CALLING ALL HOME-BASED BUSINESS OWNERS & ENTREPRENEURS!
Don’t miss the region’s 5th annual Home-Based Business Conference. This unique event features a resource fair with over 20 exhibitors, as well as conference sessions and specialty breakout tracks focused on topics relevant to all stages and types of home-based businesses, including traditional, franchise, and direct & network marketing.
Each ticket includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks. You will also have the opportunity to have a professional headshot taken for only $25.
Whether you are thinking of starting a new home-based business or have operated one for years, this event is for you!
This event is presented by York County, Williamsburg, Newport News, James City County, Hampton, Poquoson, Gloucester and York County Chamber of Commerce.
If you’re interested in becoming an exhibitor or sponsor, please call (757) 877-5920, email info@hbbconference.com, or visit hbbconference.com for more information.
The Home-Based Business Conference and related Lunch & Learn Series began as programs of the York County Economic Development Office, in partnership with the York County Chamber of Commerce.
York Chamber & County representatives learned that two-thirds of York County’s businesses are Home-based, a trend that is growing both locally and nationally. In an effort to assist this often overlooked, yet very important, sector of our local community, the Home-Based Business Assistance Program was developed, with the Conference and Lunch & Learn Series at the core.
Since the programs’ inception in 2014, several other nearby localities, including the cities of Newport News, Hampton and Williamsburg and James City County, have joined together to co-host the Conference and Lunch & Learn Series. This strategic partnership allows the Home-based events to reach and assist more local business owners.
About the WBENC National Conference & Business Fair
A signature event from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is the largest event of its kind for women business owners, welcoming thousands of women entrepreneurs and corporate executives ready to make connections and do business. The 2020 National Conference & Business Fair will feature innovative educational programming, inspiring keynotes, a pitch competition, 1:1 MatchMaker meetings, plenty of networking opportunities, and the Business Fair, an unrivaled trade show of certified women-owned businesses and those who do business with them.
Expect to meet supplier diversity professionals, procurement and senior executive representatives from the Fortune 1000 and federal government; women business owners and their teams; and key representatives of strategic partner organizations.
The WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is open to WBENC-Certified WBE business owners and their teams; buyers, procurement representatives, supplier diversity professionals, and government officials from WBENC Corporate and Government Members; and representatives from WBENC’s 14 Regional Partner Organizations and other strategic partners.
We also invite non-certified small businesses, students, and representatives from non-member corporations and government entities to attend to learn about our organization and network of opportunity.
The easiest way to register for the 2020 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is online. Registration will open on Monday, February 24, 2020.
Register before April 6, 2020, to lock-in early bird rates and to be eligible to participate in 1:1 MatchMaker meetings. View all registration options and pricing here.
Note: Online registration will close one week before the event on Monday, June 15, 2020. All online transactions are final and non-refundable.
Onsite Registration
You also have the option to register onsite during the event, starting on Monday, June 22, 2020. Onsite registrations are available throughout the week and must be paid by company check or credit card. All onsite transactions are final and non-refundable.
Onsite Registration Hours:
- Monday, June 22: 9 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday, June 23: 8 AM – 6 PM
- Wednesday, June 24: 7 AM – 4 PM
- Thursday, June 25: 8 AM – 2 PM