Chicago Fam · Section 01
Chambers + Commerce
Business alliances · development corporations · advocacy
The organized backbone of Black Chicago business — chambers, development corporations, and coalitions moving capital, contracts, and community power.
9 listings · every business Black-owned to the best of our verification.
Chicago Urban League
BronzevilleCentury-old civil rights and economic empowerment institution — workforce, entrepreneurship, and policy work rooted in Black Chicago.
County-wide chamber advocating for Black business growth, contracts, and access.
Neighborhood chamber building small business capacity across Englewood and West Englewood.
Quad Communities Development Corporation
Bronzeville / Mid-SouthCommunity development in Douglas, Oakland, Grand Boulevard, and Kenwood — housing, business support, and neighborhood planning.
South Shore Chamber, Inc.
South ShoreSouth Shore's neighborhood chamber — small business support, corridor development, and community events.
Southland Black Chamber of Commerce
SouthlandAdvocacy and development for Black businesses across the south suburbs of Cook County.
Community business academy training and coaching neighborhood entrepreneurs on the South and West Sides.
The Neighborhood Network Alliance (NNA)
South ShoreVal Free's South Shore-born network taking block clubs to another level — activating the human capital on the block to stabilize Black neighborhoods.
Networks and cohorts connecting Black founders across Chicagoland.