspend national chains — and she should not have to. What she needs is to be discoverable by the women nearby who are already looking for exactly what she does.

That is what our business directory does. It gathers local women-owned businesses in one trusted place, organized by category and searchable by the women of our community — all 25,000+ of them, from Palm Beach to Miami. It is not a billboard. It is a neighborhood, in directory form.

How the directory works

For women looking for a service

Browse by category — beauty, health and wellness, food, home services, events and more. Start, for example, with our Beauty category to find salons, lash and brow artists, nail techs and makeup artists near you. Each listing tells you what the business offers and how to reach it, so you can go from “I need someone” to “booked” in a couple of clicks.

Free listings and Premium listings

Every women-owned business in South Florida can be listed for free with a basic profile — the essentials that make the business findable. Businesses that want to present themselves fully can choose the Premium listing at $10/month: a rich profile with photos, direct contact links, categories and everything a customer needs to say yes with confidence.

The philosophy is simple: being found should be accessible to every woman starting out, and the businesses ready to shine brighter can do so for the price of a coffee a month.

More visibility, when a business wants it

Some moments deserve a spotlight — a launch, a seasonal offer, a fully booked calendar to fill. That is why we also offer short advertising sprints to our community, presented on our Advertise page: concentrated visibility in front of local women, for a defined moment, with no long commitment.

5 real ways to support women-owned businesses here

Championing local women is not abstract. It looks like this:

1. Choose her first. The next time you need a service, check the directory before the big platforms. Same purchase, completely different impact.
2. Book, do not just browse. A saved post does not pay anyone’s rent; an appointment does. If you found your person, book her.
3. Leave a thoughtful review. Specific praise — what she did, how it felt, why you will return — is gold for a small business and helps the next woman choose with confidence.
4. Recommend her in conversation. When a friend asks “who does your hair?”, that answer is marketing money cannot buy. Our community runs on these recommendations.
5. Share her work. A story, a repost, a tag: small gestures travel far in a community of women who genuinely want each other to win.

Own a business? Here is how to get listed

If you run a women-owned business anywhere from Palm Beach to Miami, the directory was built for you. Getting listed takes a few minutes:

• Visit List Your Business to see exactly what each listing includes.
• Start with the free basic listing, or choose Premium at $10/month for the full, rich profile.
• Complete your profile with care: clear description, your categories, your best photos if you are on Premium, and the contact details customers should use.

Your customers are already in this community, already asking for what you do. A listing simply makes sure the answer to their question is you.

Questions before you start? Contact us — we are happy to help you choose the right option, with zero pressure.

A community that buys from its own

Friendship and business are not two separate worlds for women — they are the same network of trust. The woman you meet at a Saturday beach walk might become your best friend, your lash artist, your realtor, or all three. We built Girls Friendships in South Florida to hold all of that in one place: women finding friends, and women finding each other’s businesses. Browse the directory, book someone wonderful, and if you are building something of your own — come get listed. We saved you a spot.

FAQ

How do I find women-owned businesses near me in South Florida?

Use our business directory and browse by category — beauty, wellness, food, home services and more. Each listing shows what the business offers and how to contact it directly.

How much does it cost to list a business in the directory?

A basic listing is free. The Premium listing, with a rich profile including photos, contact links and categories, costs $10/month. Short advertising sprints for extra visibility are also available.

Who can join the directory?

Any women-owned business based in South Florida, from Palm Beach to Miami — salons, wellness practitioners, food businesses, creatives, home services and more. If you serve local women, you belong in the directory.