Program
🕑: 06:00 PM
Welcome
Host: Joy White
🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Networking & Shopping
Host: Melmikay's African Wear
🕑: 06:15 PM
Raffle
Info: Raising funds to host community gatherings
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Workshop - Loan Application Readiness with the Arizona Microcredit Initiative
Host: Arizona Microcredit Initiative
Info: Join the Arizona Microcredit Initiative for a workshop designed to get your small business loan-ready. We will cover how loans work, from key terminology and interest rates to repayment terms, what lenders look for in an application and the documents you will need to prepare, and practical strategies for building credit, budgeting, and staying on track with repayment. You will leave knowing what lenders expect and how to put your business in the strongest position to apply.
🕑: 07:30 PM - 07:50 PM
2-Min Business Pitches
Info: 2-minute Business Pitch - a concise, high-impact presentation designed to grab attention, explain a product or service, and spark interest from investors, partners, or customers within 120 seconds. Join us as we shake our fears of pitching our businesses. Raising funds to host community gatherings
🕑: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Announcements and Raffle
Info: Announce upcoming gatherings and opportunities; please feel free to share what you know is happening in the community.
Networking & Shopping
🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Melmikay
Event venue & nearby stays
Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.