Black Owned Businesses In NY Sees Growth Aligning with Chamber

New York, New York - Since its inception the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. has articulated the fact that a strong chamber of commerce is directly linked to small business growth in the territories that it serves. Small Businesses that actively participate in their local chamber see direct benefits of being a member in a variety of ways. All Chambers of commerce are not equal in size and impact on their service territory. At the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce we listen to the unique needs of our members and work to customize solutions for them.

Some key points for members to remember are attend meetings, regularly, always bring plenty of business cards, set goals around who to meet before you get to the meeting, and follow up on positive leads you meet at chamber meetings throughout the year.

A chamber of Commerce is really one of the most known organizations in the country and could very well serve as an additional marketing tool for your business.

According to Blackdemographics.com receipts from black-owned businesses with employees totaled $103.5 billion an increase of 4.7 percent from 2007. In 2012, 2.5 million black-owned businesses had no paid employees, an increase of 38.9 percent from 2007. These non-employer businesses' receipts totaled $46.8 billion, an increase of 21.2 percent.

Since its inception the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce has been actively engaged in bringing quality services to the African American Community to increase both size and the scope of small business owners in its service territory in New York State.

Joining the African American Chamber of Commerce as a Sole Proprietor is the first step in building a unique community in New York State to support existing businesses and to help them access the tools and services to foster growth of their businesses to the next level.

"Joining the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.'s Build Sole Proprietorship 2019 –2020 New Membership Recruitment Campaign Initiative will have a significant impact on the revenue small business owners earn through being involved in valuable organization such as LIAACC." Deon Brown, Chair of Membership of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Long Island Business News has recognized the work of its members in the categories of Leadership In Law, 50 Influential Women on Long Island, Diversity Awards; other awards Include Glass Ceiling Awards, Nassau County Small Business Person of the Year and Legislative Breakfast, and the Excellence In Communication Awards. In addition LIAACC’S members have been honored by the Islip Chapter of the NAACCP, Black Business Awards, and the Suffolk County Independent Business Women’s Awards.

LIAACC has conducted unique meetings in venues such as Nassau County Museum of Art, Hofstra University Museum, NYCB Theatre of Westbury, and PA-Nash Restaurant & Lounge.

The chamber annually presents a signature event Black History Art Exhibition along with the Long Island Arts Alliance, Bloomingdales, and LI Black Artist Association. LIAACC is a founding member of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers.

In 2015 the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.,FidelisCare, and MLK Center in Long Beach hosted a Joint toy drive at the Martin Luther Center in Long Beach where Several hundred toys were distributed to the families with children in attendance affected by Hurricane Sandy.

In November of 2016 the LIAACC launched and unveiled its new website. In May of 2016 LIAACC served as the lead organization for the 1st of its kind Regional Chamber Leadership Conference which was held at Hofstra University. Co-host for the event included the Nassau County Council of Chambers, Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Ron Busby, Sr. President and CEO of the US Black Chambers, Inc. which is the nation’s largest national Black Chamber organization in the country served as the keynote for the Regional Leadership Conference. LIAACC’S MWBE Chair Charlene Jackson Thompson, Esq. work was recently honored by NY State Senator John E. Brooks.

LIAACC has been featured on WABC Here and Now, NBC’S Positively Black, FiOS1, MY Long Island News, Long Island Business News, and Newsday.

LIAACC is a membership 501 C (6) membership based organization serving the counties of Nassau Suffolk, Queens and Kings. To join LIAACC as a member log on to www.liaacc.org