Black Entrepreneurs in Alaska Host Historic 10th Annual Alaska Black Business Expo

Nationwide — This yr’s tenth Annual Alaska Black Enterprise Expo was the most important gathering of Black-owned companies and supporters within the state of Alaska. It was attended by hundreds and is thus far some of the profitable Black enterprise expos held throughout the nation.

The festivities are all the time held the primary weekend in February every year in Anchorage Alaska to kick off black historical past month and act as a gathering spot for all issues black tradition, enterprise, and group. This yr’s occasions have been held in collaboration with many group companions and companies together with the Anchorage Museum, NAACP Anchorage, Ohana Media Group, Subsequent Stage Teaching, Worldwide Salon Institute, The Di Expertise, Waffles and Whatnot, Edutainment Nite Publishing, and extra.

Friends included: Talib Kweli, Legendary Rapper and Neighborhood ActivistCarlton Brown, Co-Founding father of FUBUJ Alexander Martin, Co-Founding father of FUBU, Keith Perrin, Co-Founding father of FUBU, Antoine Tutt, President of Gross sales at FUBU/COOGI, Regina Davenport, A Banner Imaginative and prescient, Sheley Anderson, Anderson Regulation GroupLeslie Jennings, Leslie Jennings Actual Property, Derrick Inexperienced, Waffles and WhatnotSophia Metters, and The Hole Program.

This yr’s occasions featured panel discussions, a black enterprise expo, a citywide free day on the museum, a youth entrepreneur pitch, an after celebration, and Alaska Black Inventive’s Trend Present that includes Alaskan designers in addition to FUBU, COOGI, and David Banner Assortment.

Jasmin Smith, Founder and Creator of the occasion, feedback, “This occasion is designed to point out our group what we’re able to. There’s a lot to know, be taught, and have fun and every year we get nearer to that dream of redefining generational wealth. My hope is that these occasions encourage my group and others to dream, envision the long run they need, and know there are sources and assist to make it occur. Alaska has an distinctive black group doing nice work that’s historical past within the making and we wish to have fun that for generations to come back domestically and nationwide. There are such a lot of folks to thank for making the occasions this weekend potential and I would like every of them to know the way appreciated they’re.”

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