{"id":31858,"date":"2026-07-07T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=521c8cf4bfb174093af622559d81b24c"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:05:00","slug":"cvmsdc-inspires-small-businesses-to-envision-the-future-at-annual-business-opportunity-conference-boc26-aug-2-4-in-raleigh-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=31858","title":{"rendered":"CVMSDC Inspires Small Businesses to Envision the Future at Annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC26), Aug. 2-4 in Raleigh, NC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 49th annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC26) on Aug. 2-4, 2026, at The Westin Raleigh-Durham Airport, bringing together small businesses, minority business owners, corporate partners, government agencies, community partners and industry leaders for three days of high-impact engagement, strategic networking, and future-focused business development. The BOC26 title sponsor is Allstate.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707281499\/en\/2845449\/4\/CVMSDC_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707281499\/en\/2845449\/22\/CVMSDC_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707281499\/en\/2845449\/4\/CVMSDC_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707281499\/en\/2845449\/21\/CVMSDC_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>This year\u2019s theme, Futurism, challenges attendees to look ahead and shape the next era of supplier development, innovation and economic opportunity. The conference is a three-day experience designed to connect business owners with major corporate partners, government agencies, and industry leaders who are ready to do business, emphasizing that BOC26 is where \u201cthe right people, the right conversations, and the right opportunities all come together.\u201d BOC26 will feature a robust agenda including a VIP Welcome Reception, a Scholarship Swing Golf Tournament, corporate and small business workshops, a Freedom Park tour, the Business Connections Roundtable experience, a luncheon keynote, and the annual CVMSDC Awards Reception. Multi-day activations such as The Launch Point will offer ongoing engagement opportunities for attendees seeking hands-on support and curated business resources.<\/p><p>CVMSDC President &amp; Chief Engagement Officer Dominique Simpson Milton said: \u201cFuturism requires more than imagination\u2014it requires alignment. As the business landscape and technology evolve with unprecedented speed, small businesses and corporate partners must move forward together with shared purpose. When our goals are connected, supplier development becomes a powerful engine for resilience, sustainability and long-term economic growth. BOC26 is where we prepare for what\u2019s next\u2014by building the relationships that will shape the future. This year\u2019s Futurism theme builds on that vision, inviting participants to explore how innovation, technology, and strategic collaboration will shape the next 50 years of small business and minority business growth.\u201d<\/p><p>Founded nearly five decades ago, CVMSDC continues its mission to enhance business opportunities for small business owners and certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its four pillars: advocacy, certification, connections and development. BOC26 serves as one of the Council\u2019s signature platforms for advancing economic inclusion and strengthening the supplier ecosystem across the region. For more information or to register for BOC26, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvmsdc.org%2Fboc26&amp;esheet=54565594&amp;newsitemid=20260707281499&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.cvmsdc.org%2Fboc26&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ad8c0972aefc2551bbdbaeab62e6d16d\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><b>www.cvmsdc.org\/boc26<\/b><\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p class=\"bwalignl\"><b>PR PROS<\/b><br\/><a  href=\"mailto:vk@globalprpros.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><b>vk@globalprpros.com<\/b><\/a><b> \/ (336) 362-9668<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 49th annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC26) on Aug. 2-4, 2026, at The Westin Raleigh-Durham Airport, bringing together small businesses, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31859,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31858\/revisions\/31859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}