JULY 5 WEDNESDAY $10,000 Best Pitch Contest, 1-5 p.m., Slover Library, 235 E. Plume St., Norfolk. Black BRAND is hosting a pitch contest for B-Force Accelerator graduates to help with funding to execute their business ideas. Thirty businesses have the chance to pitch. Blackbrand.biz. JULY 11 TUESDAY Retailpreneur Series, 8:30-9:45 a.m., Zoom. The Retail Alliance is hosting Nichole Payne, vice .