2025 Burnsville Chamber Small Business Week Celebration

11:30 AM - Check in, buffet lunch
12:15 PM - Program and Awards
1:30 PM - Happy Hour Awards Celebration

Save the date to help us celebrate Small Business & Tourism Week! We will recognize the businesses and Chamber Members that make a difference in our community. Also, hear from keynote speakers, Bao Vang, VP of Communications, and Simi Hall, Media Specialist, at the Better Business Bureau of MN/ND. Bao and Simi will share their expertise and insights on visually storytelling. After the program, stay for social hour at Steak & Ale to celebrate award recipients. 

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Awards presentations will include:

• Burnsville Chamber Volunteer of the Year
• Burnsville Chamber Ambassador of the Year
• Burnsville Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year
• Burnsville Chamber Business Person of the Year.

 Learn more about our past award recipients.

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About Bao Vang
Bao Vang is Vice President of Communications for Better Business Bureau serving Minnesota and North Dakota. She started her career as a news anchor and reporter at WSAW-TV in Wausau, Wisconsin and then continued on at WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she served as the first Hmong news anchor in both communities. Bao transitioned into training high school students in journalism and communications at ThreeSixty Journalism at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned both her Bachelor's, studying broadcast journalism and Spanish, and her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of St. Thomas. She lives in Woodbury with her husband, Noah, and is a proud hockey mom to three children, Nina, Sean and Sasha.



About Simi Hall
Simi Hill is a Media Specialist with expertise in Filmmaking, Photography, and Communications. He honed his skills in New York and Chicago before returning to his hometown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has served Better Business Bureau’s Studio Services doing camera work, photography, and video editing since early 2024.