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6:00pm EST

5th Annual Black Diamond Affair (Part I) LiveKara Dixon • Blair Durham • Gwen Hurt • Lori Ruffin • Arleigh Hatcher • Brian Owens • Les Brown • Dee Polite

7:15pm EST

5th Annual Black Diamond Affair (Part II) LiveKara Dixon • Les Brown • Blair Durham • Arleigh Hatcher • Gwen Hurt • Brian Owens • Lori Ruffin • Dee Polite

9:30pm EST

Diamonds in the Sky VIP Party - DJ LiveSeko Varner

9:00am EST

Small Business Saturday Bootcamp: Conference Kick-off LiveBenita Adams • BK Fulton • Rita Cohen

10:00am EST

Starting a Business - NOW? LiveJeff Johnson • Nancy L. Grden Strategy for Organizational Efficiency LiveLori Ruffin Municipality Resources for Businesses LiveTricia Wilson • Erica Spencer • Tiffany Boyle • Sean Washington • Karen Bailey Nonprofit Technical Support Resources LiveStarr Armstrong • Christin Thorpe • Vivian Oden • Jennifer C. Lacey

10:45am EST

Resources for Entrepreneurs in the 757 LiveAkosua Acheampomaa • Cheryl Berry • Evans McMillion • Mallory Tuttle • Jim Carroll • Nancy L. Grden • Josh Green

11:15am EST

Franchising: Finding One and/or Creating One LiveFaizun Kamal Getting Over the Hump: Surviving the First Five Years in Business LiveBeck G • Alvin Payne • Chance Wilson • Ti'Juana Gholson

11:30am EST

Fundraising Mastermind I LiveJennifer Yarbrough

11:45am EST

Keynote: “The Startup Mentor” LiveMaia Patrick Donohue

12:30pm EST

Lunch and Learn: Virginia Opportunities in Transportation LiveDominique Milton • Queen Crittendon • Keisha Branch • Malcolm Kates Calm Down! with Cocoa Brown LiveCocoa Brown

1:30pm EST

SWAM Certification & Leveraging Government Contracting to Scale Your Business LiveErika Small-Sisco Communication and Synergy LiveAngela Hollowell Expanding Your Capacity: Scaling for Growth LiveVickie Williams-Cullins • Jason Lewis • Julie Bartley • Krystal Speed • Elizabeth Duncan-Hawker Fundraising Mastermind II LiveJennifer Yarbrough

2:00pm EST

Pitch Perfect LiveSophia O’Neal • Cheryl Tan The Business of JusticeNancy Prather-Johnson

2:30pm EST

Finding the Funds LiveSophia O’Neal • Will Morris Creative Ideas to Crush the New Virtual LiveDeonna Lindsay-Lewis

2:45pm EST

Reducing Your Tax Liability LiveTanya Rollins Shadley • James Young, CPA, CFA, CMA, MBA • Lilly Mbinglo • Clarence Harris

3:00pm EST

Google It! LiveSophia O’Neal • April Sciacchitano

3:30pm EST

Innovation LiveSophia O’Neal • Aaron Montgomery • Jaynee Sasso Keynote: Navigating Change LiveChance Wilson

4:00pm EST

Interview and Conversation with The Honorable Sabrina Wooten LiveSabrina Wooten

4:20pm EST

150-Year Plan | Pre-2021 Business Celebration!Blair Durham • Sabrina Wooten

4:30pm EST

Keynote: Leadership LiveRoy Scott

5:30pm EST

YPs Panel: Building Economic Stability LiveVerlainne Quinniey • Patricia Gibson • Quentin Williams • Domenick Epps • Kit Lockett • Tremaine Wills

1:30pm EST

Keynote: Cox - Building A Better Future For The Next Generation LiveNneka Chiazor

2:15pm EST

Real Estate 101 LiveSeko Varner • Willard Maxwell

3:00pm EST

The Sky Scraper to Generational Wealth LiveSeko Varner • A. Donahue Baker

4:00pm EST

Easiest Access to PROFITS! Profitable Wholesaling LiveChase Womack • Seko Varner

4:45pm EST

Profitable Real Estate Investing LiveTawanna Randolph • William Randolph

5:30pm EST

Access to Funds When the Banks Say No LiveSeko Varner

6:10pm EST

6 Levels to Become a Real Estate Millionaire LiveA. Donahue Baker