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Calling all Black business owners and entrepreneurs! We are looking for a cohort of folx interested in developing their communication skills.
Join our Communication Coordinator, Brianna next year to hone in on your branding yourself, your business, and many more!
For more information about the workshop, email Brianna Christie at communications@berkshirebec.org.
Fill out the interest form now using the link here
DESEAN SCALES GALLERY
Got a chance to see DeSean Scales’ exhibition yet?!? Whether you did or not, now you have the ability to view it in our new Digital Gallery! Browse through the photos, get a feel for DeSean’s work, and if you see something you like, put in a request to purchase it from the artist!
Don’t forget, DeSean work is up until November 5th, 2024! So, stop by Monday through Thursday from 1pm – 5pm. If you have any questions, please email arts@berkshirebec.org
Enjoy the show!
These BBEC meetings will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in our co-working space located at 33 Dunham Mall in Pittsfield. To help you mark your calendars, the proposed meeting dates for 2024 are listed, and you will also receive a Google calendar invite.
INTERISE PROGRAM
June 2024 – December 2024
This program features various modules such as business & strategic assessment, finances, marketing and sales, and offer specific resources in order to achieve your business’s growth plans.
Hunters of Color
Hunters of Color encourages participants to tap into their ancestral traditions for the sake of:
BIPOC people have always had a special relationship with the planet; at Hunters of Color we strive to protect that sense of reciprocity and culture.
Scan the QR code or click the link below to learn more, give, and to get involved.
Full Membership Meeting Dates:
TBD
A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is an American designation for businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled on a daily basis by one or more (in combination) American citizens including African American, Hispanic and Latino American, Asian Pacific American, and Native American businesses and/or gender (e.g. woman-owned) and/or military veteran classifications.
An MBE certification allows you to benefit from the many public and private programs designed to help minority-owned businesses, like minority-owned business grants. Here are some of the biggest advantages to getting certified as an MBE:
As a means of accomplishing the BBEC mission with respect to arts and culture, we have an intergenerational Black Arts Council that actively works with and for the community. You can learn more about our work with the Black Arts Council which has been detailed in the following Berkshire Eagle press article: Diversity lacking at Berkshire arts and cultural venues, survey from the Black Arts Council of the Berkshire Black Economic Council shows
2024 BAC meeting schedule:
Interested in joining the BAC? Send a few sentences detailing your interest to communications@berkshirebec.org to be considered. All ages encouraged to apply!
Special Guests: