Community is our Business
Chattanooga Business Elite is a collective group of creatives, entrepreneurs, community leaders, business owners, and advocates working together to inform and connect black individuals in Hamilton County and surrounding regions.
OUR FIRM
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The BEC Awards 2025 are here! It’s time to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are making a meaningful impact in our community. Take a moment to vote for your favorites and honor their hard work and dedication. Don’t forget to vote for yourself and share the opportunity with others—let's come together to celebrate the incredible achievements shaping our future!
Usher Day
Honoring our 2024 BEC Icon Award Recipient
Past Events
OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
BUSINESS INITIATIVES
CBE has been proactive in curating, sharing, and supporting business resources in our community. We've organized numerous seminars and workshops from community partners. LEVEL UP WORKSHOP & PITCH COMPETITION, BLACK PROFESSIONAL ADVANCING CONFERENCE, SHOP BLACK CHATTANOOGA, BLACK RESTAURANT WEEK, and more
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Chattanooga Business Elite's prides ourselves on Community Engagement. Over the last year along we've created over 20 opportunities to engage with the community through partnerships and grants. We've hosted Professional mixers, Volunteer events, Cassette music series, school events, social events and vendor events.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Chattanooga Business Elite launched a new program Engaging high school students in scholarships, mentorships and community opportunities.CBE hosted several in-school business plan sessions. These sessions were facilitated by our Scholarship Director, who is a seasoned and successful entrepreneur. Todate we have reward 20 scholarship to graduating highschool Seniors. We've recently launched our HBCU COLLEGE TOUR DAY!
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chattanooga Business Elite is a collective group of creatives, entrepreneurs, community leaders, business owners, and advocates working together to inform and connect black individuals in Hamilton County and surrounding regions.
CBE is committed to inspiring, developing, and celebrating black people from all walks of life for the purpose of building a thriving and inclusive Chattanooga community
WHAT WE DO
An elite business group in Chattanooga working to inform and connect like-minded black individuals In Chattanooga and Hamilton Country
Providing Business Initiatives, Community Engagement, and Youth Development efforts
OUR IMPACT
OVER 40,000 BEC AWARD VOTES, 35,OOO+ NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS, OVER 300 BEC AWARD WINNERS, AND OVER $400,000 ECONOMIC IMPACT.
