Greenwood Plan will host sixth annual Greenwood Week Conference on Black entrepreneurship

click to enlarge CP Photo: Colin Williams The Pitt Building on Smithfield St. Greenwood Plan is set to host their sixth annual Greenwood Week Conference from Oct. 10 to 13 at Emerald City in Downtown Pittsburgh. The conference aims to create space and opportunity for Black entrepreneurs in the Pittsburgh region to learn and connect with others. This year, the key focus will be on growth and scaling businesses. Jazmyne Kenney, Greenwood Plan’s director of operations, says this year’s theme is “scaling.” “We wanted that to reflect where we are, as a business and as a nonprofit in general,” she tells Pittsburgh City Paper. In 2023, the nonprofit acquired the Pitt Building on Smithfield Street, which Kenney says has allowed Greenwood Plan to scale and provide space for other Black entrepreneurs in the city. “Being able to have the building and lease that out to other Black-owned businesses has been incredible,” she tells City Paper. Greenwood Week aims to help businesses transition from the ideation stage to establishing brick-and-mortar locations or hiring W-2 employees. The goal is to see a rise in successful Black businesses in Pittsburgh, benefiting both the business sector and the city. Greenwood Week will offer 101-level...