Small Business Saturday is an outdoor business expo that will showcase restaurants, food trucks, pop-up businesses, retailers, professional services, activated art spaces, and Small Business Week event sponsors. Event-goers will have the opportunity to shop small, local and have their dollar make a big impact on the local economy. The event will start at Sistrunk Park, and attendees will be able to ride the trolley to six other stops throughout Fort Lauderdale Village District. Apply for Vendor Space

The Small Business Conference is a one-day event you don’t want to miss. The conference will include a series of workshops and panels geared towards the development, capacity building and enhancement of local small businesses. Topics will include: Doing Business with the City of Fort Lauderdale, Get Money: How to Get Your Business Funded, Marketing in the Digital Era, and ABCs for Entrepreneurs. Lunch will be provided and attendees will be able to tour the venue, which is the Old Dillard Museum. Be sure to register today as seats are limited. Register Here SCHEDULE 8:30- 9:00am Registration and continental breakfast 9:00-9:15 Opening remarks 9:15-10:00 Keynote Address 10:00-10:45 1st group of workshops Doing Business with the City of Fort Lauderdale: City Staff Marketing in the Digital Era: Ceci Dadisman 11:00-11:45 2nd Group of workshops Get Money: How to Get Funded: SBA...

Join us as we kick-off Small Business Week Fort Lauderdale with a networking event unlike any other. Come and enjoy live entertainment, networking, and a Taste of the Village District at General Provision in FAT Village. For the Taste of the Village District, attendees will be able to sample select dishes from some of the Village District’s best restaurants. To top it all off, attendees will also have the opportunity to enter the raffle and walk away with a cash prize!   RSVP now!