BLACK BUSINESSES & WE RISE

82 South Stone Avenue,Tucson AZ 85701

13 April, 2023

Description

Local First Arizona’s We Rise business accelerator is a new, no-fee six-month program offering comprehensive and practical business skills to Arizona’s Black entrepreneurs. Meeting bi-weekly, business owners receive classroom instruction and mentorship from Black entrepreneurs with firsthand experience and expertise in starting or growing a small business in Arizona. The We Rise business accelerator exposes start-up or experienced businesses that are missing fundamental components of entrepreneurship to the nuts and bolts needed to build a successful business in Arizona’s economy. WE RISE Join us at the Citizen Hotel for light bites and drinks. We Rise representatives will share an info session on the business accelerator. More than 100 years ago, the Tucson Citizen building housed the area’s first newspaper press; today, the historic outpost is now home to the Black owned Citizen Hotel, a 10-room boutique wine hotel. THE CITIZEN HOTEL AGENDA 5:30pm to 6:00pm: Welcome 6:00pm to 6:15pm: Let’s talk about We Rise 6:15pm to 6:30pm: Meet Moniqua Lane, Owner of The Citizen Hotel 6:30pm to 6:45pm We Rise Alumni Panel 6:45pm to 7:00pm We Rise Q&A 7:00pm to 7:15pm Closing Remarks from Jessica Barfield. LFA Director of Business Development in Tucson 7:15pm to 7:30pm Wrap-up & Tour of Citizen Hotel.