Location: The Hotel at The University of Maryland
SBAN’s in-person conference is back! Join us in the Washington, D.C., metro area November 12-14, 2025, to strategize about how to foster resilient small businesses and remain resilient in our anti-displacement work.
Come hear how organizations are supporting communities and small businesses in this new economic and political landscape. We’ll discuss the most promising sources of funding in the wake of federal cuts, how to work with policymakers and other partners to get things done at the state and local level, and how to talk about small business anti-displacement work in communications and grants.
Conference sessions, new SBAN research, and visits to local neighborhoods will explore how strategies such as commercial tenant protections help keep BIPOC- and immigrant-owned small businesses in place. We’ll also discuss what anti-displacement tools are effective during different stages of neighborhood change.