2023 Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Conference

The Small Business Anti-Displacement Network (SBAN) is a network of organizations across the U.S. and internationally that work to prevent the displacement of BIPOC- and immigrant-owned small businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods. SBAN’s 2023 conference will be held November 1-3 at The Hotel at the University of Maryland, minutes from Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, “Strengthening Community & Building Opportunity,” highlights how promoting community control, ownership, and identity are central to creating opportunities for small business growth and sustainability in BIPOC and immigrant communities. Join us!

• Learn about the latest commercial gentrification research and on-the-ground efforts to combat small business displacement
• Hear from renowned national and international small business leaders, scholars, policymakers, and advocates about what they are doing to address the challenges small businesses face. 
• Participate in roundtables, workshop your projects, explore in-depth reports from SBAN case study grantees, and network with people from across the country and abroad who are working to support BIPOC and immigrant communities.
• Join a mobile workshop hosted by a community-based organization in the D.C. metro area and visit small business corridors and communities where anti-displacement strategies are being employed.
   

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Registration Fee

• SBAN Members – Free
• Non-Members – $100
• Non-Member BIPOC- or Immigrant-owned small businesses – $20
• Students – $20
   

If the cost of registration is prohibitive and you would like to request complimentary registration, please email us at sban@umd.edu.

Learn more about the conference and what's on the agenda on the SBAN website.