Business Showers

When organizations invest in organizations that serve others, the impact multiplies. 💚

We are incredibly grateful to United Way of Greater Charlotte for believing in and supporting the work of Freedom In Me Business Showers.

Anthony from United Way shared it perfectly: they are proud to support our nonprofit as we continue supporting small businesses and nonprofits throughout the City of Charlotte.

That support matters.

Because when you invest in Freedom In Me Business Showers, you’re not investing in just one organization; you’re helping us pour into entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders with the training, resources, connections, and support they need to build stronger, more sustainable organizations.

Thank you, United Way of Greater Charlotte, for being a partner in this work and for recognizing the power of investing in the organizations that are investing in our community.

We’re grateful for the partnership and excited about the impact we can continue creating together.

Day Two of the Business Showers is where we get to do what we came to do: POUR. 💗💚

After months of training, preparation, soft marketing launches, coaching, pitching—and a VIP experience designed to pour resources, relationships, knowledge, and connections into our entrepreneurs—Day Two was about celebrating them AND investing in what comes next.

We awarded our entrepreneurs with cash business gifts, additional training, resources, connections, and continued support to help them keep building beyond the Business Showers stage.

Because this is how we do it.

We don't just celebrate entrepreneurs.

We equip them. We connect them. We invest in them. And we continue walking with them.

That is what a Business Shower is all about—surrounding entrepreneurs with the resources and community they need to Start. Grow. Sustain.

And now, YOU can help us keep pouring. 🏃🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️💚

On November 7, 2026, we're bringing the community together again at Frank Liske Park in Concord, NC for our Run to Empower Entrepreneurs 5K.

You don't have to be a runner. Come walk. Come run. Bring your family, your team, your business, or your organization.

Every step helps us continue empowering entrepreneurs with training, resources, connections, and opportunities to build sustainable businesses.

Come walk or run to empower an entrepreneur.

📅 November 7, 2026
📍 Frank Liske Park | Concord, NC
🔗 5k.businessshowers.org

This is how we pour. This is how we empower. This is how we build stronger businesses and stronger communities—together

The Business Showers was never meant to be just an event. It’s a vision.💗💚

Hear from one of our Executive Board Members, Matt Winston, as he shares some of the vision behind Freedom In Me Business Showers and what we are working to build for entrepreneurs.

Our vision is bigger than one weekend.

It’s about creating an ecosystem where entrepreneurs have access to the training, capital, resources, relationships, and continued support they need to Start. Grow. Sustain.

And building that kind of ecosystem takes all of us.

That’s why this November, we’re inviting our community to take another step with us—literally. 👟

Join us for the Run to Empower Entrepreneurs 5K on November 7, 2026, at Frank Liske Park in Concord, NC.

🏃🏾 Run it.
🚶🏾 Walk it.
🤝 Bring your team, family, coworkers, or organization.

You don't have to own a business to empower an entrepreneur.

Your participation helps us continue creating opportunities for small business owners to receive the support they need to build businesses that last, and communities that thrive.

Come be part of the vision. Come be part of the impact.

📅 November 7, 2026
📍 Frank Liske Park | Concord, NC
🔗 5k.businessshowers.org
Let’s walk. Let’s run. Let’s empower entrepreneurs together.

Check out this year’s incredible honorees at the 2026 Business Showers! Want to see your business in the spotlight next?

🔗 Head over to www.businessshowers.org to learn how you can get involved!

What happens when entrepreneurs, corporate partners, community leaders, and resource providers come together with one shared purpose?
Transformation.
Our Business Showers VIP Experience is more than a networking event—it's where relationships are built, opportunities are created, and entrepreneurs gain direct access to the people, resources, and insights that help businesses grow.
Day One brings together:
✨ Strategic partner collaboration
✨ Resource sharing for entrepreneurs
✨ Expert panel discussions
✨ Behind-the-scenes insights into the Business Showers program
✨ Conversations with entrepreneurs we've supported
✨ Meaningful networking with business owners, community leaders, and ecosystem partners
Because building a successful business takes more than a great idea—it takes access, community, collaboration, and the right people in your corner.
We're grateful to every entrepreneur, partner, sponsor, volunteer, and supporter who helped make this experience possible. Together, we're building stronger businesses and stronger communities.
We're also expanding our Business Showers Advisory Team and looking for individuals and organizations interested in supporting our programs through strategic partnerships, mentorship, fundraising, operations, and entrepreneur development.
If you'd like to help shape the future of small business, we'd love to hear from you.
📩 Send us a direct message to learn how you can get involved.