CHARLOTTE’S 1ST, HIGH-TECH, BLACK BUSINESS HUB, SET FOR 2024 GROUNDBREAKING
The hub will become the epicenter for Black Entrepreneurial Research, Resources, & Retail in Charlotte.
5-PHASE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Introducing the DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
RASHAAN PEEK,
Executive Management at Charlotte Center City Partners and Founder & CEO; Your Girl, Inc.
JONATHAN EVANS,
Program & Funding Manager at The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation
NIKKI POUNDS,
Founder & CEO of HR Unequivocally
LAKISHA MCMILLIAN,
Founder & CEO; Simply Unique, LLC
TERESA STAFFORD,
HR Generalist Spectrum
VANIA BREDY,
CEO/Co-owner, Bredy Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab, LLC
EVELYN DEL,
Founder & CEO; Del Consulting Group
LANYCE OLDHAM,
Founder & CEO; PRVCY
WAYS TO SUPPORT:
Join a Sub-Committee
Become a HUB FOUNDING MEMBER
Make a Tax-deductible DONATION towards the Hub’s Building Fund
Become a valued Hub Partner or Sponsor
BBOC’S BLACK BUSINESS CENSUS: Register Your Business
Mission: Ensure an accurate count of Black-owned businesses who are doing business within Mecklenburg County, while also collecting valuable data related to business type, goals, financial challenges, and immediate & longterm needs.
-The WHY: Over 60% of Black-owned businesses were denied PPP funding, with a large majority being denied due to the depletion of funds. Only 2% of corporate funding reaches Black-owned businesses. The BBOC Census Ensures Local, State, & Federal entities have access to data needed to allocate the appropriate amount of Funding & Resources to Black-owned businesses in Mecklenburg County.
The census also provides data ensuring BBOC & BBOC Partners can better assist Black-owned businesses and meet them where they are., to help them scale towards infinite success.
-Census Scope: Business Industry, Business Owner(s), Physical & Mailing Addresses, Annual Gross Revenue, Expenses, Challenges, & Immediate Needs.
5 WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
Join BBOC Marketplace
-Buy-Black 365 days a year: Become a Group Member of BBOC Marketplace (on Facebook) Today!
SPONSOR BBOC MEMBERSHIP
SPONSOR BBOC Membership for well deserving Black-owned Businesses! Membership ranges from $55-$180 a year. Support one or more Deserving Black-owned businesses Today!
Support BBOC’s BUILD BLACK FUND
DONATE towards BBOC’s Build Black Fund. Mission: Assist Black-Owned Businesses located in Mecklenburg County, who are experiencing business related hardships. In addition to distributing micro-grants to individual Black-owned businesses, The Build Black Fund Accelerator Program provides business owners one year of Technical Assistance (TA), including access to Business Development & Financial Literacy workshops facilitated by BBOC & BBOC Partners!
Show Your Support Today, By Making A Tax-Deductible Donation!
LEND-A-HAND to a Black-Owned Business
Covid-19 has been devastating for local Black-owned businesses and employee retention is one of the most challenging hurdles they face. So BBOC has launched a pilot Volunteers On The Job Program that connects hardworking volunteers with local Black-Owned Businesses for a Day.
Become a BBOC COACH
Become a BBOC Coach and inspire current and aspiring business owners.
Coaches must provide mentees an initial free consultation and advise BBOC of ongoing services and rates. To learn more contact us today!
BBOC PARTNERS
BBOC PROGRAMS
Get INVOLVED with BBOC! #BeTheChange
BBOC is a 501(c)3 Org Committed to Empowering Black Businesses & The Black Community!
To Sustain a Thriving Black Ecosystem, Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table! Come Take A Seat!
To Sustain a Thriving Black Ecosystem, Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table! Come Take A Seat!
BBOC Sponsors Major Events to drive Revenue and to create much-needed Awareness for Black-Owned Establishments while providing an outlet and safehaven for the Black Community to celebrate & empower their culture!
BBOC MAJOR EVENTS:
•Black Food Truck Fridays(BFTF): Weekly
•Charlotte Black Restaurant Week (CBRW): Fall-Late October
•Taste of Soul-CLT: During CBRW
•SAVOR BLACK CLT: Spring- Late April
•National BUY-BLACK WEEK: Summer- During
the week of Juneteenth
Combined events drives over $9 Million into the pockets of hard-working entrepreneurs and local communities, annually!
To Sustain a Thriving Black Ecosystem, Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table! Come Take A Seat!
To Sustain a Thriving Black Ecosystem, Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table! Come Take A Seat!
To Sustain a Thriving Black Ecosystem, Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table! Come Take A Seat!
Ways to get involved with BBOC:
1) Become a Member
2) Become a Sponsor
3) Join our FB Marketplace
4) Advertise with us (240,000 email subscribers)
5) Sponsor an Article
6) Become a Writer or Photographer for The Black Connector
7) Join our Advisory Board
8) Join our Board of Directors
8) Become an Entrepreneur Mentor /Admin of our FB Marketplace
9) Intern with us
10) Join BBOCTeam (Executive team)
11) Attend our Workshops & Events
12) Become a BBOC Ambassador
12) Like, Share, & Leave Comments in our FB Business Page
You don’t have to choose one, as you can see, there are many ways you can join us in our Mission to Create a Thriving Black Ecosystem!
Yes We Can! Rock Solid Community Support!
Become a Founding Member of Charlotte BLACK BUSINESS HUB
Official Announcement : Juneteenth 2023
Estimated Groundbreaking: Fall 2024
Vision: The CLT Black Business is a self-sustaining physical location, serving as an incubator & accelerator for Black entrepreneurs, innovators, & creatives. A space where visions are nurtured and dreams are no longer deferred