Founded in 1970, the Black Business Association (BBA), headquartered in Los Angeles, the oldest active ethnic business organization in the state of California, has been committed to ensuring that African American and other diverse business owners benefit from our advocacy efforts to impact, improve and implement policy that improves access to contracting and procurement opportunities with the public and private sector, in addition to providing access to financial resources. The BBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Join the BBA Today!
A Regular member shall be a self-employed Black businessperson or a business that is controlled by a Black person, whose dues are current, and who has provided all other information as the board of directors shall from time to time require. Each regular member shall have the right to vote in person, or virtually or by proxy with one vote on all matters coming before the membership. Each regular member shall be entitled to all rights and privileges regarding the business and activities of the Black Business Association.
An Associate member shall be a Black person who does not own or control a business, whose dues are current, and who has provided all other information as the board of directors shall from time to time require. Associate members shall not have the right to vote on any matters coming before the membership. An associate member shall have limited privileges as the board of directors shall from time to time determine.
A Student member shall be a Black person, who is enrolled in a vocational or educational institution, whose dues are current, and who has provided all other information as the board of directors shall from time to time require. A student member shall not have the right to vote on any matters coming before the membership. A student member shall have limited privileges as the board of directors shall from time to time determine.