The city of Minneapolis is set to celebrate its third annual Black Business Week, from Monday, July 24 to Sunday, July 30, ahead of the nationally recognized National Black Business Month in August. The goal of the week is to better amplify, strengthen and support Black business development in Minneapolis.

This year’s Minneapolis Black Business Week centers on generational wealth and the ways that the financial successes of today’s Black entrepreneurs can be passed down to future generations.

Find event details below:

• Black Business Week kickoff event
  5-8 p.m. Monday, July 24
  56 Brewing, 3055 Columbia Ave. NE
  Leaders from the local business community join organizations and City staff in discussions on building generational wealth and a Black middle class in Minneapolis. People who come by can also check out a Black Market featuring a variety of Minneapolis vendors and resource tables that include the City’s Small Business Team and the Civil Rights Department’s procurement and contracting division. 

• Ward 5 job fair
  3-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 25
  Workforce Center, 800 W. Broadway
  Youth (ages 14+) can learn about opportunities for internships, jobs and entrepreneur mentorship.

• Chameleon Pop Up
  11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, July 27
  Nicollet Avenue between 7th and 8th streets.
  Pop-up market on Nicollet Mall featuring Black vendors.
• The Black Market Summer Series Pop Up Event
  4-8 p.m. Saturday, July 29 
  Farmers Market Annex, 200 East Lyndale Ave. N.
  Pop-up market at the Farmers Market Annex focuses on Black vendors.

For more info, and to register for events, visit minneapolismn.gov/BlackBusiness.

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