Historically, southwest Fresno (aka The West side, Gold Westside, 93706) has been the landing pad for many of the city's ethnicity communities including African-Americans. Due to segregation and Jim Crow housing covenants that limited where Black...

March 28, 2012
University Square Hotel- Fresno, CA The Central Valley Business Diversity Expo will be a buffet of opportunities for businesses of all sizes featuring a supplier diversity exhibitors fair, powerful speakers, MBE/DBE/SBE workshops,...

Time: August 25, 2011 from 5:30pm to 7pm Location: Kockys Bar & Grill Street: 1231 Van Ness Ave Fresno, CA Event Type: Mixer Organized By: Black Business &...

  Fresno & Central California business owners recently had the opportunity to participate in a business enhancement course, called the“e200 program”. Amongst those in attendance were licensed funeral director, and co-owner of Sterling Smith Funeral...

  November 9, the White House invited about 150 African-Americans from across the country to its first ever African-American Policy Conference. A report entitled, The President's Agenda and the African-American Community outlined the Administration's...

    During Ron Busby's visit to Fresno speaking to the State of the Black Business Community, the president of the US Black Chamber mentioned President Obama's...

  President Obama is calling on businesses, non-profits, and government to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. In 2009 and 2010, communities across the country used Recovery Act funds to directly...

 January 31- One week after President Obama's State of the Union Address, he elevated Karol Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to a cabinet level position. In a call facilitated by the US Black  Chamber,...