News

The 2024 BIPOC Business Forum is in the books!Thank you to all of the business owners and subject matter experts who participated in the 2024 BIPOC Business  Forum: Grow with Government Contracting. The event provided  important information and insights on how to do business with the government.Presentations included:Terry Homburg, KEDA APEX Accelerator business counselor, who provided  Introduction to Government ContractingAnastassia Hunte Gardner,  Research & Outreach Program Specialist, Procurement, Inclusion and Equity (PIE) program, Washington Dept of Enterprise Services, an overview of doing business with Washington StateTennille Johnson, Director of Business Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises shared...

A Journey of Survival and TransformationDarryl Riley's story is one of survival, resilience, and transformation. Growing up in poverty on Chicago's West Side, Darryl faced challenges that many Black males in America know all too well. Despite a difficult childhood in a broken home and the harsh realities of life in a marginalized community, Darryl worked hard in school, hoping to rise above his circumstances. However, a wrongful felony conviction at just 16 years old disrupted his dreams and thrust him into a cycle of incarceration and struggle.Darryl's life took a significant turn during the War on Drugs in the...