Black Entrepreneur Program To Announce Incubator for BIPOC Canadian Entrepreneurs At Free, Virtual Black History Month Summit on Feb 25th

February 23, 2021 10:10 AM EST | Source: Black Entrepreneurship Program

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 23, 2021) - The Black Entrepreneur Program will announce an Incubator for BIPOC Canadian entrepreneurs on February 25th at a free, virtual Black History Month Summit. The Summit runs February 25th from 4 to 6 pm (Eastern Time) and features talks from various levels of government and black-owned business-owners across Southern Ontario, as well as Q&As and face-to-face digital networking "rooms."

The virtual Black Entrepreneurship Program brings together social equity-focused actors in both government and business to create year-round action on a virtual stage platform beyond February. The aim is to foster productive networking and collaboration opportunities between BIPOC Entrepreneurs and future-focused legislative allies from all government layers. The mission: to empower more successful black entrepreneurs through online learning, mentorship and networking events designed to bridge gaps in the current startup ecosystem nationwide.

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Black Entrepreneur Virtual Summit

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February 25th's event showcases an illustrious speaker lineup headlined by Wesley Williams, best known by his stage name "Maestro Fresh Wes," aka the Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop-the prominent Canadian rapper, record producer and author. Derrick Berney, the Virtual Summit's Program Director, will introduce the event along with an intro from Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Femi-Cole. Other speakers include Peter Fragiskatos, MP for London North Centre; Kate Young, MP for London West; Arielle Kayabaga, Councilor for London Ontario's Ward 13; Kapil Lakhhotia from The London Economic Development Commission; Dr. Nord Mensah, the Associate Dean of Fanshawe College; representatives from the Federal Economic Development Agency ("Fed Dev"); Ladi Ogunjimi of Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC); as well as an exciting presentation from Ashley & Michael Athill (brother and sister) co-founders of HRVSTR - Canada's first black-owned craft cannabis LP.

"We are delighted to support the Black Entrepreneurship Program, as it is an important step in building a sustainable, diverse and inclusive economy." -Kapil Lakhhotia, London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC).

After the speakers, we will showcase different BIPOC-owned businesses. Showcases include Sean Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO of Psigryph Inc., a Foodtech/Agtech/Biotech leader with experience in business development, corporate finance and clinical research; Tasha Riley, Founder of BlackExecs, a directory of Black-owned/co-owned businesses that support BIPOC/marginalized communities; Aaron Prothro, from Toronto's Black-owned microbrewery, Mascot Brewery; Drew Henson, CEO and Founder of tech/cannabis accessory brand TOQi;

Lula Fukur, CEO and founder of Cori, a black-owned licensed cannabis retail store chain in Toronto; a presentation from Vaughn Patron from Ox and Bow Barbershop Co; Connor Bradley, Founder of Essentixls Jewelry and Accessories; Nate Behar, Founder and CEO of ATNMY Marketing and influencer marketing platform built to empower athletes to work with the brands they love and is also an active CFL Wide Receiver; Lola Wosiyan, CEO of Beulah African Super Store which carries food and fabrics and garments from African countries, the Caribbean and Canada; and so much more.

"Libro Credit Union believes in using business as a force to do good in the communities we serve..."

The Virtual Summit is a collaboration between the Black Entrepreneurship Program, MienTzu, LEDC, Tourism London Ontario, Libro Credit Union, RH Accelerator, Fanshawe College, BDC, and Alan Aldous Communications. Canadian BIPOC entrepreneurs deserve a larger platform to amplify and integrate better social equity practices across ALL business sectors.

"Tourism London's initiatives are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. Black business owners and entrepreneurs make up the mosaic of invaluable contributions to London's vitality and are crucial to our city's economic recovery."

Although this week marks the last week of Black History Month, this collaborative networking platform and startup incubator kicks off a whole year of future-focused programming for BIPOC entrepreneurs. The event itself is a much-needed opportunity to network and promote government relations activities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns. Hosting the Black Entrepreneurship Virtual Summit will be MienTzu, a brand new interactive virtual event platform. Do not miss future iterations of the virtual summit, which will showcase up-and-coming BIPOC businesses, the people behind these brands, and the challenges that they have overcome to get their brand concepts off the ground.

"The RH Accelerator is very proud to work with Derrick and the team to support underserved entrepreneurs."

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or to submit your own BIPOC business for future events. Reserve your ticket now. Members of the Media are encouraged to reach out to the Media Contact to book interviews with the show participants.

PLEASE SHARE REGISTRATION LINK BELOW:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-entrepreneur-virtual-summit-tickets-140452907427

For Media inquiries:

Media Contact: Alex Krause
Phone - 519.835.8345
Email - alex@alanaldous.com

For Technical support:

Event Organizer: Derrick Berney
Email - derrick@mientzu.com

For more information on future events, visit:
https://blackentrepreneurshipprogram.com/event/black-entrepreneur-virtual-business-summit/


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