Created by Cordell Fortune a local Charlottesville entrepreneur and sponsored by Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital The Fortune Shop is part of an initiative to help the development of Black owned businesses in the Charlottesville and local counties through the art of Vending.
Yes people vending and being a vendor is an art. So here at Fortune Shop events begining black business vendors get a chance to hone the art of Vending by getting experience on different skills like; how to greet customers, how to present their products and ideas, price points; and other marketing tactics.
The goal is to give these beginning Black owned businesses a place and setting to chase their dreams of being black entrepreneurs.
So to all Charlottesville residents and and in surrounding communities when you see a Fortune Shop event is taking place grab your bags and Come Shop With Us!!!