Diverse-owned businesses across metro Omaha

SET The Bar

Omaha, NE

The Grove Juicery + Wellness Cafe

Omaha, NE

The Grove Juicery + Wellness Cafe is a women-owned, plant-based juicery and wellness cafe serving Omaha from three shops: the downtown flagship on Farnam Street, Grove West in Elkhorn, and the Aksarben location inside Inner Rail Food Hall. Founder Meghann Schense started The Grove after years as an international fashion consultant, when cold-pressed juice and clean, local food became her way of staying well on the road. Everything is made fresh daily in Omaha. The menu runs from cold-pressed juices and plant mylks to smoothies, protein shakes, wellness shots, acai bowls, toasts, salads, and gluten-free baked goods, alongside a wellness market stocked with superfoods, proteins, vitamins, and adaptogens. Multi-day juice cleanses and a subscription Juice Club with free delivery round out the lineup for regulars who want the routine handled for them. Ingredients are the whole point here. The Grove sources organic, locally grown produce and clean, tested superfoods and adaptogens, and leaves out additives, preservatives, stabilizers, gums, and added sugar. The shop also runs as a zero-waste production facility and cafe, with an in-store recycling program, glass bottles on a returnable recycling program, and juice pulp composted back into local soil. Ownership note: The Grove Juicery + Wellness Cafe is listed as women-owned based on founder Meghann Schense's own account on the company website, where she writes that she is "the creator and owner of The Grove." This is self-identified by the business and has not yet been owner-confirmed through Inclusivity.org.

Omaha Dog Bar

Omaha, NE

We are a unique 18+ establishment in Downtown Omaha that is focused on dogs! Our fun space is not just a dog park and doggy daycare, but we also have a full bar and eatery, event space, retail, and dog baths! So bring your pup along for a day of fun and relaxation while you sip on a cold beverage and savor some tasty bites. We do ask that any first-time visitors check out our, Plan Your Visit, link to help with a smoother check-in process: https://www.omahadogbar.com/before-you-visit. There is also required information in there, that we'd need, before a dog can enjoy our facility. New patrons are asked to upload required vaccines and meet our spay/neuter requirements. Humans are always free, but patrons do need to purchase a day pass for their dogs.

Paulette Home

Omaha, NE

At Paulette Home, we curate stylish, modern, and design-driven pieces for the home. Our collection includes furniture, lighting, décor, art, and select rugs each chosen for its quality, character, and fresh point of view. We operate as both a consignment destination and a full-price retail shop, bringing together exceptional pre-owned pieces and new items from brands we admire. This mix allows us to create a collection that feels layered, current, and always evolving.

ELEVEN//Three

Omaha, NE

ELEVEN//Three is a home fragrance company in Omaha, hand-poured by Brant and Doug Treadway. It started at home, in a house known for having a candle going in every room when guests came by, and sometimes two completely different candles in the bigger rooms just to change the feel of the space. The name is theirs twice over: eleven is Doug's favorite number and his birth month, and three is the day they got married. It turned into a business after a conversation with a local clinic about family planning, and what it costs to have a child as a same sex couple. That is what gave a passion project a mission and something to work toward. Everything is made by hand in small batches and every scent is blended in house. The wax is 100 percent soy, so it burns slower and cleaner, and the wicks are lead free. There are no preservatives and no dyes, and every drop of fragrance is free of carcinogens, reproductive toxins and the other chemicals that hide inside the word fragrance. Clean should never cost you quality. There is a product for every part of the day. Classic and XL wax melts, dough bowl candles, car diffusers, room sprays and foaming hand soaps, in signature scents and in collections that move through the seasons, the zodiac, and a cereal bowl lineup that smells the way you are hoping it does. The shop on South 89th Street is open six days a week and orders ship anywhere in the country. Custom labeling turns any scent into a wedding favor, a client gift or a party thank-you, and wholesale partners carry the line in their own shops.

RSVP Notes

Omaha, NE

My goal since I started this business is to make the world a happier place. Whether that's through spreading love with the handwritten note, or making people laugh inside the store with all of my funny cards and gifts. Many customers tell me that when they are feeling down, they come into my store. I'm just here to spread joy!

Voices in Alliance

Omaha, NE

Voices in Alliance is an Omaha performing arts organization whose programming centers LGBTQ+ stories, equality and community. It produces concerts and community performances across the metro.

River City Mixed Chorus

Omaha, NE

River City Mixed Chorus is Omaha's LGBTQ+ and allied community chorus. The chorus performs concert seasons in Omaha and takes part in national choral festivals.

Omaha ForUs

Omaha, NE

Omaha ForUs is an LGBTQ+ community organization serving queer and trans people and their families across the Omaha area, with community programming, support groups and events.

PFLAG Omaha

Omaha, NE

PFLAG Omaha is the local chapter of PFLAG, supporting LGBTQ+ people together with their families and friends. The chapter runs monthly support and education meetings and staffs a helpline answered by parents and volunteers.

Nathaniel Jensen Photography

Omaha, NE

Nathaniel Jensen Photography works from one simple idea: whatever the occasion, an image captured is a moment treasured. Nate is a full time photographer, born and raised in Omaha, and he has been photographing weddings and portrait sessions since 2017. He lives in Omaha and will travel anywhere his camera takes him. The work spans weddings, engagements and couples, proposals, families and extended families, maternity, newborns, first birthday milestones, senior portraits, headshots and editorial portraits, and branding, team and event photography for businesses. Choosing a wedding photographer is a unique opportunity, because the photos are one of the very few permanent things left from the day. Once the last song fades at the reception, the decorations are packed in the car and the flowers wilt, the images are what remain. Everyone has an important story to tell, and the way to tell it is by keeping it real: true to life colors, true to the emotions of the day, and true to who you are. That starts with making people comfortable. Nate fell in love with photography because of the connection it creates between the person in front of the camera and the photographer behind it, and he sets out to make everyone feel completely at ease and absolutely authentic, usually while making them laugh. The promise is timeless, artful images you can look at any time and with any person and be transported back to that exact moment, preserved not only for you but for your children and grandchildren. Wedding coverage runs eight hours or more and includes a complimentary engagement session, all planning and coordination time, a personal online gallery, and digital downloads with printing rights. Portrait sessions come with edited high resolution images, a personal online gallery, and the same download and printing rights, with extra time, locations and outfits available. Booking is transparent and hassle free, and hourly rates are available on request. Nathaniel Jensen Photography is a people first business with a commitment to celebrating inclusivity and diversity. Its work has been featured in Dancing With Her.