Two women with big dreams for bringing community together and creating platforms for small business have their first unofficial "meeting" on the beaches of Block Island - with pizza & a Gansett. Unknown to them that a month later they would be fast business partners and even faster friends.

From idea to conception - we branded, got a business license and took off knowing we wanted to host our first storefront to support our community for the holidays. We hosted a one month pop-up on South Main Street in our favorite city - Providence RI.

Our next pop-up bloomed in an old French restaurant in Providence, where we transformed the space. From the parking lot to the back bar Bloom hosted weekly markets, a shop choc full of local businesses, food trucks, live music, and a pop-up cocktail bar.

Around the same time as our French restaurant pop-up in Providence, we opened a teeny-tiny (but totally mighty) shop at Bow Market in Somerville, MA. It was small, it was thoughtful, and folks really showed up for it. Pretty quickly, other small businesses started reaching out, not just about retail space, but for business advice, design support, and assistance growing their own thing.

That’s when things really took off. We started offering full-on business services - branding, website design, consulting, and creative strategy. Helping other small businesses bring their ideas to life. With backgrounds in design, photography, marketing and education. What began as a space to sell rad stuff turned into something much bigger- a platform for small businesses to learn how to grow.

That mix of creative support and retail energy led us to open Shop Bloom PVD, a lovely little pairing of both worlds. It’s part curated retail space, part creative studio, and fully focused on helping small businesses grow through both visibility and strategy. Fostering the community engagement and support needed for any business to bloom.