About NCBC
NCBC is the statewide network backing Black-owned businesses from the Blue Ridge to the Outer Banks. We advocate, connect, and resource — so our members can focus on building.
One coalition. Five chambers. Twenty thousand businesses.
NCBC started as a conversation between five Black chamber leaders who realized they were all solving the same problems in isolation. The fix was obvious: stop duplicating work, share what works, and speak to Raleigh with one voice.
Today we represent the Greater Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte Mecklenburg Black business communities — and we're building the runway for every other county to get the same support.
Contact UsThe Five Chambers Leading the Coalition
These are the organizations that founded NCBC. Each one is rooted in its county and already doing the work — together, they form the spine of statewide Black business support in North Carolina.
- Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce — Durham County
- Raleigh Black Chamber of Commerce — Wake County
- Greensboro Business League — Guilford County
- Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce — Forsyth County
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce — Mecklenburg County
We advocate, connect, and resource
NCBC’s work falls into three buckets:
- Advocacy — making sure Black business interests are represented in Raleigh and at the local level
- Connection — building the relationships between members, corporations, and funders that lead to real deals
- Resources — training, capital access, and programming that helps businesses scale
Whether it’s a supplier diversity push with a Fortune 500 or a micro-grant program for startups in rural Eastern NC, we focus on what actually moves the needle.
What we’re pushing for in Raleigh
Every legislative session, NCBC tracks bills and builds coalitions around the issues that directly impact our members. Here’s what’s on our radar right now:
- Economic development priorities that include Black-owned businesses
- Workforce development pathways that reach Black communities
- Supplier diversity and state procurement access
- Capital access for businesses outside major metros
Members First — Always
We don’t exist without our members. Full stop. Every program we run, every partnership we broker, and every lobbying push we make is judged by one question: does this help our members win?
Serve all 20,000 Black-owned businesses in NC — not just the 1,500 already in a chamber
Stand up infrastructure in the 95 counties without a Black chamber
Pool resources across the five member chambers so every region gets stronger
Advocacy, programming, partnerships, policy — it all comes back to making sure Black businesses across NC don’t just survive, but thrive.
Our Team
Meet the leaders driving NCBC's statewide work forward.
Keisha Monroe
Executive Director
Darnell Greene
Board Chair
Tasha Bellamy
Director of Advocacy
Rayford Jackson
Director of Programs
What Guides Us
Five chambers, one coalition. We share wins, losses, and lessons so every member gets stronger.
Half the Black businesses in NC live outside our member counties. They deserve the same access as the ones near a chamber.
We don't do weak programming. If we put our name on it, it's worth your time.
We're building infrastructure that outlasts any one administration, board, or grant cycle.