The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network has teamed up with the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts and Cambridge Local First for the Black Business Holiday Marketplace.

The marketplace has run for the past four years as a part of Cambridge’s “Shop Local — I’m Local” small business campaign during the winter holidays.

Nicola Williams, co-founder and facilitator of the Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network shared more about the Black Business Marketplace, which began in 2021.

“We started with a handful of vendors, and now we have 22 vendors being featured over three days,” she said. “Last year, we had over 800 people come through over three days for our holiday marketplace. So, we’re hoping to have over 1,000 [people this year]. The vendors do very well,” she sai

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