The Greater Richmond Convention Center is playing host to the second annual BLCK Street Conference, which seeks to help Black entrepreneurs and business owners grow their business knowledge and skills.
Throughout the day on Monday, more than 40 speakers and 16 panels are scheduled to educate, inform and share experiences and expertise with attendees, according to Rasheeda Creighton, executive director of the Jackson Ward Collective Foundation.
“We wanted to do a conference, but there are no conferences for Black entrepreneurs that aren’t tech-centered,” Creighton said. “There’s not a conference for Black business owners that are not in that space. A lot of times, we operate in what we call the Main Street space, which is hospitality, retail professional services and personal services. This conference is really geared to support those entrepreneurs. The ones that are running the businesses that you patronize every day in your neighborhood.”
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