Events throughout the week include walking historical tours, art crawl, vendor market and entrepreneur summit.
The fifth annual City of Minneapolis Black Business Week kicked off Thursday, July 24, to celebrate and elevate Black-owned businesses – part of the City’s ongoing efforts to strengthen equitable economic opportunity and inclusive growth across Minneapolis, while bolstering civic and community pride among residents. The honorary week ends on July 31.
The “Legacy on the Block: A Black Business Showcase” starts at George Floyd Square.
• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: The “Black Business Experience” includes rotating stations for:
o A tour of George Floyd Square and Black businesses (starting at the northwest corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue)
o A kitchen activation at City Foods Studio at 3722 Chicago Avenue South
o An art crawl at PLOT Gallery at 3730 Chicago Avenue South
• 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Vendor and resource fair at The Square Event Center
• 5 p.m.: Panel discussion on Building a Legacy at The Square Event Center
• 6 p.m. Artist talk in the PLOT Gallery
Black Business Week started in 2021 as a way to honor the Black-owned business environment that is vital to the spirit of Minneapolis.
Schedule of Events
The rest of the week has no shortage of other events, with more information found on the Black Business Week page on the City’s website:
• July 25 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Ignite Business Conference: From Spark to Strategy – Mia – 2400 Third Avenue South
• July 26 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Black Business Week Street Mall – Capri Theatre – 2027 West Broadway
• July 26 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Webber Camden & Northside Epicenter Black Business Expo – Northside Epicenter – 705 North 42nd Avenue
• July 28 – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. – East African Business Resource Fair – Brian Coyle Community Center – 420 15th Avenue South
• July 29 – 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – The Business of Self-Care: A Micro-Workshop for Entrepreneurs – Black Business Enterprises – 1128 Harmon Place, suite 200
• July 30 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Black Business Week Summit – Midtown Global Market – 920 East Lake Street
• July 31 – 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Entity Essentials: LLCs, Corporations and More – Online
• July 31 – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Speed Mentoring with the Experts – Camden Social – 4601 North Lyndale Avenue.