Purchase a full conference registration or tickets to individual events. Full conference registration includes tickets to all 5 events, preferred seating, conference tote bag and conference t-shirt.
This event celebrates and supports Black entrepreneurs and small business owners. Professionals and seasoned business owners come together to share their knowledge and experience in various areas of expertise in discussions and one-on-one mentoring to help strengthen small businesses. Registration is required.
Pictured: Wuzzam Supa
An evening of discussion focused on Black Creators & Innovators featuring Wuzzam Supa - influencer and the Founder/CEO of The Crayon Case, a beauty brand that's a safe haven for amateur make-up artists and newbies. THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED.
At our start-up legal clinic, you will meet one-on-one with our partnering attorneys to discuss your business-related legal needs
This is an intimate VC business mentoring and networking event for Black Connect members only and we will only be selecting 10 participants. FeverPitch finalists will be given priority.
6 innovative entrepreneurs from around the country will pitch their businesses for a chance to advance to win a $10,000. business grant.
This one-hour workshop will help entrepreneurs craft a pitch deck that will help them go from idea to operation.
Join the Ultimate Makeover Contest and win a new website plus a one year Squarespace subscription. Apply by August 31st.
Photo: Dre Manning, Black Connect Member and Founder of SparQ Social
This interactive session will discuss marketing challenges for small business owners and demonstrate how the new SparQ Social platform saves entrepreneurs time and money by providing high-quality, ready-to-post content that is curated especially for small Black-owned businesses. 2 sessions. Registration required.
Join us in New York City to learn valuable information that can help you avoid costly legal mistakes and build a sustainable business.
Photo: Terri Wisdom, Harlem Network News
The conversation will address issues confronting Black Families and Communities and ask how the organizations, we belong to, can address, are addressing, and provide support.
Pictured: Payton McCoy, Esq.
Attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis offer a webinar that provides entrepreneurs and creatives with a better understanding of how the "work made for hire" doctrine impacts their business as well as some concrete ideas for how to manage potential risks.
The New York City Chapter of Black Connect is partnering with the New York Collaborative of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club to encourage members of Black business community to assertively join forces to win NYC, NYS and federally funded contracts.
Atlanta business owners won’t want to miss this. Get valuable insights straight from our panel of small business experts and set your new company up to win in the first 12 months. There are a limited number of seats available. Register for free today.
8 innovative entrepreneurs from around the country will pitch their businesses for a chance to advance to win a $10,000. business grant. Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank.
This hands-on community event celebrates and supportsBlack entrepreneurs and small business owners across the country. Professionals and seasoned business owners come together to share their knowledge and experience in various areas of expertise in one-on-one mentoring and a pitch competition to help strengthen small businesses. Admission is fee. Registration is required.
Join us for our annual branding and networking event! Free for Black Connect members. Join at https://blackconnect.org/join - and $25 for non- members
Find out how Find out how small business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers and professionals can obtain discounted group health insurance rates with your Black Connect membership through Franklin Insurance Solutions
Find out how Find out how small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers and professionals can obtain discounted group health insurance rates with your Black Connect membership through Franklin Insurance Solutions
Pictured: Alfredo Silva, Esq.
Attorneys from Morrison & Foerster offer a webinar on the legal side of entering into and negotiating shareholder and partnership agreements with co-founders and investors in entrepreneurial ventures. This webinar will arm you with the foundational knowledge to be able to differentiate between and select appropriate entity types, with insights into the basic operational agreements and terms that are associated with each entity
6 founders from around the country will pitch their businesses for a chance to advance to win a $10,000. business grant. Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank.
Watch 5 innovative Tampa founders pitch their businesses for a $2,500 business grant and the chance to advance to the finals and win a $10,000 business grant.
Watch 5 innovative Tulsa founders pitch their businesses for a $2,500 business grant and the chance to advance to the finals and win a $10,000 business grant
Watch 7 innovative NYC founders pitch their businesses for a $2,500 business grant and the chance to advance to the finals and win a $10,000 business grant
Pictured: Amanda Brown, Esq.
Attorneys from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton will present an educational webinar on The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Nonprofit. The session will cover everything from preliminary considerations through ongoing compliance and governance, and is intended to give newly-forming organizations the key information they need to decide on next steps.
Photo: Daphny Lazarus, Esq.
As part of Black Connect’s pro bono legal services program for small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations, Winston & Strawn’s Corporate Department will conduct a training on business formation and legal considerations when forming a new business entity. Learn more. . .
Free to the general public. Registration is required. Pro bono legal services and legal advice are free to Entrepreneur/Sole Proprietor, Small Business, or college student members of Black Connect. Become a member online at blackconnect.org/join.
Black Connect is commemorating the charter of its first local chapters in Tampa, New York City, and Tulsa with a live virtual event
Enrollment begins for Black Connect’s Small Business Legal Services Program. The SBLS Program provides Black Connect members with free legal assistance.
Photo: Krishnan Padmanabhan, Esq.
As part of Black Connect’s launch of its pro bono legal program for small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits, Winston & Strawn’s Intellectual Property (IP) Department will conduct an IP basics webinar that covers important trademark, copyright, and patent legal issues that every entrepreneur or business owner should know. The program will also outline the IP tips and tricks required to run a successful entity.
Free to the general public. Registration is required. Pro bono legal services and legal advice are available only to Entrepreneur/Sole Proprietor, Small Business, or college student members of Black Connect. Become a member online at blackconnect.org/join.
