2025 BIPOC Business Expo & Awards

Event Highlights:

• Kickoff Lunch: Enjoy a selection of dishes from local BIPOC restaurants and caterers.

• Pitch Competition: Watch as five BIPOC businesses compete for a cash prize, showcasing their innovative solutions and business acumen..

• 5 accredited industry leaders to serve as our guest judges for the pitch competition.

• Stakeholders and major sponsors will have the opportunity to speak directly to

attendees about the products and/or services they offer to BIPOC businesses.

• We will also use this opportunity to let attendees know what our organization accomplished in the 2024 calendar year and what's to come in the remainder of 2025.

• Guest Speaker: We are honored to have Jackie Berry as our motivational guest speaker. Jackie was the previous managing broker of the Edina Realty Downtown Minneapolis office and is on the Diversity and Inclusion Team. She actively serves on the Board of Directors for the Minneapolis Area Realtors and is a founding coalition member of Just Deeds: https://justdeeds.org/. She is also the first woman of color to manage an Edina Realty firm.
• Silent and Live Auctions: Participate in our auctions to raise funds for IFRI-TRYV Liberia and our partner vocational school, Uniting Distant Stars. You can learn more about UDS here: https://www.unitingdistantstars.com.
• Networking Happy Hour: Connect with over 200 BIPOC business owners and industry leaders to expand your network and find collaborative opportunities.

Host or Publisher IFRI LLC