Affiliations, Awards & Accolades, and Certifications

Here at Ms. P's, we are always striving to be better for our community. 

  • Affiliations

    • Sunshine Enterprises alumni
    • EY(Ernst and Young) and EAN (Entrepreneur Access Network) local video recognition
    • OTA (Organic Trade Association) member
    • Honor Service Office mentorship program for local entrepreneurs
    • Breedlove entrepreneurship readiness program with YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) Metropolitan Chicago
    • WBDC (Women's Business Development Center) Scale up and Scale Higher
    • The Good Food Catalyst
    • Naturally Chicago local made initiative
    • NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Chicago
    • BFABW (Buy from a Black Woman)
    • ELM (Evanston Local Marketplace)
    • Goldman Sachs Black in Business
    • One Million Black Women initiative with assistance from Jumpstart
    • NYU Stern USBC member - 2025

  • Awards & Accolades

    • 2021 - Buy From a Black Woman Trademark Grant
    • 2022 - UPS Grant Recipient
    • 2022 - Brilliantly Black Award Recipient from IHeart Media
    • 2022 - Founders First CDC Kitty Award Winner
    • 2022 - Chicago Innovation Award Nominee
    • 2022 - Lightbox Grant from The Maclyn Group
    • 2022 - Macro Impact Support from Inspire 11
    • 2022 - BMO Winning Women Grant
    • 2023 - Next-door Kind Foundation Keep It Local grant
    • Founders First CDC Awards finalist
    • 2023 - Bey Good Foundation Grant sponsored by Beyonce Knowles Carter
    • 2024 - City of Chicago’s Good Food Grant
    • 2025 - Trademark recipient
    • 2025 - Black Girls Venture (BGV) pitch participant

  • Certifications

    • WBENC – Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
    • WOSB – Women-Owned Small Business
    • NMSDC - National Minority Supplier Development Council
    • DBE – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
    • WMBE – Women and Minority Business Enterprise
    • GFCO – GIG of South Chicago Team Leader
    • USBC – ByBlack