Be Bold: kicking off National Women's month with women-owned vendor market

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — "Be Bold." It means something different to everyone, but on Saturday, it signified an all-women-owned business vendor market.

The Women's Ministry of Peace at Peace Lutheran Church hosted their first annual BE BOLD vendor fair, welcoming over 25 women-owned businesses and more than 250 patrons.

Annie Allen Jones, an event organizer with Women's Ministry of Peace, said their ministry is new and testing the waters.

"I was a little worried, you know, would anyone really be interested in this? But we clearly have a ton of talented women in central Illinois, and they are fierce," Allen Jones said.

They plan to host more empowerment events in the future, and hope to bring back the BE BOLD vendor fair next year.