Ujamaa Club: Black Business Network

06/14/2026

What would your local economy look like if the share of Black-owned businesses was at parity with the share of Black residents?

The Black Business Parity Dashboard is a data tool to help answer this question in order to envision more prosperous and equitable cities across the nation. The Center for Community Uplift examines this potential through Black-owned employer businesses (those with at least one employee), because they indicate that a business has grown and is creating community wealth beyond an individual owner.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-if-black-businesses-were-equitably-represented-in-every-metro-area-in-america/

This dashboard uses the latest data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Business Survey to show how many businesses and jobs would be created, as well as the increase in revenue and wages (shown in annual payroll), if Black business ownership was at parity with the overall share of Black residents in a given metro area.

Community members, policymakers, and advocates are encouraged to use this dashboard to understand the economic impact of increasing the number of Black-owned employer businesses.

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What would your local economy look like if the share of Black-owned businesses was at parity with the share of Black residents? The Black Business Parity Dashboard is a data tool to help answer this question in order to envision more prosperous and equitable cities across the nation. The Center for....

05/10/2026

How We Are Building Collective Economic Empowerment

Since our founding in 1993 IBSA have always had a formal activity to help increase the marketing opportunities for local small businesses. We created our online Black Business Directory (Ujamaa Club) Directory to actively promote businesses listed and for government & corporate buyers to help them grow the capacity of local small businesses to do business with them. Considering the nature of our work and the problems we work to address, we must go the extra mile for the business interests of those owned by Americans of African Descent....

Since our founding in 1993 IBSA have always had a formal activity to help increase the marketing opportunities for local small businesses. We created our online Black Business Directory (Ujamaa Club) Directory to actively promote businesses listed and for government & corporate buyers to help them g...

05/04/2026

IBSA, Inc. is a tax exempt Kansas Not-For-Profit Corporation founded in 1993 and supported by the community. The organization provides public policy research, analysis and advocacy to address current and ongoing policy inequities.

In the Spirit of Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) our organization supports Black Chambers of Commerce and other nonprofits that works with Black Businesses, Nonprofits and the Community regarding th…

04/11/2026

We Support Black Business Empowerment

Welcome to the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce! We’re excited to learn more about you and your business. This application helps us understand your background, goals, and current needs so we can connect you with the right resources, networking opportunities, and programs.

04/11/2026

We Support Black Business Achievement
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Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce (GBBCC) is committed to serving as a beacon of strength, integrity, and knowledge for Black-owned businesses operating in the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area. Serving the Howard County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City area, the GBBCC has members fr...

04/06/2026

Our organization IBSA, Inc. has a youth enterprise development program called Streets University ( ). It provides a year-round opportunity for motivated & determined young people to learn marketable tech skills; while earning a few dollars in the process. It is a Learn & Earn opportunity.

Streets University
www.streetsuniversity.org

We are now seeking other nonprofits outside of Kansas to partner & collaborate with; in order to bring this income opportunity to young people they serve in their city. We have our own MOU or will draft one specifically covering your geographic area of program activity.

As an example of the program deliverables, we had several youth (14/15) that earned over $3,000 last year (2025) just for interviewing local small businesses to add to our online directory(s) and/or adding them to directories we manage and maintain.

Finally, this is an opportunity to use our Flagship program as an additional ongoing fundraiser. In fact, our organization does not rely on iffy grants and contributions because our directory is well supported regardless of ethnicity & gender.

At the end of the day, business owners and nonprofits simply want to support young people doing positive things... and we provide them a unique opportunity to do so 🙂

If anyone is interested in knowing more, connect with me to learn more.

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StreetsU is a six-week enterprise development initiative that helps interested youth explore the mechanics of web development by learning WordPress, they learn the principles of effective salesmanship, and it is to foster other essential career and work-related soft skills. Your Responsibilities as....

03/27/2026

A Kansas Not-For-Profit Corporation

03/21/2026

New Brookings research shows that in 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses operating in the United States surpassed 200,000 for the first time—marking at least six consecutive years of growth. Across the country, 116 metropolitan areas saw an increase in Black-owned employer businesses between 2017 and 2023, with large and diverse cities such as Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis powering much of that growth, and smaller metro areas such as Flint, Michigan, also punching well above their weight.

In 2023 alone, Black-owned employer firms generated a cumulative $249 billion in revenue, supplied more than 1.8 million jobs, and paid out $69.8 billion in salaries. Yet despite these historic gains, recent federal government actions and policies threaten to derail this progress and weaken a critical pillar of the national economy.

Join Brookings Metro and the Center for Community Uplift for a virtual event that will explore these findings and insights into the state of Black-owned empl...

03/11/2026

Rise up economics: Why local Black business growth is powering national trends

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
Online only: https://www.brookings.edu/events/rise-up-economics-why-local-black-business-growth-is-powering-national-trends/ RSVP to watch online

New Brookings research shows that in 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses operating in the United States surpassed 200,000 for the first time—marking at least six consecutive years of growth. Across the country, 116 metropolitan areas saw an increase in Black-owned employer businesses between 2017 and 2023, with large and diverse cities such as Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis powering much of that growth, and smaller metro areas such as Flint, Michigan, also punching well above their weight.

In 2023 alone, Black-owned employer firms generated a cumulative $249 billion in revenue, supplied more than 1.8 million jobs, and paid out $69.8 billion in salaries. Yet despite these historic gains, recent federal government actions and policies threaten to derail this progress and weaken a critical pillar of the national economy.

On Wednesday, March 18, join Brookings Metro and the Center for Community Uplift for a virtual event that will explore these findings and insights into the state of Black-owned employer businesses in the U.S.

The report is the latest in a series that began in 2020 examining the growth of Black-owned employer businesses. Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Community Uplift Andre M. Perry will present highlights from the report, followed by a panel discussion featuring practitioners, experts, and thought leaders.

New Brookings research shows that in 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses operating in the United States surpassed 200,000 for the first time—marking at least six consecutive years of growth. Across the country, 116 metropolitan areas saw an increase in Black-owned employer business...

02/14/2026

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About the Heartland Chamber The Heartland Black Chamber exists to champion the success of Black-owned businesses and professionals across the Greater Kansas City region. We are a driving force for […]