What is the Greensboro Business League?
We Advocate for Transparency and Accountability
“Our goal is to organize, educate, advocate and litigate on behalf of black-owned businesses, when necessary.” – Earl Jones, co-founder Since April 2018, our purpose has remained the same: to cultivate economic opportunities through contracting, financing, and procurement in the greater Greensboro and Guilford Count, North Carolina to increase diverse and equitable access to spending in the private and public sectors. How? We Advocate. We Organize. We promote. We build relationships. We elevate and empower you.
Our goal is to organize, educate, advocate and litigate on behalf of black-owned businesses, when necessary.
Earl Jones, co-founder
Who We Serve
We’re thought leaders, researchers, and connectors who see the inequalities in the local business and social landscape, and we are here to support you.
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Economy Management
Provide workshops on managing a community's resources, finances, income, expenditure, business enterprise, etc.
The mission of the Greensboro Business League is to inspire, develop, and promote African- American businesses through collaboration and facilitation of government and business compliance with local, state and federal minority business enterprise and anti- trust laws and regulations.
Black Economic Empowerment
EXPERTISE & RESOURCES
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Economy Management
Provide workshops on managing a community's resources, finances, income, expenditure, business enterprise, etc.
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Business Development
Facilitate business development resources
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Disparity Study Analysis
Provide HUB/MWBE anecdotal interviews and outreach services
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Minority Business Advocate
Collaborate with the public and private sector to connect minority businesses
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Business Integration
Work with companies to synchronize IT and business cultures and objectives and align technology with business strategy and goals
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Monographic Researches
Provide clients with scholarly minority business writing, research and exhibition
Black Economic Empowerment
EXPERTISE & RESOURCES
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HUB/MBE Certification
Assist Minority businesses in becoming HUB/MBE certified
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Economy Management
Provide workshops on managing a community's resources, finances, income, expenditure, business enterprise, etc.
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Business Development
Facilitate business development resources
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Disparity Study Analysis
Provide HUB/MWBE anecdotal interviews and outreach services
-
Minority Business Advocate
Collaborate with the public and private sector to connect minority businesses
-
Business Integration
Work with companies to synchronize IT and business cultures and objectives and align technology with business strategy and goals
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Monographic Researches
Provide clients with scholarly minority business writing, research and exhibition
How we Advocate on Your Behalf:
Our ongoing advocacy has a direct impact on local Black and minority-owned businesses and organizations. Here are some of the ways we work with and connect you with opportunities:
Public-Private Partnerships:
Receiving additional bandwidth via a public-private partnership can be an excellent vehicle for facilitating an economic infrastructure for Black and Minority-owned enterprises.
Fiscal Return-On-Investment:
Black enterprises in East Greensboro generate tax revenue and contribute to the area’s tax base via substantial fiscal impacts. This means that there is a direct return on investment of tax dollars (government loans, grants, etc.) that justifies public investment in the community.
Capital Investment:
Advocating for capital investment in Black and Minority-owned businesses and industries with high “economic multipliers” means that there will be a greater economic impact and benefit. Business incubators could be an additional avenue to leverage capital investment.
Greensboro Business League Board of Directors
Earl Jones
Co-Founder
Gerry McCants
Co-Founder
Greensboro Business League Board of Directors
Earl Jones
Co-Founder
Gerry McCants
Co-Founder
Sondra Wright
Virgil Cobb
