Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is committed to celebrating, recognizing, and supporting the Black-owned businesses of Downtown Long Beach. We encourage the community to visit, shop with, and source their services from these diverse and talented businesses. Use the interactive map below to explore the Black-owned businesses of DTLB, view their websites and hours, peruse different types of services, and learn their stories.
If you know of a business that should be included on this map, please email Asia Morris at asiam@dtlb.org
Resources for Businesses
The Education Series – The Education Series is focused on providing the tools and skills needed to start and run a successful business.
Mug to Mug: A Caffeinated Business to Business Exchange – Learn about opportunities and resources that have benefited others in our community, drink coffee, build your network, and scope out other DTLB businesses.
Link & Learn – Link & Learn is a networking opportunity and speaker series for DTLB business owners to connect with each other, as well as service providers and resources available to them in the DTLB community.
Downtown Long Beach Food Series – The DTLB Food Series is an education and workshop series intended to help food entrepreneurs (current and future) as well as food businesses learn how to set up and operate their business in the City of Long Beach.
*Programs are free to all businesses with active business licenses that are located within the Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s DPIA & PBID boundaries
To learn about Black-owned businesses citywide, visit Black Owned Long Beach’s website here.
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