Event Calendar

Come out to Raleigh's First Annual BeYOUty Expo at the Raleigh Convention Center on March 2nd! This event is a gathering of women celebrating their TOTAL Beauty! We will highlight women's Health & Beauty through self-care and self-love! Enjoy FREE grab bags and raffled giveaway baskets filled with wonderful brands from skincare, haircare, and beauty products for EVERY guest!

Hosted by:
Krystal "DaMuse" Argentin

Speaker sessions include:
Indie Felder of Beauties with Brains
Melissa Wade from Wade in the Water, LLC
Nikki Porcher Founder of Buy from a Black Woman
Marisol Collete of Sol Reflection
There will be entertainment from "Cle the Artist", MUAs to give you a complete Beauty Makeover, and Dillard's The Edge Beauty Counter with Live Makeup tutorials! You don't want to miss our LIVE MUA competition "Battle of the Brushes" from 3pm - 4pm!!

This is a BeYOUty Expo you're sure to LOVE! GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW... and get a FREE GRAB BAG!!

Follow us on IG and FB: @raleighbeyoutyexpo and check out ALL the wonderful vendors and product donation sponsors in attendance at www.womeninspirednownetworking.com.

Showroom Hours:
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 10am-4pm

Admission Fee: Weekend Price $6*
*Admission Fee is FREE to anyone with paid parking stub and DISCOUNTED TO ONLY $3 FOR FULL WEEKEND PASS WHEN YOU REGISTER! (Click Black/Green link above to register for discount & "fast-lane" for show entry) 
Children under 16 FREE! Children under 12 must be accompanied by adult at all times. 
*** If you registered in the past for this event, PLEASE do not register again, simply use the e-mail we will send you shortly prior to the event for your discounted admission.

- Bead Mercantile Show

MAPL Raleigh is the largest convention center tournament in central North Carolina and the second stop on the Mid-Atlantic Power League schedule.

- MAPL Raleigh

The Wake County Hospitality Job Fair has been created with one purpose in mind—to bring potential job seekers of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience together with dozens of hospitality sector employers, all in one setting.

Available positions will likely include:

• restaurant staff (wait staff, cooks, kitchen staff, custodial)

• hotel (front-desk, housekeeping, custodial, food-service)

• attraction (front-desk, office, back-of-house)

At the Job Fair, you will be able to meet with human resources representatives from as many hospitality entities as you would like (or have time for), to introduce yourself, share your resume, even fill out an application. Last year, there were many actual interviews on-site.

The Wake County Hospitality Job Fair is completely free to applicants. Plus, applicants have access to free parking at the Raleigh Convention Center parking deck on the day of the fair. Also, applicants may download free bus passes for the day of the fair for transportation to Raleigh Convention Center. Click here for more information!

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A great career path

You may not think of hospitality jobs as a way of launching a great career, but according to Forbes.com, they can be a great beginning for anyone seeking a career path. According to a new study that analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers who began their careers in travel and tourism achieved higher peak salary than most other industries. 

Here are a couple of interesting statistics from the same report:

• Overall, those whose first job was in a travel-related industry obtained an average career salary of $81,900—significantly higher than those whose first jobs were in manufacturing, construction, healthcare and most other U.S. industries.

• The travel industry also offers a statistically better career starting point for Americans with less education: workers with a high school degree or less whose first jobs were in travel reached an average career salary of $69,500, five percent greater than the average salary attained by workers who started off in other industries.