You can build a thriving Black-owned business in the Central Valley
We’ve got the connections, technical support and training you need to grow your company, create jobs and build generational wealth. Learn MoreJoin UsYou can build a thriving Black-owned business in the Central Valley
We’ve got the connections, technical support and training you need to grow your company, create jobs and build generational wealth. Learn MoreJoin UsLooking for support and resources for your business? Take a look at our Resource Library and find out how we can help you take your business to the next level.
Now, more than ever, we need to reduce the systemic barriers that have kept economic opportunities out of our community. We’re actively working to help Black-owned businesses overcome those challenges in the Central Valley.
The Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce is committed to
Equipping Black Businesses With the Tools Necessary to Scale
Helping Black Businesses Secure Funding and Contracts
Giving Black Businesses Access to Policymakers and Strategic Partners
Our Members
Black business owners are finding success at increasing numbers in the Central Valley. Why shouldn’t that be your story too?
Imagine building a company that becomes a household name not just in the Central Valley but all over the world. Now imagine creating enough wealth for your family and others in the community so that they can see the benefits for generations to come. That’s happening right here in the Fresno area, and that can be your story too. See how other Black-owned businesses are thriving in our area and making a huge impact in the community in the process.
Dr. Reshale Thomas
Allay Psychological Services
Windell Pascascio Jr.
Imperial Electric Service
Cassandra Rushdan
Omega Party Zone
Dr. Reshale Thomas
Allay Psychological Services
Windell Pascascio Jr.
Imperial Electric Service
Cassandra Rushdan
Omega Party Zone
Our Results
increase in membership over the last several years
Three members have reached one million dollars in revenue
in contracts awarded to members
Latest news from FMBCC
Tara Lynn Gray appointed to CA Office of the Small Business Advocate
The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) supports economic growth and innovation and ensures that ALL California small businesses and innovative startups have the information and direct support they need to better navigate resources, programs and...
A new home for some of Downtown Fresno’s favorite burgers
By Breanna Hardy—March 9, 2021 This spring, customers of Full Circle Brewing Co. can add a burger to their beer tab. Desirae Washington, owner of Take 3, is partnering with Arthur Moye, owner of Full Circle Brewing Co., to open her new restaurant, Grumpy Burger...
State adds $2.1 billion in new funding for small business grants
Great news, chamber members! The California Relief Grant Program, which awards direct grants ranging between $5,000 and $25,000 to small businesses impacted by the pandemic, recently received an additional $2.1 billion in new funding―a fourfold increase over the $500...
Black brewers make their mark in craft brewing industry
By Gary Stoller—Feb. 23, 2021 Brewing industry data shows that Black Americans represent about 12% of U.S. beer drinkers, but only 1% of breweries are owned by Blacks. Arthur Moye, one of an estimated 55-75 Black brewery owners throughout the country, knows why. “The...
Fresno ranks 5th midsized city with most minority-owned businesses
By Linda Ha—Feb. 19, 2021 Over the last decade, minority-owned businesses accounted for more than 50 percent of the two million new businesses in the country, according to the US Senate Committee on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship. After years of sharing his...
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