African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania is a full service organization that continuously provides access and opportunity to over 500 African American business owners and professionals. Additionally, the Chamber’s membership includes other minority groups, over 60 non-profit organizations, and over 50 majority businesses.
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Mission
The mission of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania is to continuously improve business and professional opportunities for African American business owners and professionals. Guided by the core values of equity in opportunity, economic advancement, self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial excellence, we will achieve economic parity for the African American Business community by insuring full participation in the public and private sectors throughout the region.
Storytelling
We were able to have two of our members selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates to use their marketing platform. The marketing platform allowed our members to have their business marketed around PNC Park, and allowed our members to be placed in front of thousands of potential clients they would have never been put in front of.
We were able to have one of our members selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers to use their marketing platform. The marketing platform allowed our member to have their business marketed around Acrisure Stadium, and allowed our members to be placed in front of thousands of potential clients they would have never been put in front of.
Our Impact (2022)
700 individuals served
36 training programs or workshops offered
5 funding partners
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Access to Capital
Providing entrepreneurs capital in order to start and/or grow their business. (i.e. direct lending or grant programs for small businesses)
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50 Total number of loans awarded
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10,000 Total dollar amount of loans dispersed
Type of Organization
- Chamber of Commerce
Locations Served
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Key Programs and Initiatives
- Business Institute Series
Types of Offerings
- Advisory/Consulting Services
- Business incubation
- Certification assistance
- Entrepreneurial Training
- Financing
- Matchmaking/networking opportunities
- Supplier/Procurement Support
- Technical Assistance
- Workshops
Program Delivery
- Hybrid (in person/virtual)
Members of the Black Community Served
- Adults
- Women
- Business owners and aspiring business owners
Locations of Members of the Black Community Served
- Low to moderate income areas
- Low-income areas
- Rural areas
- Suburban areas
- Urban areas
Targeted Entrepreneur Segments
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation & Logistics
- Finance and Insurance
- Real Estate Rental and Leasing
- Scientific and Technical Services
- Management
- Educational Services
Business Stage
- Scale Up : a business that already validated its product in a market and has proven sustainable.
- Start Up : a young business that is just beginning to develop and determine a market fit.
- Stay Up : a business that has determined its market fit, but its product/service has not been validated nor has it achieved sustainability.
Cost of Programs
- Free