The GHBC is the leading organization for business development and community outreach partnership opportunities in the Houston African-American community. The GHBC is dedicated to supporting African-American small businesses in the areas of education, certification and accessing contracting opportunities and capital. It is Houston’s premier source for identifying quality and qualified African-American, multi-sectored small businesses to do business with. With a database of over 2,000 unique resources, the GHBC assists its partners and members in navigating Houston’s large, diverse population, industries and the many nuances, which are unique to their city. The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) was founded in 1935 and it is the second oldest Black Chamber of Commerce in the United States.
The Chamber has earned Houston’s trust and has built solid alliances with Port of Houston Authority, Houston First, Shell, CenterPoint Energy, Reliant Energy, United Healthcare, University of Houston, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Initiative, Greater Houston Partnership, Rice University, Houston Community College System, Texas Southern University, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council and other organizations to ensure it is providing accessible resources to its members and the business community. Partnering with the GHBC is synonymous with having access to potential new customers, quality small business resources and demonstrates a care for doing business with the African-American community.
