Virginia Beach Minority Business Council launched, "Removing the Barriers - Closing the Gap," an expo for small, minority and women business owners.

Small Business Development | PPN Event Recap - On November 7, 2013, the Virginia Beach Minority Business Council held its 15th Annual Conference and Expo at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The theme for this year’s expo, "Removing the Barriers - Closing the Gap," was geared at identifying obstacles that may limit the success of small, minority and women business owners. The expo offered small businesses and those owned by women, minorities and service-disabled individuals the opportunity to promote their services to procurement officials from across the state.

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Frances Knight Thompson supported the development of the Annual African-American Male Summit.

PAOB’s Press Drop, covered the work by school workers and sponsors that developed the Annual African-American Male Summit. This event was a great project to encourage and empower young men. Congratulations to PAOB member, Frances Knight Thompson for supporting this project and working with today's youth. 
 
This annual summit is sponsored by the Virginia Beach Schools. Through the summit these young men were brought together to learn from community leaders, build leadership skills and share with one another. For more information about the African-American Male Summit and to learn how to get involved, please contact the Office of Equity Affairs at (757) 263-6964.