Building What's Next Gala 2026
An evening of celebration, connection, entrepreneurship, and impact.
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An evening of celebration, connection, entrepreneurship, and impact.
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Join the Konspicuous Foundation for an evening where celebration meets purpose. Building What's Next brings together community leaders, entrepreneurs, supporters, and partners to celebrate the inaugural NextGen Entrepreneur cohort and raise support for financial literacy, entrepreneurship development, and economic empowerment programs.
Friday, November 6, 2026 | 7:00–10:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM). Belleza, 601 N. Polk St., Suite F, Pineville, NC 28134. Black-tie attire. Free parking. Gala admission includes dinner, drinks, networking, inspiring stories, special recognition, and the opportunity to meet and celebrate the inaugural NextGen Entrepreneur cohort. Your participation helps expand financial literacy, entrepreneurship development, and economic empowerment programs.
Choose from individual admission and four sponsorship levels designed to support the Konspicuous Foundation’s financial literacy, entrepreneurship development, and economic empowerment programs.
Available until October 11, while quantities last. Includes admission for one guest, dinner, drinks, the evening program, networking, and the opportunity to celebrate the inaugural NextGen Entrepreneur cohort.
Includes admission for one guest, dinner, drinks, networking, inspiring stories, special recognition, and the opportunity to meet and celebrate the first cohort of the Konspicuous Foundation’s NextGen Entrepreneur Class.
Includes 4 gala tickets, a quarter-page ad in the gala program, company logo on select event materials and sponsor signage, social media recognition, and verbal acknowledgement during the gala.
Includes 8 gala tickets (one table), a full-page gala program ad, website and printed-material logo placement, prominent sponsor signage, social media recognition, preferred table placement, a designed company banner, stage acknowledgement, and post-event recognition.
Includes a premium table for 8, premium placement, a premium-position full-page program ad, prominent gala webpage and event-signage logo placement, a dedicated social media spotlight, company banner, enhanced stage acknowledgement, post-event recognition, and the opportunity to provide an approved branded guest item.
The highest sponsorship level includes 16 gala tickets (two premium tables), exclusive Presenting Sponsor recognition, premier logo and signage placement, a premium full-page program ad, dedicated and ongoing social media recognition, prominent emcee acknowledgement, a brief speaking or welcome opportunity, premium banner placement, post-event recognition, and an optional promotional presence subject to venue availability.