Building Black Business Infrastructure Across Virginia
The Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce is Virginia’s statewide Black Chamber, connecting entrepreneurs, small businesses, corporate partners, government agencies, and community leaders to visibility, advocacy, education, partnerships, and opportunities.
Virginia’s Statewide Black Chamber and Business Ecosystem
The Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce is a statewide business organization built to strengthen the economic infrastructure that supports small businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, and communities across the Commonwealth.
We connect business owners to visibility, resources, relationships, advocacy, education, contracting pathways, capital connections, and statewide opportunities designed to help businesses grow and communities thrive.
Connector
We connect businesses to people, partners, resources, markets, and opportunities across Virginia.
Convener
We bring entrepreneurs, leaders, corporations, agencies, and communities together around shared economic growth.
Advocate
We elevate business needs, policy priorities, and economic issues impacting Black-owned businesses statewide.
Capacity Builder
We support business readiness, leadership development, education, visibility, and sustainable growth.
Advancing Business Growth, Access, and Opportunity Across Virginia
VABCC works to strengthen the business ecosystem by expanding connections, increasing visibility, supporting entrepreneurship, and creating pathways for sustainable economic growth.
Our Mission
To build a sustainable, diverse business ecosystem that encourages growth, champions innovation, and facilitates equitable opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to thrive in Virginia.
Our Vision
A Virginia economy where businesses of every size can access the relationships, resources, markets, leadership opportunities, and support needed to grow, compete, and contribute to thriving communities.
Our Role
VABCC serves as a connector, convener, advocate, and capacity builder, helping businesses navigate opportunities, strengthen readiness, build relationships, and engage in regional and statewide economic growth.
Building Pathways for Business Growth Across Virginia
VABCC supports entrepreneurs, business owners, partners, and communities through membership, advocacy, education, visibility, convening, workforce development, and statewide economic engagement.
Membership
We help members access a statewide network, business visibility, resources, relationships, and opportunities designed to support growth.
Join the ChamberAdvocacy
We elevate business priorities, support policy engagement, and create opportunities for business owners to connect with decision-makers.
Learn MoreEntrepreneurship
We provide education, accelerator pathways, workshops, and resources that help businesses launch, grow, strengthen, and scale.
Explore ProgramsGovCon
We support supplier readiness, procurement education, capability building, and connections to contracting opportunities.
View GovConEvents
We convene business owners, partners, agencies, and communities through conferences, expos, networking events, and signature gatherings.
View CalendarVisibility
We help businesses be seen through the directory, member spotlights, digital platforms, events, media, and statewide storytelling.
Search DirectoryWorkforce Development
We support pathways that connect people, businesses, and communities to readiness, training, leadership, and economic mobility resources.
Explore 360ForwardRegional Engagement
We activate regional councils, local partnerships, statewide convenings, and community connections across the Commonwealth.
Partner With UsA Statewide Chamber With Regional Reach
VABCC coordinates regional engagement, council leadership, innovation hubs, partnerships, and business convenings across the Commonwealth.
Explore Our Regional Presence
Click a region on the map to see how VABCC is engaging businesses, partners, and communities in that area.
Northern Virginia Regional Council
The Northern Virginia Regional Council helps expand local engagement, strengthen business relationships, and connect members to statewide opportunities across Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington, Alexandria, and surrounding areas.
- Regional council engagement
- Business networking and convenings
- Partner and economic development connections
- Pathways to statewide Chamber opportunities
Fredericksburg Regional Entrepreneurship Hub
The Fredericksburg region is home to VABCC’s Regional Entrepreneurship Hub and headquarters presence, supporting entrepreneurs, members, partners, and community stakeholders through resources, programming, and business engagement.
- Regional Entrepreneurship Hub
- Member and business support
- Programming and resource connections
- Statewide Chamber alignment
Central Virginia Regional Council
Central Virginia supports regional council engagement, partner connections, signature events, and a growing innovation hub presence at Virginia Union University to expand access to resources, relationships, and opportunities.
- Regional council engagement
- Virginia Union University innovation hub presence
- Partner and sponsor connections
- Signature events and statewide convenings
Hampton Roads Regional Council
The Hampton Roads Regional Council helps connect business owners, partners, and community stakeholders through regional networking, local partnerships, member visibility, and access to statewide Chamber opportunities.
- Regional council engagement
- Business and community convenings
- Local partner engagement
- Connections to statewide programs and events
Roanoke Regional Council
The Roanoke Regional Council supports business engagement, local convenings, partner connections, and access to the broader statewide Chamber network for businesses and communities in western Virginia.
- Regional council engagement
- Networking and convening opportunities
- Connection to statewide resources
- Partner and community collaboration
Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia is part of VABCC’s coordinated statewide presence, helping connect businesses and communities to resources, relationships, programs, and opportunities across the Commonwealth.
- Statewide ecosystem connection
- Community and partner engagement
- Business growth resources
- Regional access to Chamber opportunities
One Ecosystem. Distinct Roles. Shared Impact.
VABCC operates through connected but distinct structures that allow us to support business growth, community impact, education, workforce readiness, and statewide economic opportunity with clarity and purpose.
The Chamber
The Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce is the statewide membership organization focused on business growth, advocacy, visibility, partnerships, events, and economic engagement.
- Membership and member services
- Business visibility and directory connection
- Advocacy and policy engagement
- Statewide events, partnerships, and convenings
The Foundation
The VABCC Foundation supports charitable, educational, workforce, entrepreneurship, and community-based initiatives that expand access to resources and opportunities.
- Educational and community-based programming
- Workforce and leadership development
- Entrepreneurship support and resource access
- Grant-funded initiatives and community impact
Where 360Forward Fits
360Forward is a Foundation initiative connected to the broader VABCC ecosystem. It expands access to workforce readiness, entrepreneurship support, financial education, leadership development, and community resources.
Ready to Connect, Grow, and Move Forward?
Whether you are a business owner, corporate partner, community stakeholder, or supporter of statewide economic growth, VABCC offers pathways to connect, engage, and make an impact.