DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons will host a small business summit at the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center on Tuesday, May 9 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. for local sellers, entrepreneurs and founders presented by Amazon as a part of its SHOP313 initiative, an immersive platform developed to promote and support Detroit area small business owners and entrepreneurs.
The Pistons and Amazon have pre-selected the 100 sellers, entrepreneurs and founders for an afternoon seminar that features various sessions designed to strengthen partnerships and share best practices for selling, pitching and ways to support small businesses through brand marketing. This includes Amazon Small Business Sellers like Birdy Boutique — a proud certified disabled-veteran and women-owned Michigan textile manufacturing business founded by an army veteran and military spouse.
The Summit will also include a discussion with Amazon’s Vice President and Global Head of Startups, Howard Wright, followed by a networking and happy hour. Participants will also have the opportunity to have professional marketing photos taken on behalf of SHOP313 supporting partner, RingCentral.
Developed to promote Detroit’s local entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship, SHOP313 was created in 2021 to provide participating businesses and entrepreneurs with educational programming and resources, grant opportunities, and networking events. SHOP313 won the NBA’s Partnership of the Year Award in its first year.
This event is closed to the public.
WHAT: SHOP313 Small Business Summit presented by Amazon
WHEN: Tuesday, May 9 from 1-5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Henry FordDetroit Pistons Performance Center
6201 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
WHO: 100 local sellers, entrepreneurs and founders
Amazon representatives including:
- Howard Wright, VP, Global Head of Startups at AWS
- Ian Conyers, Head of Community Engagement, Detroit
- Abby Malchow, Business Development, Amazon Small Business Services
- Rich Green, AWS Startups, Underrepresented Founders
- Joanna Serra, Founder & COO, Birdy Boutique (Amazon Small Business)
Detroit Pistons representatives including:
- Bilal Saeed, Detroit Pistons VP, Brand & Marketing Strategy
- Reagan Dailey-Chwalibog, Detroit Pistons Manager of Retail Marketing
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