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The purpose of the Black Business Vendor Showcase (#BBVS ) is to connect local Black-owned businesses to The Village KC, and give them a platform to network and sell their goods/services during the pandemic. Since 2020, we have served over 300 Black-owned businesses/Black-led organizations in the greater Kansas City area.
In addition to hosting the BBVS, VKC is intentional about hiring Black-owned businesses for our events, seeking Black instructors for our programs, and partnering with other Black-led organizations to increase our impact with VKC youth.
2023 Dates (timeframe for each date is 12p-5p):
Location: Brookside Charter School- 1815 East 63rd Street, KCMO
Spring- Saturday April 15, 2023
Summer -Saturday July 22, 2023
Fall- October 14, 2023
Holiday Pop-Up- December 16, 2023
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2023 BBVS
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300
Over 300 Black owned businesses and Black-led NPO's served through our vendor events since 2020.
17
We aim to use all Black businesses for our events - from decor, to catering, to graphic design - we've utilized the services of 17 Black vendors since December 2020.
10/10
VKC currently has ten instructors, and all of them are Black business owners.
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Currently, four of our five VKC Executive Board members are Black business owners.