BATON ROUGE - The first-ever Black Business Insiders Black Business Expo and Convention is coming to the Raising Cane's River Center in August.

The event, running from Aug. 28 to 30, highlights Black businesses by bringing culture, commerce and creativity together under one roof.

The deadline to sign up as a vendor or exhibitor is June 30. Anyone interested in signing up can contact Chauna Banks at 225-778-1202 or blackbusinessinsidersexpo@gmail.com.

Banks is the founder of Black Business Insiders.

The event is being co-hosted by Geno McLlaughlin and Tyressa Ty, and features guest speaker Craig Stevens, President of Genesis 360. 

Tickets for the event can be found here.