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Stay up-to-date on our most recent news and updates‘Betting Big’ gives a boost to local BIPOC businesses
Betting Big on Small Black Businesses, a new full-service, fail-fast incubator for women and BIPOC entrepreneurs led by Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce (FMBCC) kicks off its pilot program this month. The Fresno DRIVE Economic Development initiative is made...
To gain more skilled workers in Fresno, the health of students must become a priority
As the interim CEO of the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce and a member of ReadyNation, I know that improving the well-being of students will help grow the economy by improving outcomes for students, thereby ensuring that our region meets the increasing demand...
Applications now being accepted for Green Team Youth Ambassadors program
Introducing the Fresno Green Team Youth Ambassadors program, a collaboration between the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce and Tree Fresno! If you're a young person in the area and you want to make money, gain in-demand job skills and be a part of the solution to...
Black-owned businesses receiving support from Fresno community
As protests continue across the country, some people in Fresno are taking action in a different way — by supporting local black-owned businesses. “Being for me, a woman of color and being an ally, I think it’s very important to show that support and be able to promote...
Gov. Newsom expands small business grants to $4 billion, largest program in the country
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled another component of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan: making historic investments in small business relief. Governor Newsom’s Plan expands the state’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant program to a total of $4 billion,...
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...
Former Fresno Mayor Lee Brand starts scholarship program, gifts $50k to FMBCC foundation
Former Fresno Mayor Lee Brand may no longer be in the public eye but he wanted to continue his work to help change lives. Brand's new scholarship program was aimed at students not with 4.0-grade point averages - but with "C" averages. Brand returned to his alma mater...
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...