October is a time to celebrate incredible female entrepreneurs everywhere! Here at The LAB, we have a fierce collective of women-run businesses. From clothes to candles, beer to bags, jewelry to jackfruit nachos, the women who have set-up shop at the Anti-Mall are a force to be reckoned with. Women are the driving force behind The LAB’s success; not only is The Anti-Mall owned by a woman, but nearly half our shops have female owners, as well! So let’s give the ladies of The LAB a shout-out for all the tenacity, drive and knowledge they bring to the Anti-Mall every. single. day.

A few facts about women-owned businesses:

• Four of every 10 U.S. businesses are owned by women

• Female-led businesses having grown a spectacular 58% from 2007 to 2018

• Businesses owned by women generate $3.1 trillion in revenue