2022 Black Business Week San Antonio at the Upstage Comedy Club
Come join us at the 2022 Black Business Week San Antonio at the Upstage Comedy Club, 4441 Walzem Rd, San Antonio Texas on August 1-7, 2022 to be apart of an amazing week of business classes, showcase mixers, speakers, comedy shows and a 3 day vendor expo! We will be empowering African-American businesses all over San Antonio to unlock their potential and drive growth within their respective industry.
This conference will be an annual five-day event that brings together the Black Business community and connects them to our ecosystem partners, product experts, and latest contracting opportunities at the local, state and federal levels.
Attendees benefit from a true world-class learning-by-doing event that brings you all new content on the most current business trends, technologies and latest developments.
Here are a few of the key highlights of the conference:
● Keynotes: Get inspired by leaders who know the strategy for starting and running your business. Hear how they helped businesses pivot during COVID-19 pandemic to reach and engage their customers like never before. Hear more about setting up your business, franchise or non-profit. Get the information on how to acquire funding when diving into grants, certifications and banking. Understand the intrinsics of working with the city, county and more! Level up by listening and learning about investors, trading and franchising.
● Hands on Demos: We encourage all attendees to bring their laptops to this action packed conference. Whether you want to build a new website in 2 hours or apply for a contract, certification or grant onsite, everyone can leave each session with a valuable resource or tool to help them reach their business growth goals.
● Explore demos to learn about the latest technologies and discover how you can earn their business through contracting and diverse supplier opportunities to increase your company’s revenues.
● Mixer events/Expos/Comedy: Bring key members of the business community together in one place to generate business opportunities for attendees and their network in a laid back happy hour and comedy atmosphere. We will cover industry best practices, and customer stories that will put you on the path to success for your business.
The kickoff of the vendor weekend, that is open and free to the public, starts on Friday at 12 pm with a networking mixer at 6pm, Motivational speaking at 7:30pm that ends with a comedy show beginning at 9pm.
There will be refreshments to include Complimentary Margaritas and Mimosas on Friday for Shoppers at the Vendor Expo, and free samples.
This conference will adhere to strict COVID-health and safety protocols including hand sanitizing stations and mask wearing.
BBWSA (Black Business Week San Antonio) would like to thank all the sponsors who have made the week’s event possible: Ready to Work, The San Antonio Observer, University Health System, Frost Bank, Office Depot, Office Max, Alamofest, The Sam Austin Group and Market Me Global.
For more information please call 210-873-1235. You may also email sablackbusiness@gmail.com or visit BlackBizSA.com.
We hope to see you there!
