Actualizing Equity in Small Business and Economic Development

BIPOC businesses continue to play a vital role in culture, wealth building and economic wellbeing of BIPOC and immigrant communities, in addition to the region as a whole. In Actualizing Equity in Small Business and Economic Development, we will explore: What does it look like for BIPOC businesses to thrive on their own terms and how is it done? What tools do BIPOC businesses need to build and grow thriving businesses in Minnesota? How do BIPOC businesses prepare to withstand the next disaster? And how can BIPOC businesses benefit from landscape altering infrastructure projects?

Join us and hear from our panel of BIPOC entrepreneurs and advocates seeking to restructure the ecosystem intended to support our businesses.

• Arun Motilall , Owner of Galaxy Foods
• Denise Butler, Entrepreneur & Director of Economic & Community Development at ACER
• Wone Vang, Artist & Economic Opportunity Director at Springboard for the Arts
• Elaine Rasmussen, CEO of Social Impact Strategies Group
• Tabitha Montgomery, Executive Director at Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association

moderated by Shruthi Kamisetty, Business Resource Collective coalition organizer at The Alliance