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Upcoming SBM Events

St. Louis Business Expo 2025

Oct. 9, 2025 | 11AM - 5PM | St. Charles Convention Center

The Expo is the largest business-to-business conference in Missouri, where 2,000-3,000 professionals come to learn, network and grow their business. The day includes an opening workshop, a full day’s worth of seminars and workshops, an awards luncheon, more than 100 exhibitors and a networking happy hour. For a booth at the event, contact Pat Coates at 314.569.0076, ext. 109 or email her at pat@sbmon.com. For more information on the Expo, click here.

Best In Business Award Luncheon

Oct. 9, 2025 | 11AM - 1PM | St. Charles Convention Center

Succeeding PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA. We asked St. Louis area businesses to help us identify the 70 BEST businesses in the St. Louis area. Not the biggest, but the best businesses. We've counted the nominations and votes, and we'll bring the top 70 companies to one luncheon to honor them. Come and meet these outstanding companies and find out what makes them the very BEST. Event Sponsors: Bank of America, Alliance Technologies and Vistage. Cost: $55, Tables of 10 are $550. Click here to order tickets. Call 314.569.0076

Best In Business Speaker Series

October 22, 2025 | 7:30AM - 9AM | Vue 17

PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA. BUILDING A BRAND THAT GETS RESULTS IN TODAY's MARKETPLACE. Learn from the area's top sales and marketing experts on what it takes to build a one-of-a-kind work brand. Join a panel of experts as they share their best practices on sales and marketing, and learn what it takes to build one of the BEST companies in St. Louis. FREE to attend. Click here to register.

Top Women Business Owner Luncheon

February 19, 2026 | 11AM - 1PM | Hilton Frontenac Hotel

Each year SBM highlights the area's top women-owned companies. We've profiled more than 200 over the past 19 years. We bring them together for one luncheon. Event Sponsors: U.S. Bank, Anders, HireLevel, Spry Digital, nimble solutions, United Healthcare and Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, L.L.C.. Cost: $55, Tables of 10 are $550.

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