Tag: Black Owned Business-Kansas City

BlackBizFest aims to make Black-owned businesses top of mind for all KC consumers

By Tommy Felts / April 2, 2024

Anticipation is growing for this spring’s debut BlackBizFest, said Marsha Willis, teasing a week-long celebration that puts Black excellence and entrepreneurship on full display. Among the standout elements of the May 13-19 festival: the Kansas City Black Expo and Black Business Ball & Honors. “We want people to put on their tourist hats, go participate,…

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Marsha Willis joins Facebook accelerator to boost 30K-strong community of Black-owned businesses, supporters

By Tommy Felts / October 29, 2022

Marsha Willis’ decade-long journey of supporting Kansas City-based, Black-owned businesses is headed to the next level — thanks to a funding infusion from Facebook and Willis’ own focused commitment to providing elevated experiences to the online community she’s built. “Our focus is to create a centralized place where we can share resources and education for…

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