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Vision . . .
The St. Louis chapter of the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce is a regional-wide effort to attract, create, support and accelerate new and existing businesses in St. Louis and surrounding areas. As an integrated systematic community ecosystem, HSBCC connects you with the resources necessary for you to succeed.
St. Louis aspires to be the exceptional environment for entrepreneurial growth and development; creating attractive opportunities for building sustainable business success for the communities including and surrounding the Greater Metropolitan area. This includes our black business community. We firmly believe that many of tomorrow’s business success stories will come from the great ideas and the determination of entrepreneurs living and working in our area. The fact is, when a business launches and grows from within our black communities, it benefits us all.
The chamber supports its members through advocacy, networking, economic development, business education and capacity building and aligns their efforts to make Greater St. Louis an attractive place for all to live, work and play.
Priorities . . .
Organize The African American Business Community:
HSBCC aligns local black businesses around a common economic empowerment agenda that facilitates their individual and collective growth. The Chamber provides opportunities to link and expand members’ activities; widens their spheres of influence; and facilitates their access to regional leaders and decision-makers.
Grow the Pipeline of African-American Entrepreneurs & Bankable African-American Businesses:
HSBCC works in collaboration with a range of partners to connect black entrepreneurs and businesses to the infrastructure supports they need to build and sustain their businesses. These supports include but are not limited to: a) access to capital, b) technical assistance, c) strategic relationship building and mentoring and d) capacity building.
Grow the Pipeline of African-American Entrepreneurs & Bankable African-American Businesses:
HSBCC works in collaboration with a range of partners to connect black entrepreneurs and businesses to the infrastructure supports they need to build and sustain their businesses. These supports include but are not limited to: a) access to capital, b) technical assistance, c) strategic relationship building and mentoring and d) capacity building.
Connect African American Businesses With African American Consumers & Other Target Markets:
HSBCC knows that increasing spending by black consumers with black businesses is an important key to economic and social transformation. Black businesses have historically been drivers of prosperity in black communities. They have been anchors of employment, incubators of other businesses, champions of self-determination, and sources of civic leadership. The Chamber sees great value in deepening relationships between black businesses and black consumers and supports its members in extending these relationships to other target markets.
Promote Economic Development Within The African American Community:
HSBCC champions initiatives that improve the economic well-being and quality of life for the black community. These initiatives spur economic growth, market productivity, employment and strengthened tax bases. The Chamber collaborates with local, regional and state actors to attract economic development and to ensure that the black community is equitably included in development deals and opportunities.
Promote Economic Development Within The African American Community:
HSBCC champions initiatives that improve the economic well-being and quality of life for the black community. These initiatives spur economic growth, market productivity, employment and strengthened tax bases. The Chamber collaborates with local, regional and state actors to attract economic development and to ensure that the black community is equitably included in development deals and opportunities.
Advance Racial Equity In Local & Regional Markets:
HSBCC is committed to having markets and economic systems work equally well for black businesses as they do for other types of businesses. To this end, the Chamber seeks to eliminate policies, practices, and attitudes that reinforce differential business outcomes based upon race.