BBE Certification and Scorecard to be Piloted in Historic Black Towns, and Cities with Black Mayors, Then on National Scale, to Address the Fact That: Less than 1% of nation’s 3.2 million Black-owned businesses are certified as minority-owned The vast wealth gap between Black and White communities not changed since 1968 More than 1,100 pledges totaling $200 Billion to Black equity in 2020 are mostly unfulfilled ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The National Alliance for Black Business (NABB), co-founded by the National Business League (NBL) and National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), in partnership with the World Conference of Mayors (WCM) and the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance (HBTSA) today announced the nation’s first-ever Black Business Enterprise (BBE) certification and scorecard program at the WCM Black Business Breakfast and Press Conference presented by Comerica Bank. Continue Reading The landmark BBE certification and scorecard program, designed and trademarked by the NBL, will certify businesses that are at least 51% Black-owned to be eligible for mainstream public, private, and philanthropic contracting and procurement opportunities. 59 years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, less than 1% of the nation’s 3.2 million Black-owned businesses are certified. Tweet this The BBE […]