Each quarter, LABIC hosts a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC's next Black Business Pitch Competition will be held on Thursday, March 18th, and that’s right—we’re going VIRTUAL again!
Join LABIC Board member Stephanie “Dr. Money” Ardrey for LABIC’s next installment of The Learning Series! The Learning Series is geared toward equipping entrepreneurs with practical skills as they navigate their businesses.
This time, we’ll be covering 2 key topics for startups! Discounted Entry fee: $17. Register below for each session!
11 AM - 12 PM PST | HOW TO PITCH with Stephanie Ardrey
You want to secure funding, but how do you get there? Join serial entrepreneur and startup expert Stephanie Ardrey to learn how to pitch your business to investors and position your company for success.
12 PM - 1 PM PST | STARTUP FINANCIALS with Stephanie Ardrey
So you’ve heard of balance sheets, P&L, sales forecasts, cash flow, and every other kind of statement galore! Hear from Stephanie Ardrey as she shares information to help start your business on the right financial foot.
Each quarter, LABIC hosts a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC's next Business Pitch Competition will be held on Thursday, May 21st, and this time we’re going VIRTUAL!
Join the Board members of the LA Black Investors Club for our next installment of The Learning Series! The Learning Series is geared toward equipping entrepreneurs with practical skills as they navigate their businesses.
This time, we’ll be leading a lightning series of 4 sessions covering 4 key topics for startups! Discounted Entry fee: $15. Register below for each session!
11 AM - 11:45 AM PST | HOW TO PITCH with Stephanie Ardrey
You want to secure funding, but how do you get there? Join serial entrepreneur and startup expert Stephanie Ardrey to learn how to pitch your business to investors and position your company for success.
12 PM - 12:45 PM PST | BASICS OF ENTITY FORMATION with Shanita Nicholas
Partnership, LLC, C-Corp, S-Corp, what?! Join this session led by startup and VC attorney Shanita Nicholas to learn about the different ways you can structure your entity, and important considerations for each.
1 PM - 1:45 PM PST | STARTUP FINANCIALS with Stephanie Ardrey
So you’ve heard of balance sheets, P&L, sales forecasts, cash flow, and every other kind of statement galore! Hear from Stephanie Ardrey as she shares information to help start your business on the right financial foot.
2 PM - 2:45 PM PST | BASICS OF TRADEMARKS with Amanda-Jane Thomas
We all know that brand is everything! Hear from IP attorney Amanda-Jane Thomas as she breaks down trademarks and factors for you to consider as you develop your own brand and business.
Join LABIC at its next Fireside Chat on May 7, 2020 featuring Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital.
Join the LA Black Investors Club as we kick off The Learning Series. The Learning Series is geared toward equipping entrepreneurs with practical skills as they navigate their businesses. Maximize your learning with our intimate series.
This session, we'll be discussing the basics of trademarks and entity formation.
Limited capacity. Bring questions!
Entry fee: $20
Join the LA Black Investors Club 501c3 (LABIC) and a panel of specialists as we discuss building businesses through access to capital, with a special focus on brick & mortar businesses in Downtown Inglewood.
We will have a facilitated panel discussion followed by an open town-hall style conversation with attendees.
Whether you've been naughty or nice this year, make sure you get on the list for the most anticipated event this holiday season: DIASPORA!
Each quarter, LABIC will host a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC's 4Q Black Business Pitch Competition will be held on November 15th at Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.
Join the LA Black Investors Club in a lending workshop hosted by Opportunity Fund!
Join Supernova Women x LABIC as we build and collaborate with women of color in cannabis.
Each quarter, LABIC will host a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC's 3Q Black Business Pitch Competition will be held on July 19th at Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.
On June 21st, the LA Black Investors Club and Sip & Sonder will hold a Gentrification Town Hall meeting at Sip & Sonder in Downtown Inglewood.
Each quarter, LABIC will host a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC's 2Q Black Business Pitch Competition will be held on April 26th at Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.
Please join us at our next Fireside Chat on March 29th at the SAM Preccelerator in Santa Monica. We'll be sitting down with three startups venturing into their own ICOs.
Join LABIC at our first Fireside Chat of 2018 featuring Anna Barber, Managing Director of the Techstars LA Accelerator.
Each quarter, LABIC will host a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC will have its first Black Business Pitch Competition event of 2018 on January 25th at Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.
Whether you've been naughty or nice this year, make sure you get on the list for the most anticipated event this holiday season: DIASPORA!
Bootstrapping 101 is an interactive educational workshop that will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with everything they need to know about where to begin in identifying and securing necessary funding. Facilitated by serial entrepreneur and business expert Stephanie Ardrey.
Reeling from the success of the InnovateHER business pitch competition hosted by LABIC this past June, LABIC is excited is announce its new Quarterly Business Challenge! Each quarter, LABIC will host a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.
LABIC will have its first Quarterly Business Challenge live pitch event on October 19th at LABIC's new home, Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.
Join LABIC at its inaugural Fireside Chat featuring Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of venture capital fund Backstage Capital!
InnovateHER is a cross-cutting prize competition to unearth innovative products and services that help impact and empower the lives of women and families. Finalists will pitch their products and ideas to compete for the top three awards and a total of $70,000 in prizes.
On March 15th we will host “How to Crack into Sports Management, Marketing & Entertainment” at the historic and newly renovated Miracle Theatre in downtown Inglewood. Panelists from multiple industries within sports will share their journey and provide insight on how to navigate the sports world.
Panelists include:
Steve Wyche (moderator) – TV Host, NFL AM, NFL Network
Kristen Ingram – Head of Affiliate Marketing, NFL Network
Johnathan Franklin – Community & External Relations, LA Rams (Dorsey Don)
Jon-Devin Carrere – Managing Producer, Spectrum SportsNet Lakers & Dodgers
Jennifer Keurulainen – Director of Competitions, Special Olympics So Cal
Arielle Moyal – Marketing Manager, BDA Sports
Jaia Thomas – Sports Attorney
Jay Tucker - Executive Director, UCLA M.E.M.E.S.
Special Guest Performance by Singer Songwriter:
Nia Andrews
Development. Innovation. Action. Sustainability. Politics. Opportunity. Resources. Action.
DIASPORA will consist of a venture capital fundraising panel focused in the entertainment and tech industries, a toy drive for the Drew Child Development Corporation, a fundraiser for Blue 1647 and a night of food, drinks and networking. We will have special guests performances, a celebrity host and a world-renowned DJ spinning throughout the night.
Sonder Impact (f/k/a LA Black Investors Club)
108 S Market Street
Inglewood, CA 90301
