The Black Business Investment Fund of Central Florida (BBIF) is an established leader in facilitating smart growth for Central Florida’s Minority Businesses. The BBIF has successfully developed and promoted African-American business enterprises through loans, business development services, networking and advocacy since its inception in 1987. Whether you are a new entrepreneur or an existing business owner, the BBIF offers business synergy and can assist you in achieving success. Start growing your business THE SMART WAY. BECOME A BBIF BUSINESS MEMBER TODAY!

Why become a BBIF business member?

• To become a part of the oldest and most established organization that focuses on the advocacy and support of the minority business community
• To become a part of the synergy in being connected with other minority businesses
• To develop new business relationships thorough the many networking events
• To bring your resources, talents and skills which is beneficial for minority business networking
• To be a part of a strong minority business networking community
• To develop and expand knowledge, business relationships, and revenue opportunities with other minority and majority owned businesses.
• Larger more established businesses get a chance to “give back”, to mentor and participate in business development activities and to support smaller businesses via BBIF programming
• Business members get to establish relationships with key elected officials, business leaders and bankers that are partners with the BBIF

Membership Benefits

Networking and Access
BBIF Monthly Business Opportunity Luncheons
The BBIF Monthly Business Opportunity Luncheons provide a forum for business owners and professionals to meet with business and community executives, public and private, in a roundtable forum to discuss contracting opportunities. This luncheon introduces business owners directly to top level executives and key decision makers in the Central Florida community. In addition, the luncheons are designed to give business owners an opportunity to network with other business owners and develop relationships to assist in the growth of their businesses.

BBIF Annual Business Networking Event
The BBIF hosts annually a business networking event for Central Florida’s business community. This event provides a casual and relaxed environment for developing relationships and securing business contracts. In attendance are minority and majority business owners and contracting companies that are looking to meet with minority businesses to partner and subcontract with for opportunities. Approximately 400 people attend this event annually and millions of dollars in contracting opportunities are obtained each year by minority owned businesses. Many major BBIF corporate partners and governmental entities sponsor this event.

Special Community meetings
BBIF members receive invitations to all important business community meetings. BBIF’s leadership works closely with local political leaders to help to distribute information throughout the minority business community. Such information may assist minority owned businesses with important information regarding additional business opportunities.

BBIF Business Owners Roundtable
The BBIF monthly roundtables allow for business owners to meet monthly in a group setting with other business presidents and consultants. In these monthly roundtable meetings business owners receive focused financial technical assistance from a team of consultants specializing in finance, strategic planning, bond assistance, cost analysis, budgeting, bookkeeping, HR and law. Business owners’ management skills and financial conditions are enhanced, strengthened, and improved. Business owners are also supported in this training by mentors, which are the larger and successful minority business owners.

BBIF Business Owners One-on-One
The BBIF business owners one-on-one monthly meeting allow for a business owner to meet with a team of consultants to provide focused training and advice and to address immediate issues.

BBIF Business Assessment
The BBIF provides an annual “Business Assessment” of their member businesses, upon request. This assessment consists of an evaluation of financial, accounting and operational systems and provides the business owner feedback with written recommendations for overall business improvement.

Membership Resources

BBIF 24 hours of assistance
On the internet at the organization’s website address: www.BBIF.com in the Members Only Section, business members will find a “one stop” place for additional business resources that are designed to provide 24 hours of assistance to BBIF business members.

• Online BLOG
  o Business members can participate in online chats with business leaders and initiate discussion forums with fellow business owners regarding pertinent issues facing entrepreneurs in this community.
• Get information regarding issues including legal formation, accounting, and tax preparation.
• Get links to up to date bid and procurement information from local government and quasi government organizations.
• The ability to post job and contracting opportunities.

Membership Bonuses

All members (Professional, Entrepreneur, Executive, Maverick and Mentor):

• Signature BBIF Member Polo Shirt
• BBIF Member Card
• Online listing in the Black Business Directory
• Access to participate in BBIF Business Owners Roundtable
• Access to participate in BBIF Business One-on-one monthly meetings
• Access to participate in BBIF annual business assessment
• Two (2) tickets to BBIF’s annual business networking event
• One (1) tickets to BBIF’s annual meeting
  Mentor and Maverick members only:
• Signature BBIF Member Oxford Shirt
• Logo and business profile on BBIF’s website
• Pre-event VIP invitations to all networking activities, in small group with Corporate executives and Political officials
• Logo and business profile in BBIF newsletters
• Logo and business profile in BBIF monthly Business Opportunity Luncheon program booklet

Membership Levels

MENTOR $5,000.00
(Annual Business Revenues - $1,000,000 and greater)

As a Mentor business member, such business owners are recognized as larger, established and successful business owners. These business owners have a more in-depth and established network of relationships. The Mentor membership level allows for an opportunity for these more successful businesses to “give back” to the smaller and less experienced business owners. This “give back” to the community is accomplished by the Mentor business’ participation as a mentor in BBIF’s Business Owners Roundtable sessions, assistance in the selection and recruitment of Business Opportunity Luncheon speakers and guests, and the supporting of BBIF programming for business development activities.

MAVERICK $2,500.00
(Annual Business Revenues - $751,000 - 999,999)

EXECUTIVE $1,250.00
(Annual Business Revenues - $201,000 and up to $750,000)

ENTREPRENEUR $500.00
(Annual Business Revenues - up to $200,000)

PROFESSIONAL $250.00
(Start-up Businesses and employed Professionals)


***Business Memberships are annual (January – December) and membership dues are invoiced in January and prorated thereafter. Dues may be paid in installments, upon request and the prior approval of the BBIF staff.