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Scoop: Rumer Willis tells photographer not to alter her jaw

  • Post category:Press
  • Post published:May 4, 2016

Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, has some well-spoken words for a photographer who made her prominent jaw appear smaller in an editorial shoot she did with…

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Business Advice From the Gay Coffee Queens of the Bay Area

  • Post category:Press
  • Post published:May 4, 2016

From the beginning, the fact that we are a couple has never been a part of Equator’s story. We’ve been together for 26 years and led Equator for 21 of…

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Historic milestone: SBA names LGBT-owned Bay Area coffee supplier first in class

  • Post category:Press
  • Post published:May 4, 2016

The Small Business Administration named LGBT-owned Equator Coffees & Teas as its 2016 National Small Business of the Year award winner β€” marking a first for the nation's LGBT business…

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Gay-owned company is crowned the best small business in whole US

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  • Post published:May 3, 2016

After being judged best small business in California, Equator Coffees and Teas has now taken the national award given out yearly by the US Small Business AdministrationBusiness owners Brooke McDonnell…

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LGBT Business Becomes First To Be Named National Small Business

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  • Post published:May 3, 2016

For the first time in history an LGBT business has been awarded a national accolade.A Californian coffee shop has become the first LGBT business to be recognised as the National…

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LGBT-Owned Small Business Named National Small Business of the Year

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  • Post published:May 3, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday,Β Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business AdministrationΒ recognized and awarded this year’s National Small Business Week national award winners including the Small Business Person(s) of the…

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San Rafael coffee company wins top U.S. award for small businesses

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  • Post published:May 2, 2016

San Rafael’sΒ Equator Coffees and TeasΒ captured this year’s national Small Business Person of the Year award.Already the recipients of the California Small Business Person of the Year Award, granted in March,…

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SMALL BUSINESS: LGBT couple wins SBA’s big award

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  • Post published:May 2, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. β€” The owners ofΒ Equator Coffees & TeasΒ of San Rafael, Calif., are the first LGBT couple to win the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person(s) of the Year award.The…

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San Rafael’s Equator Coffees & Teas is nation’s Small Business of the Year

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  • Post published:May 2, 2016

One month after being named Small Business of the Year in California, San Rafael-based Equator Coffees & Teas was named Small Business of the Year for the entire country.It’s an…

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LGBT Team Named National Small Business Persons of the Year

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  • Post published:May 2, 2016

The LGBT team ofΒ Brooke McDonnellΒ andΒ Helen Russell, co-founders of San Rafael, California-basedΒ Equator Coffees & Teas, were namedΒ SBA national Small Business Persons of the Year.Β Appearing with them on stage this Monday morning…

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Love & Coffee Takes These Ladies To The White House

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  • Post published:May 2, 2016

Listening to Brooke McDonnell wax on about the notes in her espresso while sitting on the steps of Pioneer Square in Portland during the early 1990s, Helen Russell, who was…

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Lesbian-owned coffeehouse named a Small Business of the Year

  • Post category:Press
  • Post published:April 7, 2016

Equator Coffees and Teas is the first-ever LGBT-owned business to be named a Small Business of the Year in the U.S.Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration,…

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Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Fa L Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Fa La La Fabulous Holiday Gayla & Auction! Join us in supporting the Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County to ensure the LGBTQ+ community continues to receive the care it deserves. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Enjoy the fab performance of the sensational Queera Knightly! Let's make a difference together this holiday season!
Today, on World AIDS Day, GGBA honors and remember Today, on World AIDS Day, GGBA honors and remembers the millions we've lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It's a day to honor their lives, their stories, and the ongoing fight against this virus. Let's raise awareness, erase stigma, and support those living with HIV/AIDS. Together, we can make a difference. 🌈 ❀️

#WorldAIDSDay #HonorandRemember #SupportHIVAwareness #EndTheStigma #GGBA #SFChamberofCommerce
GGBA wishes you and yours a very Happy Thanksgivin GGBA wishes you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! πŸ¦ƒπŸ
πŸ’ƒ Put on your dancing shoes and prepare to "Rai πŸ’ƒ Put on your dancing shoes and prepare to "Raise a Toast to the Season" with #GGBA at our annual Holiday Celebration hosted at The Academy SF (@the_academy_sf) on December 12th from 6 pm to 10 pm. πŸ₯‚ More details coming really soon! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
Let's give our new #GGBA members a warm welcome! πŸ‘‹ We are so happy you chose to be part of our wonderful community! 

β€’ BE DIGITAL
β€’ BRIDALFACE, LLC
β€’ RED 88, LLC
β€’ FLUID COOPERATIVE CAFE
β€’ UNDERSTORY WORKER COLLECTIVE β€’ HOT COOKIE
β€’ NEEDLE PLAY ACUPUNCTURE
β€’ EL RIO, YOUR DIVE
β€’ SUPER JUICED
β€’ PARTENOPEA COMPANY, LLC
β€’ GRUBSTAKE HOLDINGS, LLC
β€’ WHITEHEAD-ROSS EDUCATION, LLC
β€’ FABELOUS, LLC
β€’ CG EVENTS

Not a member yet? Join the GGBA and start reaping the rewards of a membership program designed for Bay Area LGBTQIA+ business owners and allies like you! πŸ‘‰ Head to #LinkinBio to join! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
From November 13-19, GGBA recognizes #TransgenderA From November 13-19, GGBA recognizes #TransgenderAwarenessWeek πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ This week and always, let’s support, honor, and hold space for our Transgender community everywhere!
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