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GET INVOLVED W/ BLACK INNOVATION!
Join the CLT Black Innovation Center’s Development Committee
Become a CLT Black Innovation Center FOUNDING MEMBER
Become an official Stakeholder, Make a Tax-deductible DONATION of $100 or more today!
Become a valued Innovation Partner
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!
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!
Volunteer
Volunteer with BBOC and a Black-owned Business
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.
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!
Support BLACK INNOVATION Today!
Invest in Black Innovation by making a tax-deductible donation today! 100% of all donations will be allocated to the development of Charlotte’s 1st Black Innovation Center.
INSPIRED. INNOVATED. READY TO BUILD…