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8:00am EDT

2019 BECMA Annual Breakfast Meeting -- SOLD OUT Room 210ADonna Brazile • Segun Idowu

12:00pm EDT

A Fireside Chat with Experienced Business Leaders Room 212Robert Clark Williams, Jr. • Anthony Samuels • Darryl Settle • Denise Jones • Paul Gray • Leighton Richardson • Herby Duverne • Ronnette Taylor Doing business with the Mass. Convention Center Authority Room 209Brendan Flynn • Hon. Nick Collins • John Fitzpatrick The Impact of Climate Change on Your Business Room 211Delilah Bethel • Nishaila Porter The Moonlighter's Club -- LIVE PODCAST RECORDING Expo HallwayJoel Edwards MBE Exhibit Hall Room 210BCMassVOTE • Kelley Chunn & Associates • Maven Construction, Inc. • City Fresh Foods • Hillside Harvest • UHM Properties • Golden Maison Services • New Chapter Home Improvement Services

1:00pm EDT

Becoming a Certified Business with the City of Boston Room 212Celina Barrios-Millner Crafting Your Why: A Facilitated Session on Finding Your Why Room 211AK Ikwuakor Raising Capital for Small and Very Small Businesses Room 209Daniel Isaacs • Chris Steinroeder

2:00pm EDT

Enhancing Your Personal Brand to Increase Your Business Value Room 211Denise Kaigler Negotiating a Commercial Lease Room 209Nicole Riley • Chad Vella SBA Access To Capital Room 212Dan Martiniello

3:00pm EDT

Capitalism: Friend or Foe of the Black Community? Room 211Mark Watson • Aliana Pineiro Doing Business Online for Small Businesses Room 209Martin Gomez • Joel Lehrer

6:00pm EDT

MBE Business Happy HourRyann Richardson

8:30am EDT

2nd ANNUAL HUSTLEx2: CAREER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE John D O'Bryant African-American Institute

11:00am EDT

Destination Dudley Dudley Square MBE FREE Shuttle Service - Dudley to BCEC Shuttle Staging Location

12:00pm EDT

Equity Crowdfunding Room 209Sona Karakashian Quickbooks - Why Do I Need It and What Can It Do for Me? Room 212Gloria Spence Social Media Blueprint Overview Room 211Dr. Allana Da Graca 4th Annual Local Founders Stage Pitch Contest - Early Stage Businesses Room 208 MBE Exhibit Hall Room 210BCUS Small Business Administration • SCORE Boston • Builders of Color Coalition • Foundation for Business Equity • Equitable Opportunities Now • EforAll Roxbury • True 9 Accessories • Kelley Chunn & Associates • B. Royal Boutique • Mass. CSL Training Group • Hillside Harvest • Brazen Legal • La Boutique Monique • UHM Properties • Carter I.T. Networking Services • Golden Maison Services • HAIRmeout Studios • Lux Technologies, LLC • Berkshire Bank • OneUnited Bank • Boston Impact Initiative • NorthStar Asset Management • Associated Industries of Massachusetts

1:00pm EDT

For Profit or Not: Why choose a B corporation? Room 211Reid Bagwell • Sean Doran Linking Opportunity with Equity: How to Rethink American Infrastructure Room 210ARichard Taylor • Hon. Ayanna Pressley • Beverly Scott • Kenn Turner

1:15pm EDT

Crafting Your Why: A Facilitated Session on Finding Your Why Room 212AK Ikwuakor Bridging the Gap: Black Business in Cannabis Room 209Shanel Lindsay • Armani White • Dishon Laing • Shaleen Title

2:00pm EDT

Branding Workshop: What’s Your SWOT? Room 209Denise Kaigler How to Start a Food Business Room 212Sherina McKinley Intro to IP for Small and Very Small Businesses Room 211Martin Gomez • Joel Lehrer The Moonlighter's Club -- LIVE PODCAST RECORDING Expo HallwayJoel Edwards Community Resilience: Bridging Economic & Climate Resilience Room 213Joyce Clark • Jacqueline Patterson • Nia Evans

3:00pm EDT

Achieving successful outcomes through banking relationships and alternative funding solutions Room 212 Legal Checklist for Starting A Business Room 211Anna Dodson • Priya Lane The Business of the Black Church Room 210ARev. Dr. Emmett G. Price III • Rev. Liz Walker • Pastor Matt Thompson • Rev. Art J. Gordon • Rev. Willie Bodrick II

3:30pm EDT

4th Annual Local Founders Stage Pitch Contest - Growth Stage Businesses Room 208

4:00pm EDT

The Urban Collective Show -- LIVE PODCAST RECORDING Expo HallwayStephane N. I. C. • BernadineTruth