Baton Rouge Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce

11/16/2022

November 17th is our LAST business workshop of the year and you don’t want to miss this nightshift covering systems and structures for success ✅

⏰ 6:15-8pm
📍 7117 Florida Blvd/ Louisiana Tech Park
*side door entrance facing street*

Meet our panelist:

Dr. Sonia Daniels of S.Daniels Consulting

Kimberlee Collins Lewis of Assurance Tax

Attorney Brock Facione

Tyra L. Banks of Minority Business Development Center

Kenyatta Sparks of the SJB Group

10/25/2022

Upcoming events you don’t want to miss:

➡️ Join our Executive Director Myra N. Richardson and Solid Ground Innovations Founder Sevetri Wilson on Tuesday, October 25th at noon via Zoom 🎥 talking all things Black Chamber!

➡️ Tuesday, October 25th 3-4pm join the City of Baton Rouge and Verizon for the Small Business Digital Ready Seminar that is also offering participants a grant through Verizon for 10k! See the graphic for additional details

➡️ Thursday, October 27th at 5-6pm join Chase Bank and the office of Mayor Sharon Weston Broome celebrating Women in Business with an Informational workshop!

10/24/2022

join BRMBCC in going PINK with the team at this Wednesday, October 26th 💗Enjoy a 30 minute bike ride around downtown Baton Rouge. Proceeds benefit breast cancer patients and free breast cancer screenings in the community.

10/18/2022

🚨Funding Opportunity:
We’re so excited about this program from a New Orleans based 501 c3 nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), that has proudly and ambitiously provided capital, counseling, technical assistance, and training to small-to-moderate, minority and women owned businesses that have difficulty accessing funds from traditional sources.

They were a guest at our September Evening Business Class with NewCorp Business Development Officer Slyvester Johnson! To learn more about this opportunity swipe left or visit https://www.newcorpinc.com

09/13/2022

Check out 225 Magazine’s latest article spotlighting our Executive Director Myra N. Richardson and the phenomenal year we’ve at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce supporting local Black business owners!

Black professionals are claiming their space in the economy. In 2021, the number of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. grew 38% from pre-pandemic numbers—becoming the fastest-growing entrepreneurial group, according to Bloomberg. In Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commer...

09/08/2022

Check out the latest with our amazing sponsors and team ExxonMobil Baton Rouge!

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09/05/2022

The Battle of Baton Rouge is upon us and we have the business events you need to attend this week to level up ⬆️ all registration links in bio now!

Economic Empowerment Seminar
Wed, September 7, 2022
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

River Center Branch Library
250 North Boulevard
4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Register with link 🖇in bio ⬆️

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SU x LSU Entrepreneur Conference
Friday, September 9, 2022
8am-1pm
Capital Park Museum
Link in bio now ⬆️

Pro-tip: all chamber members should have their business cards ready and in hand!

08/31/2022

Our Inaugural Black Business Month Block Party was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you to all of our corporate and community partners
who this event a smash hit.

We are please to report that:
$29,283 Profit made for Vendors
757 Participants attended this event
56 Vendors + Small Businesses
44 Sponsors + Partners
31 Community Vendor Tables
27 Volunteers
1 day take-over at the Main Library

08/27/2022

24 hours left until the BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY celebrating Baton Rouge area Black businesses! Tomorrow, Sunday, August 28th from 5-8pm (RAIN OR SHINE) at the Main Library off of Goodwood Blvd will be an event you don’t want to miss!

We have over 600+ rsvp’d for this community event that is free and open to the public 🥳

You can expect:
40+ Local Vendors
Over 30+ Community Resources
2 DJ’s
Special Guest Appearances
Red Carpet Interviews
Food Trucks
Kids Zone (bounce house, games, facepainting)
Networking or all entrepreneurs (bring your business cards)
4 parking lot options and (swipe left to map) And again over *600 registred participants*

RSVP NOW:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-black-business-month-block-party-tickets-392795230107

08/27/2022

Happening this weekend!

08/19/2022

Our prayers are with the family of Vice-Chairman Rinaldi Jacobs Sr. who dutifully served The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce.

We ask that our community fully support his family at this time and individually work towards the unifying missions Jacobs dedicated his life towards: Improving North Baton Rouge, Southern University and increasing opportunities for others.

We will have our full member statements and a memorial for others to drop off condolences to the family at our headquarters located at 5955 Scenic Hwy from August 22nd-26th.

To support the family please attend:

Balloon Release:
Tuesday, August 23rd at 5:45pm
Scotlandville Branch Library

Services:
Friday, August 26th at Living Faith
9am - Viewing 11am - Services