About Us

The African American Supplier Engagement Collaboration (AASEC) serves to help increase major
public and private sector organizations increase the numbers of African American businesses
serving as qualified suppliers of goods and services. The AASEC is a new consortium of well
established business trade groups including the National Black Business Council, the California
Black Chamber of Commerce and the Black Business Association.



The consortium works to strengthen corporate relationship with businesses owned by
African-Americans. The AASEC is building new opportunities for major corporations to develop
enduring partnerships with African-American-owned companies, based on a solid value proposition
for all involved.


Also, endorsed by California public agencies and elected officials, the AASEC ensures that the
fundamental duty of government of providing a broad range of services for our citizenry works with
small business as substantive partners on projects that support the public good.

The initiatives of the AASEC include:
• An open exchange of information on bidding/estimating request-for-proposal processes, and
• Providing a template showing African-American owned businesses a variety of ways in which
  they, in turn, can engage African-American-owned businesses.







The National Black Business Council (NBBC) is a 501 (c)(6) non profit organization dedicated
to the creation and advancement of African American and minority owned businesses. Our mission
is to create and support programs that will close the economic and digital divides between minority
and majority businesses.

The Council accomplishes its mission through the strategic partnerships with Fortune 1000
companies which provide member businesses with procurement opportunities and access to
capital.

Representing a powerful community of entrepreneurs, the Council works closely with state and
federal legislators on issues of concern to black businesses.
Go to: http://www.nbbc.org/

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The California Black Chamber was created by five businessmen who saw a need to assist the
local chambers from around the state with business growth and development for their chamber
members, advocacy in supplier diversity issues and building communities within their region of
operation.

The California Black Chamber of Commerce is the largest African American non-profit business
organization representing hundreds of small and emerging businesses, affiliates and chambers of
commerce throughout the state.

If you own a business, represent one, manage an association/organization, or you are a corporate
leader the CBCC can provide advocacy assistance for your supplier diversity needs, and business
development and training for your small business
Go to: http://www.calbcc.org/

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Since 1970, the Black Business Association (BBA), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization,
headquartered in Los Angeles, has contributed to and supported the development, progress and
expansion of more than 10,000 African American business enterprises. Nationally, the BBA has
access to and influence with more than 75,000 African American owned and women/minority-owned
business (WMBEs), through the formation of strategic alliances with trade associations and
organizations throughout the US.

The BBA's mission is to advocate for and advance the development and growth of African-American
owned businesses. This contributes to and participates in the self-determination, economic growth
and prosperity of African-American communities, thereby creating a strong economic base that
nurtures, empowers and supports the on-going success of these communities and our society at
large. Increasing the number of successful minority businesses by helping them gain access to
procurement opportunities and capital is an ongoing process.
Go to: http://bbala.org/

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