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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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BEC AWARDS 2025 is here so click on the link below and nominate your favorite Black Business Owners and Professionals. Let’s take a moment to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions they make in our community! Please don't forget to nominate yourself and share with others.

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Honoring our 2024 BEC Icon Award Recipient  

Past Events 

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OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

BEC AWARDS 

The Black Excellence Chattanooga (BEC) Awards recognize and celebrate black businesses, professionals, creatives, arttists and musicians that have excelled in customer service, and community enrichment, and have been an overall enhancement to City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

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

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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!

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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. 

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