The three-day conference encourages Black entrepreneurship.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — In Lakewood, the Fifth Annual Black-Owned Business Excellence (BOBE) Symposium is in full swing.
The three-day event includes panel discussions and networking opportunities. Its goal is to inform, encourage, and uplift Black business owners, an effort Intentions Juice and Smoothie Bar owner Marquita Evans is happy to support.
“It ignites a fire in you!” she says. “You’re amongst like-minded individuals, which, for me, is exciting!”
Evans started Intentions in Tacoma in 2020.
Since then, she’s expanded to Seattle and is looking to open another Tacoma location.
Evans is proud
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