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DOWNLOAD THE 2025 EXPO PROGRAM HERE

Business Expo 2025


tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Brought to you by our Presenting Sponsors:

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SOLD OUT - BECOME AN EXHIBITOR
GENERAL ATTENDEES REGISTER HERE
SOLD OUT - BECOME A SPONSOR HERE
WHERE
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Expo Floor | Ballroom B & C
Workshops | Rooms 301-302-303
Executive Luncheon | Ballroom A
WHEN
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Expo Floor from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 9:00 am
Executive Luncheon at 12:00 pm
CONTACT
​Idaliz Ortiz or David Diaz

202-728-0352
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 [email protected]

GWHCC Business Expo

Join us at our biggest event of the year and connect with the region's leading businesses.
The GWCC Business Expo has become the region’s premier event connecting minority-owned businesses with potential clients and organizations that support their growth. Participation in the Expo has increased from 70 exhibitors and 500 attendees in 2010 to over 1,000 attendees and more than 100 exhibitors in 2019. A once in a year opportunity to have your business on display among these powerful resources.

Why attend?

  • Over 150 exhibitors
  • Over 1,000 attendees
  • Educational Seminars
  • Business Matchmaking
  • Resources to start and grow your business
  •  Executive Luncheon
  • Small Business Village
  • ​​Job and Career Fair
  • ​International Row
  • ​Networking Opportunities
  • Pitch Your Biz Competition
  • ​Federal Government Contracting
  • ​And much more!
  • Connect with the Local Hispanic Business Community – According to Nielson, if it were a standalone country, the US Hispanic market’s buying power would be a top-20 world economy. Ranked the nation’s fourth fastest growing market, the Washington metro area Hispanic market greatly impacts/influences this standing.  The Expo is an excellent opportunity to meet leaders of the Hispanic business community face‐to‐face and establish the relationships that would allow your business to gain access to the local Hispanic market.
  • Meet Buyers and Decision Makers – Interact with over 100 exhibitors that will be showcasing their businesses. Additionally, the Business Matchmaking Sessions will allow you to meet decision makers that purchase goods and services in local and federal government agencies, large organizations and corporations.
  • Attend Business Workshops – Topics will include Marketing to Hispanics, How to Do Business with DC, MD, and VA Governments, Learning from Successful Hispanic Business-Owners, Federal Procurement, Overseas Investment Opportunities, and more.
  • Explore International Business Opportunities – Latin American Embassies will be present to showcase unique business opportunities.
  • Get covered - Get informed and enroll yourself, your family or business in the District's health exchange with DC Health Link. 
REGISTER TO ATTEND

Executive Luncheon

Each year the Business Expo features a high-profile VIP Executive Luncheon that brings C-Suite executives and corporate leaders together. This portion of the expo is an opportunity to listen to some incredible speakers. Plus a networking opportunity where you get the word out about your business to some of the most prominent people in the community that you may otherwise not be able to get in front of.
This years Executive Luncheon will be held in the Walter E Washington Convention Center, Ballroom A, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 

The Reality of Regionalism: Does a Rising Tide Raise All Ships?

The panel will discuss how regional economic development authorities navigate structural and political dynamics, balance cooperation with competition, and collaborate on marketing and deal-making. Speakers will also share practical strategies for leveraging regional assets to drive collective economic success.
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PURCHASE LUNCHEON TICKETS HERE

PITCH YOUR BIZ COMPETITION


Pitch Your Business at the GWHCC Business Expo. Application form available now! Apply and you may be one of the 10 selected businesses that will Pitch their Biz in front of a LIVE crowd! A panel of judges chosen from the local entrepreneurial community will judge the competition.  Top three winners will earn cash prices valued at $500, $400, and $300, Chrome laptops, and DoorDash giftcards. ​
All Small Business are eligible!


APPLIY BY 4:00 PM ON APRIL 18TH, 2025
APPLY HERE
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  All applicants must be available to present their business pitch in person in the first round and the final round. Terms and Conditions apply.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Terms and Conditions

Why Exhibit? 

The GWHCC Annual Business Expo provides the opportunity for you to showcase your business to over 1,000 potential new customers. Launched in 2010, the Business Expo is one of our region's prime events to connect multi-cultural owned businesses to companies and clients who want to do business with them. Capitalize on this unique opportunity to reach one of the fastest growing Hispanic markets in the country.
The Business EXPO is the time to:
  • Increase business awareness and credibility.
  • Showcase existing and/or new products/services.
  • Sell products/services – “cash and carry” allowed and encouraged.
  • Make key business contacts and “seal the deal”.  People do business with people they know!
  • Network with other exhibitors and attendees
  • Promote employment opportunities.

Exhibitor Booth Rates:

  • GWHCC Member (Active only)- $500
  • Government Agencies and/or Non-Profits - $500
  • Non-Member and/or For-Profit Businesses - $750
Please note that electricity, internet and material handling services ARE NOT included in the booth price. These services are provided by the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and its exclusive vendors and can be purchased at an additional cost.

On Site Benefits Include: 

  • One draped table with two chairs & one wastebasket
  • One Booth with company name on signage
  • Boxed Lunch for two company booth representatives
  • Access to workshops (while not working your booth)
SOLD OUT - BECOME AN EXHIBITOR

Why Sponsor?

This is your opportunity to target the nation's largest minority group.

​When you invest in our community, you invest in your success. The Business Expo is just one of many programs and initiatives that supports the Chamber’s mission to build community through business. Your sponsorship of the Expo will help position you as a leader in the GWHCC business community and help us create more opportunities for business growth and success. 

Sponsorship opportunities are AVAILABLE FOR 2025.

SOLD OUT - BECOME A SPONSOR HERE
VIEW THE 2025 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR 2025 SPONSORS

GWHCC TRUSTEES

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President's Club

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Leading Sponsor

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Supporting Sponsors

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Registration Area Sponsor

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Executive Luncheon Sponsors

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Corporate Sponsors

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Breakfast Area Sponsor

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Small Business Village Sponsors

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Marketing and Media Sponsors

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For more information contact GWHCC at [email protected] or call 202-728-0352.
*No refunds or reimbursements. General Attendance is FREE and open to all.  As this is an adult-focused event, children are not allowed unless otherwise instructed by the GWHCC organizers.
Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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