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BLK OWNED empowers Black entrepreneurs by providing access to resources, mentorship, and community support. We help turn dreams into sustainable businesses, ensuring that every aspiring entrepreneur has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.

Join us for the Garden Party Brunch: Awards &amp; Fundraiser 🌸 Celebrate Black entrepreneurs, enjoy good food, and connect with community as we honour the leaders shaping and growing Black-owned businesses. Nominate a business, secure your ticket, and be part of a day filled with celebration, connection, and impact! Your purchase supports BLK OWNED&rsquo;s work to provide resources, advocacy, and real opportunities for Black-owned businesses. Invite a friend and come experience a space built for us, by us 🥂

Garden Party Brunch: Awards & Fundraiser

Something special is happening, and you&#39;re at the centre of it. You&#39;ve been nominated, and BLK OWNED wants to honour you in the room.&nbsp; This is your exclusive nominee ticket for BLK OWNED&#39;s Garden Party Brunch, Awards &amp; Fundraiser. One ticket at this price, reserved just for nominees. Regular pricing and Klarna split-payment options are available for other guests. Thank you for being part of what we&#39;re building!!&nbsp; See you at the Garden Party~

Join BLK OWNED&rsquo;s Trailblazer 2.0 Showcase &amp; Social Wellness Community Connection&nbsp; This June, our monthly wellness gathering and the Trailblazer Showcase Expo are coming together for one memorable evening! &nbsp;A full expo floor with our cohort presenting their businesses to investors, funders, and community! Who is one person in your village that you want to publicly appreciate this month?&nbsp;

BLK OWNED's Trailblazer 2.0 Showcase & Social Wellness Community Connection

Join us for a focused space on emotional wellness designed with Black entrepreneurs in mind. 🧠 Together, we&rsquo;ll talk honestly about stress, burnout, and the pressure of building a business, and share tools that support healing and resilience. This event is part of BLK OWNED&rsquo;s commitment to uplifting Black-owned businesses&mdash;mind, body, and bottom line. Register to connect, breathe, and leave with practical practices you can use in work and life. 💼

BLK Biz Mental Health Initiative: Emotional Wellness: Healing & Emotional Resilience

Move, nourish, and breathe with us 🧘🏾&zwj;♀️🥗&nbsp; Through this experience, BLK OWNED connects you with expert-led sessions in movement with Matt Bucknor, nourishment and wellness Horace Spence, designed to support you as you build and grow your business and/or your family&nbsp;

BLK Biz Mental Health  Initiative: Physical Wellness Movement & Nourishment

You&rsquo;re invited to The Sendoff: BLKOwned&rsquo;s Holiday Networking Party! Join us for a memorable networking party where you can mix, mingle, and celebrate with the amazing supporters, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who made this week so special. Get ready for a night full of laughter, connection, and fun! Show off your karaoke skills, compete for awesome prizes, and enjoy a vibrant atmosphere designed to help you unwind, recharge, and celebrate your growth over the week. This is the perfect chance to strengthen community bonds, meet new friends, and simply have a blast. Don&rsquo;t miss out on the fun, we can&rsquo;t wait to see you there! &nbsp;*Please bring cash for donations at the door to support efforts to help Jamaica rebuild*

The Send Off Holiday Party

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Garden Party Online Raffle

Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at BLK OWNED&#39;s Garden Party Brunch Awards &amp; Fundraising event!&nbsp; Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission.&nbsp; Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Garden Party Brunch Fundraiser

