From Fitness, to Fashion, to Food: 6 Women Owned Businesses in the Lowcountry that are making waves in 2024 and beyond

Here are five places in 2024 owned by women that are making waves in 2024 and showcasing the diverse and passionate business sense of our forward thinking current and future small business leaders.
 
1. Merci, a neighborhood bistro offering European-inspired French and Italian cuisine, opening in summer 2024 on 28 Pitt Street. Co-owned by the husband and wife team of Courtney and Michael Zentner, Merci is poised to compliment the rich and robust restaurant offerings on the peninsula.

2. Uncommon James, a store offering jewelry, skincare, candles, and home decor, opened in 2024 on 309 King Street. Founded and creatively directed by television personality and fashion entrepreneur Kristin Cavallari, Uncommon James is a collection of timeless, effortless and sophisticated jewelry for women on-the-go.

3. ACE: The Anneclaire Experience, a dance-based fitness studio designed to strengthen the body and mind, opened in winter 2024 at 695 Meeting St. Anneclaire Nelson offers high-energy dance-based workouts at her new ACE fitness studio on Meeting Street. Greenville native Anneclaire Nelson opened ACE fitness studio on Meeting Street in March.

4. Ma Gloria’s Trinidad Catering, offering authentic Caribbean cuisine with influences from Asia, East India, and the South, located at 3640-B Dorchester Rd, North Charleston, SC 29405 owned by Roxann Melville. Ma Gloria’s is the only place to quench your Caribbean Craving. In a city like Charleston, SC, the island heritage is intertwined into the culture. Ma Gloria’s caters to many events, weddings, engagement parties, birthdays and more.

5. Beau & Ro, located at 171 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, was founded by Sara Rossi in 2013 as a leather bag company and has since grown into a full apparel brand with Sara producing all of her clothes at the fair trade factory she opened in India.

6. Victoria Dunn Design, located, offers unique clothing and accessory designs to the Lowcountry. Victoria Dunn Design was created by Victoria Dunn to celebrate coastal and southern living to inspire others to live through color and embrace the coast. All of her pieces are designed in America, but produced by artisans and craftsmen around the world to create a collection that is made with so much love.  Victoria works along side craftsmen in India to create accessories, clothing and linens using block printing. Block printing is one of the slowest and oldest printing methods in India. Victoria partners with multiple printing studios in Jaipur India to bring her designs and visions to life. Victoria also works along side female artisan’s in Peru and Colombia. Each accessory is handwoven and crafted. The artisians use high-quality natural fibers to weave Iraca Palm into our earrings and bags.  Her store is online, but once every two months or quarter, there is a Pop-up in Mount Pleasant, SC.

These women-owned businesses are bringing new and diverse dining, retail, and fitness experiences to revolutionize Charleston’s offerings in 2024.

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