The West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal has been established to identify African American owned business in West Virginia. Through this identification process a network of services that are provided by these organizations will be defined.

• Searchable database of West Virgina based African American owned businesses
• Networking business opportunities
• Networking events for contract opportunities (ie. one-on-one matchmaking, business trade show/expo, "Did you know session", etc...)
• Business promotions and news

The West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal resources support the continuous development of the community both economically and socially. The West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal will be offering on-going services to startup and current business owners. The target is to reach those businesses with strong work ethics, but may have limited finances, resources, and personnel. The West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal will work to provide access to the needed resources to enhance the strategic planning process for businesses, fortify its’ financial stability, identify markets for economic growth, develop management and personnel skills, and bring structure and organization to the business.

The West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal provides the following benefits:

DEVELOP BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
Find business-to-business and government-to-business opportunities or post one of your own. Online resources at West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal help you streamline the proposal process and develop winning proposals.

CULTIVATE TEAMING PARTNERS.
Promote your business in our regional company database - profiles are easy to create and update. Search methods allow you to qualify potential teaming partners by a variety of different criteria.

ACCESS VALUABLE BUSINESS RESOURCES.
Find links to useful resources and download templates for business practices, contract, accounting and legal forms, interactive tutorials and more - an estimated $45,000+ worth of business documentation available to West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal members.

FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
Business events, conferences, job training, commercial property for sale or lease - if it's business-related, the West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal bulletin board is the place to post it and the place to find it.

MEMBERSHIP.
The full range of information, services and resources described here are available only to West Virginia African American Owned Business Database and Portal members. So don't wait. Sign up and start 'networking now.