A three-day program to encourage women to open or expand a business is to take place Thursday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 7, it has been announced.

Titled the “EmpowHer Conference: Celebrating Women in Our History and Building a Brighter Future,” the event is being staged by the Women’s Business Center RVA and two organizations that promote female entrepreneurs, CollabHERation and The WinHer’s Circle.

The event will feature facial yoga trainer Koko Hayashi, Wealthy College Kid founder Christianna Hurt and business consultant Rita Ricks among the speakers, according to Shirley E. Crawford, president of the business center and the conference’s lead organizer.

Ms. Crawford, a consultant to small, female-owned businesses in the Richmond area for 30 years, said the conference would focus “on finances, health, leadership and community.”

The conference will open Aug. 5 with a reception at The Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road, co- sponsored by Henrico County and Fulton Bank.

Ms. Crawford said on Aug. 6, the conference will feature workshops at the business center, 1510 Willow Lawn Drive, and a women’s film festival at the Byrd Theater, 2908 W. Cary St. The conference will wrap up Aug. 7 with a job fair, networking opportunities, musical acts and information distribution at the business center, which Ms. Crawford said is currently home to 10 independent women-owned businesses.

She said the programming at the business center is being offered without charge, but advance registration is required.

Details and registration: www.ourempowherment.com or (804) 921-3844.