diff --git a/Frontend/lib/mih_components/mih_providers/mzansi_directory_provider.dart b/Frontend/lib/mih_components/mih_providers/mzansi_directory_provider.dart
index dc1f7db2..ef05f620 100644
--- a/Frontend/lib/mih_components/mih_providers/mzansi_directory_provider.dart
+++ b/Frontend/lib/mih_components/mih_providers/mzansi_directory_provider.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class MzansiDirectoryProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
   String userLocation;
   bool personalSearch;
   List<BookmarkedBusiness> bookmarkedBusinesses = [];
-  List<Business> favouriteBusinessesList = [];
+  List<Business>? favouriteBusinessesList;
   List<Business>? searchedBusinesses;
   Business? selectedBusiness;
   List<AppUser>? searchedUsers;
diff --git a/Frontend/lib/mih_packages/mzansi_directory/package_tools/mih_favourite_businesses.dart b/Frontend/lib/mih_packages/mzansi_directory/package_tools/mih_favourite_businesses.dart
index 55ac3cd5..ffc1646b 100644
--- a/Frontend/lib/mih_packages/mzansi_directory/package_tools/mih_favourite_businesses.dart
+++ b/Frontend/lib/mih_packages/mzansi_directory/package_tools/mih_favourite_businesses.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_package_components/mih_
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_package_components/mih_package_tool_body.dart';
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_package_components/mih_search_bar.dart';
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_package_components/mih_single_child_scroll.dart';
+import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_pop_up_messages/mih_loading_circle.dart';
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_components/mih_providers/mzansi_directory_provider.dart';
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_config/mih_colors.dart';
 import 'package:mzansi_innovation_hub/mih_packages/mzansi_directory/builders/build_favourite_businesses_list.dart';
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ class _MihFavouriteBusinessesState extends State<MihFavouriteBusinesses> {
   void _filterAndSetBusinesses(MzansiDirectoryProvider directoryProvider) {
     List<Business?> businessesToDisplay = [];
     String query = businessSearchController.text.toLowerCase();
-    for (var bus in directoryProvider.favouriteBusinessesList) {
-      if (bus.Name.toLowerCase().contains(query)) {
-        businessesToDisplay.add(bus);
+    if (directoryProvider.favouriteBusinessesList != null) {
+      for (var bus in directoryProvider.favouriteBusinessesList!) {
+        if (bus.Name.toLowerCase().contains(query)) {
+          businessesToDisplay.add(bus);
+        }
       }
     }
     searchBookmarkedBusinesses.value = businessesToDisplay;
@@ -79,117 +82,129 @@ class _MihFavouriteBusinessesState extends State<MihFavouriteBusinesses> {
   }
 
   Widget getBody(double width) {
-    return MihSingleChildScroll(
-      child: Column(
-        children: [
-          Padding(
-            padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: width / 20),
-            child: MihSearchBar(
-              controller: businessSearchController,
-              hintText: "Search Businesses",
-              prefixIcon: Icons.search,
-              fillColor: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
-                  MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode == "Dark"),
-              hintColor: MihColors.getPrimaryColor(
-                  MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode == "Dark"),
-              onPrefixIconTap: () {},
-              searchFocusNode: searchFocusNode,
-            ),
-          ),
-          const SizedBox(height: 10),
-          ValueListenableBuilder<List<Business?>>(
-              valueListenable: searchBookmarkedBusinesses,
-              builder: (context, filteredBusinesses, child) {
-                if (filteredBusinesses.isEmpty &&
-                    businessSearchController.text.isNotEmpty) {
-                  return Column(
-                    children: [
-                      const SizedBox(height: 50),
-                      Icon(
-                        MihIcons.iDontKnow,
-                        size: 165,
-                        color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
-                            MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
-                                "Dark"),
-                      ),
-                      const SizedBox(height: 10),
-                      Text(
-                        "Let's try refining your search",
-                        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
-                        overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
-                        style: TextStyle(
-                          fontSize: 25,
-                          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
-                          color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
-                              MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
-                                  "Dark"),
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                    ],
-                  );
-                } else if (filteredBusinesses.isEmpty &&
-                    businessSearchController.text.isEmpty) {
-                  return Padding(
-                    padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 10.0),
-                    child: Column(
-                      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
-                      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
-                      children: [
-                        const SizedBox(height: 50),
-                        Icon(
-                          MihIcons.businessProfile,
-                          size: 165,
-                          color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
-                              MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
-                                  "Dark"),
-                        ),
-                        const SizedBox(height: 10),
-                        Text(
-                          "No favourite businesses added to your mzansi directory",
-                          textAlign: TextAlign.center,
-                          overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
-                          style: TextStyle(
-                            fontSize: 25,
-                            fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+    return Consumer<MzansiDirectoryProvider>(
+      builder: (BuildContext context, MzansiDirectoryProvider directoryProvider,
+          Widget? child) {
+        if (directoryProvider.favouriteBusinessesList == null) {
+          return Center(
+            child: Mihloadingcircle(),
+          );
+        }
+        return MihSingleChildScroll(
