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Growing Companies Find Potential Customers at Annual Meeting Showcase
Posted on May 13, 2026
By Hodan Hashi
Director of Communications and Community Engagement
A Hudson-based packaging distributor.
A Boston-based platform connecting more than 1,600 Black-owned businesses with customers and community.
A recruiting firm that places high-end executive assistants to serve as strategic operational partners for founders and leadership teams.
These are just a few of the 13 Massachusetts companies that met potential customers during a Vendor Showcase at the 111th AIM Annual Meeting on May 7. The companies are participants in ABC Business Connect, an economic inclusion initiative from AIM that matches businesses from under-represented communities with fellow association members looking to diversify their supply chains.
ABC includes companies owned or operated by female, Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ, and veteran entrepreneurs.
“ABC represents AIM’s continued commitment to ensuring that every Massachusetts business can share in the economic prosperity of the commonwealth. These are dynamic, growing companies that offer top-level products and services to thousands of fellow AIM members,” said Brooke Thomson, President and CEO of AIM.
More than 500 guests at the Annual Meeting streamed through the Vendor Showcase at the Hilton Park Plaza Hotel. Visitors connected with business owners and discovered potential supply-chain partners to provide products and services.
Here are the companies that participated:
- Safo Hair— A Boston, MA-based clean beauty haircare brand creating plant-based products designed to promote scalp health and hair growth, formulated for all hair types.
- Lancaster Packaging— A Hudson, MA-based woman- and minority-owned wholesale packaging distributor providing custom packaging, supply chain management, and procurement services to businesses across the country for over 35 years.
- Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs— A Brookline, MA-based consulting firm providing workplace wellness programs, research, and manager training to help organizations retain and support working mothers and caregivers.
- Social Butterfly Events — A Boston, MA-based full-service event planning and design company specializing in weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations with custom floral design and seamless coordination.
- B Noir Events — A Somerset, MA-based wedding DJ and uplighting company specializing in custom audio, projections, and uplighting to create one-of-a-kind atmospheres for weddings and events.
- Magnificent Flowers and Events— A full-service luxury floral event design company specializing in premium floral experiences for weddings and upscale events.
- Pop N Balloons Bar — A Lawrence, MA-based luxury balloon styling business serving Greater Boston and beyond, creating custom balloon décor for birthdays, corporate events, baby showers, and more.
- Patience Noah Insurance — A Framingham, MA-based independent insurance agency offering personalized auto, home, life, and business insurance solutions tailored to individuals, families, and small businesses.
- Thryv Consulting— A Lakeville, MA-based consulting firm specializing in job-driven training, professional development, and workplace enrichment for nonprofits, state agencies, and businesses, with a focus on underserved populations.
- Black Owned Bos.— A Boston, MA-based platform and business ecosystem dedicated to elevating and connecting Black-owned businesses through a public directory of over 1,600 businesses, curated markets, and community programming.
- Tomo360 — A Massachusetts-certified MBE/WBE and LGBTQ+ digital marketing and technology firm helping clients achieve their goals through advertising, branding, and digital solutions.
- LionsPride Associates — A Boston, MA-based firm recruiting and training high-end executive assistants to serve as strategic operational partners for founders and leadership teams.
- Boston Chair Massage — A Boston, MA-based LGBTBE and WBENC certified company providing chair massage services to corporations, academic institutions, and conferences nationwide, helping improve employee loyalty, happiness, productivity, retention, and health.
AIM was pleased to give Business Connect companies a platform at the biggest event of the year. Please contact me at hhashi@aimnet.org if your company would like to participate in future vendor showcases.