BWIE PITCH COMPETITION
Sat, Sep 10
|This event will be live streamed
BWIE is announcing its first annual pitch competition, this will be the first time in Halifax Nova Scotia where there will be a pitch competition directed towards Black women entrepreneur 18 years +, who've been in business 5 years or less.
Time & Location
Sep 10, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
This event will be live streamed
About the Event
BLK Women in Excellence (BWIE) is about to shine a light on Black women entrepreneurs. Join us on September 10th, 2022, for the very first Pitch Competition to support Black women entrepreneurs, 18 years of age and older, who have been in business 5 years or less. This competition is going to help to break down walls, provide monetary prizes and in-kind support to marginalized entrepreneurs.
This pitch competition will not only include women-only entrepreneurs, but it will include a panel of women judges: highlighting female representation in entrepreneurship. Ms. Upshaw has created this competition, to ensure equitable access to funding for her fellow entrepreneurs.
Having sat through many sessions, webinars, and countless “community org” calls about funding for Black business, Ms. Upshaw has taken it upon herself to start knocking on doors and sitting at the tables of those providing the funding. She heard from, and listened to, entrepreneurs…