We connect black and minority business owners and create an environment to encourage collaboration between businesses. BBA’s goal is to facilitate and leverage effective business-to-business partnerships for minority and small business owners across Connecticut.

BBA’s business and community partnerships position the organization to be a powerful advocate on behalf of minority start-ups and small businesses. Through BBA vast resources, small businesses can tap into a large network of resources that can provide future collaboration opportunities throughout all the growth stages of the business.

BBA hosts events and programs like:

Matchmaker. BBA brings together successful minority businesses with other small business owners, suppliers, large corporations and organizations that enable increased availability to resources and opportunities.

Tweak My Biz. This markkey BBA program is a quarterly, statewide event, hosted in a “Shark Tank” style, where businesses can get quick and effective, in the moment advice from panel of established and experienced entrepreneurs from all industries and from across the country….