AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS
Our Mission
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
We are dedicated to the improvement of the economic climate of business in the African American Small Business Community.
With more than 25 years of experience working with small business, our founder Janice Montgomery Albokai-Strauser, understands the small businesses needs of the small business community
Money and Marketing the African American Alliance of Small Business Alliance provides access to both.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated volunteers who are committed to serving the best interests of our community. They work tirelessly to ensure that our neighborhood remains a great place to live.
Community Events
Board of Directors
Community Events
We host a variety of events throughout the year, including holiday parties, block parties, and community clean-up days. These events provide opportunities for neighbors to connect and build lasting friendships.
About African American Alliance of Small Business
Our Mission
In the US in 2021, Black-owned firms (businesses with more than one employee) made up only 161,031 (2.7 percent) of all 5,893,425 employer firms, whereas Black people made up 13.7 percent of the population. In no US metropolitan area is the share of Black-owned employer firms proportionate to the Black population, highlighting the need for continued efforts to address this disparity. To contextualize this disparity and the importance of city officials in addressing it, we surveyed officials in seven majority-Black cities—Mobile, Alabama; Memphis, Tennessee; Helena-West, Arkansas; Detroit, Michigan; Jackson, Mississippi; Darlington, South Carolina; and Portsmouth, Virginia—on their economic development strategies and their efforts to address the needs of local Black-owned businesses. This brief presents findings from the responses of seven economic development leaders in these cities.