About
About NCCBC
The North Carolina Coalition of Black Chambers is a network of Black Chambers of Commerce and Business Leagues, providing advocacy, support, economic development, workforce development, and customized services across the state.
About NCCBC
One Coalition. 100 Counties. 10,000 businesses.
NCCBC exists to maximize business opportunities for Black entrepreneurs and Black businesses across NC — enhancing the NC economy and ensuring NC is the best place to start and grow a business. From the coast to the piedmont to the mountains, we're collaborating with partners to write hundreds of success stories.
Contact UsWhat We Do
We advocate, connect, and resource
- 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.
Our Focus Areas
What we're focused on
Our team is working to ensure we partner with NC agencies and leaders. Here are just a few:
- NC Commerce — equitable economic & workforce development
- NC Secretary of State — expanding opportunities and support
- The HUB Office — maximizing the vendor pool for state agencies
- NC DOT — supplier diversity and support
Our Leadership Council
The leaders driving NCCBC forward
Council members represent every founding chamber and business league in the network.
CJ Broderick
GDBCC
Gerry McCants
GBL
Dionne Selby
RBL
Lynetta Blakney
WSBCC
Cathay Dawkins
CMBCC
Our Mission & Priorities
Membership Matters
Our members provide the day-to-day data that informs our agenda, advocacy platform, and programming. Every program we run, every partnership we broker, and every lobbying push we make starts with what our members tell us they need.
- Member-driven agenda — what members tell us shapes every program and push.
- Stand up accessible and affordable infrastructure across the state.
- Pool resources statewide — creating a rising tide that lifts all ships.
Values
What Guides Us
Collaboration
100 counties, one mission. We share wins, losses, and lessons so every member gets stronger.
Equity
Pursuing equitable economic and workforce development — so every Black business in NC has a real shot.
Sustainability
We're building infrastructure that outlasts any one administration, board, or grant cycle.