+          child: Column(
+            children: [
+              Padding(
+                padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: width / 20),
+                child: MihSearchBar(
+                  controller: businessSearchController,
+                  hintText: "Search Businesses",
+                  prefixIcon: Icons.search,
+                  fillColor: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
+                      MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode == "Dark"),
+                  hintColor: MihColors.getPrimaryColor(
+                      MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode == "Dark"),
+                  onPrefixIconTap: () {},
+                  searchFocusNode: searchFocusNode,
+                ),
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 10),
+              ValueListenableBuilder<List<Business?>>(
+                  valueListenable: searchBookmarkedBusinesses,
+                  builder: (context, filteredBusinesses, child) {
+                    if (filteredBusinesses.isEmpty &&
+                        businessSearchController.text.isNotEmpty) {
+                      return Column(
+                        children: [
+                          const SizedBox(height: 50),
+                          Icon(
+                            MihIcons.iDontKnow,
+                            size: 165,
                             color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
                                 MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
                                     "Dark"),
                           ),
-                        ),
-                        const SizedBox(height: 25),
-                        Center(
-                          child: RichText(
+                          const SizedBox(height: 10),
+                          Text(
+                            "Let's try refining your search",
                             textAlign: TextAlign.center,
-                            text: TextSpan(
+                            overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
+                            style: TextStyle(
+                              fontSize: 25,
+                              fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                              color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
+                                  MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
+                                      "Dark"),
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                      );
+                    } else if (filteredBusinesses.isEmpty &&
+                        businessSearchController.text.isEmpty) {
+                      return Padding(
+                        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 10.0),
+                        child: Column(
+                          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+                          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
+                          children: [
+                            const SizedBox(height: 50),
+                            Icon(
+                              MihIcons.businessProfile,
+                              size: 165,
+                              color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
+                                  MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!.theme.mode ==
+                                      "Dark"),
+                            ),
+                            const SizedBox(height: 10),
+                            Text(
+                              "No favourite businesses added to your mzansi directory",
+                              textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                              overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
                               style: TextStyle(
-                                fontSize: 20,
-                                fontWeight: FontWeight.normal,
+                                fontSize: 25,
+                                fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                                 color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
                                     MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!
                                             .theme
                                             .mode ==
                                         "Dark"),
                               ),
-                              children: [
-                                TextSpan(text: "Use the mzansi search"),
-                                TextSpan(
-                                    text:
-                                        " to find your favourite businesses of mzansi"),
-                              ],
                             ),
-                          ),
+                            const SizedBox(height: 25),
+                            Center(
+                              child: RichText(
+                                textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                                text: TextSpan(
+                                  style: TextStyle(
+                                    fontSize: 20,
+                                    fontWeight: FontWeight.normal,
+                                    color: MihColors.getSecondaryColor(
+                                        MzansiInnovationHub.of(context)!
+                                                .theme
+                                                .mode ==
+                                            "Dark"),
+                                  ),
+                                  children: [
+                                    TextSpan(text: "Use the mzansi search"),
+                                    TextSpan(
+                                        text:
+                                            " to find your favourite businesses of mzansi"),
+                                  ],
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                            ),
+                          ],
                         ),
-                      ],
-                    ),
-                  );
-                }
-                KenLogger.success(filteredBusinesses);
-                return BuildFavouriteBusinessesList(
-                  favouriteBusinesses: filteredBusinesses,
-                );
-              }),
-        ],
-      ),
+                      );
+                    }
+                    KenLogger.success(filteredBusinesses);
+                    return BuildFavouriteBusinessesList(
+                      favouriteBusinesses: filteredBusinesses,
+                    );
+                  }),
+            ],
+          ),
+        );
+      },
     );
   }
 }