Let me tell you about Grace, who&rsquo;s in the photo above!&nbsp; She always wanted to have her own business, something to call her own.But growing up, she was told to be realistic. In school, she was encouraged to just go to college, because university felt like something she wouldn&rsquo;t be able to attain. Her parents, immigrants doing the best they could, wanted her to choose a safe path... &quot;Just do nursing Grace, it&#39;s a steady job, and you&#39;ll be secure.&quot; But she never dreamed of working a 9&ndash;5 forever...She just didn&rsquo;t know where to start with her own business. Every time she tried, she realized there were things no one ever told her. How to apply for grants. What was actually required. How much access mattered. Each step forward came with another barrier. That was until she found BLK OWNED. Through community, guidance, and support, things started to make sense. Doors opened, she took their Trailblazer Program, she made friends doing the same thing and her confidence grew. What once felt overwhelming finally felt possible. This is why we do this work!! A donation as small as $20 can become a ripple in someone&rsquo;s life. The push that helps them take their next step, build something sustainable, and believe in themselves. Your support helps us continue opening doors for Black entrepreneurs like Grace who are ready to build, they just need access. And if donating isn&rsquo;t possible right now, sharing our work helps just as much! Together, we help turn ideas into possibilities!

Let me tell you about Grace, who’s in the photo above! She always wanted to have her own business, something to call her own.But growing up, she was told to be realistic. In school, she was encouraged to just go to college, because university felt like something she wouldn’t be able to attain.Her parents, immigrants doing the best they could, wanted her to choose a safe path... "Just do nursing Grace, it's a steady job, and you'll be secure."But she never dreamed of working a 9–5 forever...She just didn’t know where to start with her own business.Every time she tried, she realized there were things no one ever told her. How to apply for grants. What was actually required. How much access mattered. Each step forward came with another barrier.That was until she found BLK OWNED.Through community, guidance, and support, things started to make sense. Doors opened, she took their Trailblazer Program, she made friends doing the same thing and her confidence grew. What once felt overwhelming finally felt possible.This is why we do this work!!A donation as small as $20 can become a ripple in someone’s life. The push that helps them take their next step, build something sustainable, and believe in themselves.Your support helps us continue opening doors for Black entrepreneurs like Grace who are ready to build, they just need access.And if donating isn’t possible right now, sharing our work helps just as much!Together, we help turn ideas into possibilities!

Trailblazer is for Black entrepreneurs who are ready to build what&rsquo;s next. Share a bit about you and your business so we can connect you with tools, mentorship, and community support tailored to your goals. 🚀 Your answers help BLK OWNED advocate for Black-owned businesses, open doors to funding and training, and grow a stronger network across the Greater Hamilton Area. Together, we&rsquo;re investing in Black entrepreneurship, one business at a time. ✊🏾

Trailblazer is for Black entrepreneurs who are ready to build what’s next. Share a bit about you and your business so we can connect you with tools, mentorship, and community support tailored to your goals. 🚀Your answers help BLK OWNED advocate for Black-owned businesses, open doors to funding and training, and grow a stronger network across the Greater Hamilton Area. Together, we’re investing in Black entrepreneurship, one business at a time. ✊🏾

Trailblazer

Become a BLK OWNED member and plug into a community built for Black entrepreneurs. ✊🏾 Get access to our community platform, learning modules, markets, and programs that help you digitize, fund, and grow your business. Your membership supports tools, mentorship, mental health resources, and referrals tailored to Black and racialized-owned businesses in the Greater Hamilton Area. Join the movement to connect, grow, and thrive together. 🌱

Become a BLK OWNED member and plug into a community built for Black entrepreneurs. ✊🏾 Get access to our community platform, learning modules, markets, and programs that help you digitize, fund, and grow your business.Your membership supports tools, mentorship, mental health resources, and referrals tailored to Black and racialized-owned businesses in the Greater Hamilton Area. Join the movement to connect, grow, and thrive together. 🌱

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Past events

Past events

Garden Party Brunch: Awards & Fundraiser

Garden Party Brunch: Awards & Fundraiser

BLK OWNED's Trailblazer 2.0 Showcase & Social Wellness Community Connection

BLK Biz Mental Health Initiative: Emotional Wellness: Healing & Emotional Resilience

BLK Biz Mental Health Initiative: Physical Wellness Movement & Nourishment

The Send Off Holiday Party

Garden Party Online Raffle

Garden Party Brunch Fundraiser

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