Black History Month Kicks Off
Date and time: Fri, February 4, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Community organizations kicked-off Black History Month with a virtual celebration of Black history, art, music, and culture
About this event
The virtual Simcoe County Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration is being held on Friday, February 4, 2022 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
The event will include speakers Michael Bowe and Dr. Bimpe Ayeni, local Black-owned business highlights, and music, drumming, dance, and spoken word performances from local Black artists.
Community organizations Rise Up BWG, UPlift Black, Making Change, Parents against Racism Simcoe County, Impact Youth and Cultural Centre, BWG Diversity Action Group, Aurora Black Community Association, Bradford Women’s+ Group, and Local Allies are working together to organize and host the event.
The Zoom link for the event will be sent to attendees on February 3, 2022.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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