The Buy Black Expo
The Black Wall Street Marketplace will empower small businesses by hosting the First Annual Buy Black Expo at the Royal Manchester Event Center, check 1173 Wall Street Richmond, discount VA 23224. This event will feature diverse area black businesses ranging from retail merchants, financial advisors, art, and service industries as well as a spectacular Soul Food Buffet complete with traditional and vegetarian choices. This will be the first of twelve Marketplace Events to offer an adult friendly atmosphere with empowering speakers, business opportunities, lively entertainment, shopping, business start-up grants, product sampling and more.
The Expo is a great opportunity for small business owners and youth entrepreneurs to network and gain information on how to grow their business and prepare for success in the New Year. Hundreds of families, college students, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and community leaders will participate in the one-day event that offers African American focused topics and themes. All businesses, chambers and surrounding counties are invited to this one day event. The Expo opens at the Royal Manchester Event Center on Saturday, January 16, 2016, from 10am -5pm. Tickets are $5.00 adults, $2.00 for students and children over the age of 2.
“I believe this is a positive event and will give small black businesses the opportunity to market to a larger audience. As a young entrepreneur I look forward to a forum for presenting my ideas to community leaders and expanding my current business”, commented Maria Warith, Director of CHESS (Child Entrepreneurs Securing Success).
If you have any questions about the event or have an interest in attending, please contact Nasira Muhammad, Public Relations Coordinator, at 804.263.0860 or buyblackexpo@gmail.com.
Submitted by Qaadira Muhammad, Event Coordinator
