The National Business League

Founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington – August 23, 1900

Black Innovators 2024

Black History Month Series

"The Revolution Won't Be Televised;
It Shall Be Digitized..."

BLACK ECONOMIC FREEDOM MOVEMENT

DIGITIZE 1 MILLION BLACK BUSINESSES CAMPAIGN BY 2028

"CASTE DOWN YOUR BUCKET,
WHERE YOU ARE..."

Cotton States and International Exposition Speech,

September 18, 1895.

The National Business League is the first and largest organization for Black businesses in the country, celebrating 123 years of legacy.

 

Booker T. Washington stressed the importance of business development and enterprise ownership as a core function to lead black people towards economic liberation, independence, and freedom.

JOIN A LOCAL CHAPTER

Through the NBL’s value-add programmatic initiatives, resources, benefits and services, the organization supports Black-owned businesses locally, state-wide, regionally, national and throughout the entire Pan-African diaspora internationally.

STAY INFORMED - NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

A UNIFIED BLACK BUSINESS AGENDA

NATIONAL ALLIANCE
FOR BLACK BUSINESS (NABB)

A historic partnership between (The) National Business
League (Founded 1900) and National Black Chamber
of Commerce (Founded 1993) and the nation’s leading
Black business organizations and advocates. NABB’s
mission is to mobilize the country and the entire globe
around a unified Black business agenda.

BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
(BBE) CERTIFICATION & SCORE CARD

bbe logo

The BBE certification and scorecard is the nation’s
first-ever BLACK-BUSINESS-ALLIANCE-LED
accreditation process to validate Black businesses as
a pipeline to close the economic divide between the
government, philanthropic, public, and private sector
corporations through contracting, procurement, and
commerce opportunities.

LEADING THE DIGITAL PATHWAY

The National Business League empowers black business owners to experience economic freedom with holistic tools, digitally integrated platforms, and transformational leadership training and development.

BLACK SUPPLIER PROGRAM

Join the National Black Supplier Program a 4-month development program to connect Black businesses with Fortune 500 companies.

BLACK CAPITAL PROGRAM

Join the National Business League's National Black Capital Program, an online pipeline of traditional and non-traditional capital partners.

BBE CERTIFICATION

Become certified as a Black Business Enterprise and recognized as a BBE firm to gain access to contracting and procurement opportunities.

UPCOMING LEAGUE EVENTS

Get the latest updates on upcoming events, programs and initiatives associated with the National Business League and its affiliates.

NATIONAL BLACK SUPPLIER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Presented by

NBSDP Class 2023
NBSDP Class 2022
Previous slide
Next slide

FORTUNE 500 PARTNERS

THE LEGACY

THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING, 1909.

DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AT FRONT CENTER.

IMAGE FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DIGITAL COLLECTIONS