@emmagrede , CEO of Good American, co-founder of Skims & Safely, first Black female Shark on Shark Tank, is our closing keynote at UK Black Business Show.
Saturday 17th October. ExCeL London.
From delivering newspapers in Plaistow to building a $4 billion empire. Her story. Her lessons. Live.
Early Bird tickets are £45, comment EARLY and we'll send the link straight to your DMs 👇🏾
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📹Official Recap Video: UK Black Business Show 2025 ✨
Saturday energy still unmatched.🔥
Relive the magic of the UK Black Business Show, where 8,000+ professionals, 150+ exhibitors , and game-changing speakers came together to inspire and empower.
This is more than a show, It’s a movement.
Exhibit or register now for ukblackbusinessshow.co.uk
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We are delighted to announce this year’s Top 25 Black Entrepreneurs to Watch 2025, in proud partnership with @hsbc_uk .
Building on the success of the 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 editions, this year’s list highlights a new wave of visionary Black entrepreneurs who are reshaping the UK business landscape with purpose, innovation, and excellence.
Congratulations to all those selected your achievements continue to inspire a generation.
📲 Full list & feature article via link in bio
Learn more about tickets & exhibiting at UK Black Business Show show
📸 @aando_studios
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Excited to share a sneak peak of an exciting new project!
As a mum of 4 building a startup in public whilst balancing client work, keynotes and board roles, one of the few things that my days have in common is unexpected twists and turns. But I don’t always get to share them.
So it was super fun to have @legacyblackmedia & @ukbbshow join me for the day to capture some of what usually stays hidden.
Working with people who just get the vision is truly unmatched.
Full day recap and highlights coming your way soon. Stay tuned 👀💎
Three leaders. One stage.
We're bringing together Dame Kelly Holmes, Piers Linney MBE and Tevin Tobun for a keynote lineup that hits different.
Three people who've built something real and they're sharing the stage at Black Business Forum.
60+ masterclasses, panels and keynote sessions. All under one roof.
🗓 Saturday 20th June 2026
📍 Eastside Rooms, Birmingham
Link in bio to register.
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We spend £300 billion a year 🤯
Only 2% comes back to the Black community 😤
That’s not a small problem. That’s a billion-pound conversation we’re not having loudly enough‼️
So I made it simple. 26 letters - A-Z. 30 seconds. ⏰
One Black-owned brand or service for every letter of the alphabet to prove they exist, that they’re excellent, and that the only thing standing between us and changing that 2% is knowing where to spend 💰
@ a Black-owned brand/ service we should all be spending with. Let’s build the list. 👇🏾‼️
@legacyblackmedia
#legacyblack #ukbbshow
There's a reason Dame Kelly Holmes is one of the most inspiring people in British public life.
Double Olympic gold at 34. A career built on resilience, self-belief, and the ability to keep going when everything feels impossible. And a life since sport that's proved those qualities translate to everything.
Our headline sponsor HSBC UK has invited Dame Kelly to join us at the Black Business Forum on 20th June in Birmingham to share how an Olympian stays sharp when the pressure's on.
Saturday 20th June 2026 | The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham
Comment KELLY to claim 10% off your ticket 👀
Comment BESTIE below and we'll DM you the discount code 🎟️
Bring your bestie to the Black Business Forum or UK Black Business Week & Show and save on your tickets this weekend only.
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A few weeks ago, I asked the UK to name a Black entrepreneur. Most couldn’t name one 🤯
What hit harder? No one named a Black woman‼️
So I gave myself 30 seconds to name one for every letter of the alphabet. A to Z. ⏰
Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the world, yet they receive less than 1% of venture capital funding‼️.
Less. Than. One. Percent. 🫣
The talent has always been here. The visibility hasn’t.
26 letters. Hundreds of names I had to leave out ✨
@ a Black woman entrepreneur in the comments who deserves more visibility ‼️
@legacyblackmedia@ukbbshow
#blackbusiness #entrepreneur #blackwomen
We linked up with UK Export Finance for an afternoon built specifically for Black-owned businesses with global ambitions. 🌍
Founders, finance specialists, government representatives. Real talk about exporting, accessing capital, and scaling internationally.
This is the kind of room that needs to exist more often and we're proud to help build it.
Thank you to everyone who came through. 🙏🏾
#BlackBusiness #ExportFinance #BlackOwnedBusiness #UKBBS #GlobalGrowth #BlackEntrepreneurs
What does it take to build a multi-million pound business from a £500 overdraft? Tevin Tobun will tell you it comes down to one thing: seeing what others can't.
Two decades of building businesses across three continents taught him how to read what's shifting before it becomes obvious, and how to build operations that keep going when the pressure is on. Today his companies distribute goods worth more than £400 million a year.
Beyond business, Tevin is as committed to giving back as he is to building. Through mentorship, philanthropic work and advisory roles, he has spent years investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders, earning the Freedom of the City of London and recognition on the Powerlist.
He's opening Black Business Forum on Saturday 20th June with a keynote on how to spot what's coming before your competition does.
If that's a question you're sitting with, this is the session to be in the room for.
Saturday 20th June 2026 | The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham
Tickets available now. Link in bio.
📣 If you’ve got an idea and you truly believe it’s great - just start! Someone else is thinking it too.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
Watch the full episode now 👉 search business.connected on YouTube.
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