Black Business Week

To celebrate Black Business Week, the City of Minneapolis is hosting many events.

About this event

Join us to celebrate Black Business Week

The City of Minneapolis was excited to host its second annual Black Business Week. It took place from Monday, July 25 to Sunday, July 31. August is National Black Business Month. To start it off, we had a wide range of events and activities. Black Business Week returns us to our pre-pandemic goals of 2019.

We're committed to economic recovery

Besides giving visibility to Black businesses in Minneapolis, our goals are to:

  • Activate Cultural District small businesses. We'll do this to support economic recovery and development.
  • Broaden our efforts during Black Business Week and the nationally recognized Black Business Month.
  • Share the most up to date resources and information with:
    • Residents
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Aspiring entrepreneurs
    • Black business owners
  • Establish and grow Black Business Week within the City enterprise. This aligns with our inclusive economic recovery goal to build a Black middle class.

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Support Black businesses

Featured Black businesses and creators

Briauna Williams, 2022 Creative Response Fund recipient

From healing through music and art-making to dreams of a community space and gallery, this entrepreneur has big business plans. Briauna Williams is a 2022 Creative Response Fund recipient.

In June 2022, the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy (ACCE) announced funding through the Creative Response Fund. It will fund 12 artist-led teams for projects that give creative healing and support to Minneapolis communities. Particularly, communities still affected by the stress and trauma of 2020.

One of these projects is HeART and Music. Artists Briauna Williams and Khalif Alogba will lead this project. They'll present free community collaborative workshops of healing through music and art making.

Briauna William’s creative HeART and Music workshops focus on healing for youth and adults through:

  • Storytelling
  • Fellowship
  • Creativity in her North Minneapolis neighborhood.

Read about Briauna Williams and HeART and Music

 

Black businesses to support

August is National Black Business month. To celebrate, you can support Black-owned shops and Farmer's Market vendors.
Support Black businesses

Black Business Month events

3rd Annual Entrepreneurs State Fair

Part of Black Business Month

Date

Sunday, August 21 - Saturday, August 27

Time of event

11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Location

Attendance type: in person

920 East Lake St.

Minneapolis, MN 55407

Black Business Week Events

Minneapolis, MN

Black Business Week

See details for each event

Date

July 25, 2022 to July 31, 2022

Time of event

Varies by event

Location 

Varies by event

Minneapolis, MN

Black Business Week Kickoff Summit

Date

Monday, July 25

Time of event

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Sabathani Community Center

2nd floor gym and banquet center

310 E. 38th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55409 

Business Support Funding for Creatives Grant Application Clinic

Date

Tuesday, July 26

Time of event

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Rare Productions

3010 E Lake Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408

 

 

Black Business Week roundtable discussion

Date

Tuesday, July 26

Time of event

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

NEON

1007 West Broadway Ave. N.

Minneapolis, MN 55411

 

Business panel: How to expand beyond East African customers

Date

Wednesday, July 27

Time of event

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Nomadic Oasis

2525 East Franklin Ave.

Minneapolis MN 55406

Opportunity and access - doing Business with the City of Minneapolis

Date

Wednesday, July 27

Time of event

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Minneapolis Urban League

2100 Plymouth Ave. N.

Minneapolis MN, 55411

Black business networking reception

Date

Thursday, July 28

Time of event

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Breakfast Bar

319 1st. Ave N.

Minneapolis, MN 55401

The business of sports

Date

Thursday, July 28

Time of event

6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: virtual event via Zoom

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Let’s get informed: East African Community Resource Fair

Date

Friday, July 29

Time of event

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

Brian Coyle Community Center

420 15th Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN 55454 

Dream Team Beauty presents: a lesson for Gen Z

Date

Saturday, July 30

Time of event

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

2010 Fremont Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(Attached to a church, upstairs)

 

Fabulously fit for future generations

Date

Saturday, July 30

Time of event

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location 

Attendance type: in person

1106 West Broadway Ave. N.

Minneapolis, MN 55411

 

Register for Black Business Week events

You can register for Black Business Week events that you plan to attend. It's not required, but we highly recommended that you do.

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Contact us

Mayor's Office

Phone

612-673-2100

Online

Address

City Hall
350 S. Fifth St., Room 331
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

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Council Member Andrea Jenkins

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Phone

612-673-2208

Online

Address

City Hall
350 S. Fifth St., Room 307
Minneapolis, MN 55415