Business & Employment

Pittsburgh Region

African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
http://www.aaccwp.com/
provides access and business opportunities for African American business owners and professionals throughout the region.
Brady Enterprise Association
http://www.bradyresearch.com/
is devoted to electronic trade, commerce and community development information exchange via the internet, to persons of African Heritage, using research and development tools by higher education scholars, volunteer retired professors and other interested parties.
INROADS
http://www.inroads.org/
Career development for talented minority youth through internships with affiliated corporations. An office is available in Pittsburgh.
Urban League of Pittsburgh
http://www.ulpgh.org/
The Urban League's Employment, Training and Economic Empowerment Department fosters economic self-sufficiency through job training and placement.

Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs
http://www.africanam.state.pa.us/
The Governor appoints fifteen individuals who are representatives of the Commonwealth’s African American community to advise the state government on issues of interest and concern to the African American Community.
Pennsylvania Department of General Services: Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (BMWBO)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/
The Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (BMWBO) provides the necessary resources and inspiration for their customers, the women and minority business owners, to compete for and participate in the state contracting process.

National Minority Supplier Development Council
http://www.nmsdcus.org/
One of the country's leading business membership organizations that provides a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses
The Network Journal
http://www.tnj.com/
Black professionals and small business magazine.