The St. Paul Area Chamber and its partners at the Minnesota Black Chamber and the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce welcomed esteemed members of the Twin Cities business community to the inaugural Small Business Summit and Expo held at the Intercontinental Hotel Saint Paul Riverfront.
The April 26 gathering welcomed nearly 300 individuals and 50 exhibitors. It offered seven workshop sessions and a panel discussion moderated by MSR Publisher/CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard and panelists Monique Green, founder of Mullur’e Cosmetics, and Marc Heu, co-owner and executive pastry chef of Patisserie Paris, and Charles Lovejoy, a hospitality veteran turned founder of Lovejoy’s Bloody Mary Mix.
Event sponsors included Wells Fargo, Ramsey County, Travelers, Allianz, Bremer Bank, Clifton Larson Allen, Comcast Business, Grand Casino and Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Jones Financial Group, McGough, The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, Seven Hills Benefit Partners, Sunrise Bank, U.S. Bank, and Xcel Energy.
View snapshots from the event below, provided by the MSR.
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