National Business League
The nation's first Black business organization, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1900, pursuing Black economic empowerment today through certification, supplier development, and a campaign to digitize a million Black businesses.
Peer societies
Five societies National Business League is read alongside.
GWDBC
Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce
A chamber built to be the leading voice for Black business in the District, supporting economic development…
8 companies named
ASBCC
Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce
A statewide chamber that calls itself a movement, uniting affiliate Black chambers and college chapters…
7 companies named
NAREB
National Association of Real Estate Brokers
The nation's oldest Black real estate trade association, a movement for Democracy in Housing that advances…
15 companies named
NBA
National Bankers Association
The trade association representing minority owned and operated banks and financial institutions, advocating…
25 companies named
DCBA
Detroit Chinese Business Association
A community of belonging for Chinese and Chinese American entrepreneurs in metro Detroit that doubles as a…
1 companies named
Who backs NBL
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs National Business League's peers, but not National Business League
Companies named publicly by at least one of National Business League's five peer societies, and not found in National Business League's reviewed public records.
| Company | GWDBC | ASBCC | NAREB | NBA | DCBA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Diamond Partners | Strategic Advisory Council | 2 of 5 | |||
| Truist | Gold Partners | Strategic Advisory Council | 2 of 5 | |||
| US Bank | Diamond Partners | Platinum Sponsors | 2 of 5 | |||
| wf | Title Partner | Platinum Sponsors | 2 of 5 | |||
| 241-2412847_aflac-logo-png-aflac-logo-white (1).png | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Airbnb | Gold Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Cadence Bank | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| capital one logo | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Charles Schwab Bank | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| chase | Diamond Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Chime company logo | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| citi.com | Diamond Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Columbia Bank | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| cornerstone advisors logo.png | Exhibitors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| FHLBanks Logo-ko.png | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| FICO_logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Fifth Third Bank | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| FIS Logo | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| fiserv_logo_ko | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Foley & Lardner | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Industrial Bank | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| intrafi_logo_ko | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| JPMC_Logo_Standard_White | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| JPMorganChase | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| KeyBank | Gold Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| LINK Strategic Partners | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| M&T Bank | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| mastercard-logo.png | Strategic Advisory Council | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MBA Growth Partners | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MGIC | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| moodys logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pent edge _ white.png | Exhibitors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PEPCO | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PNC | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PrimeLending | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Prosperity | Silver Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RMX | Bronze Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Robinhood_Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SMCPA | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Southern-Bancorp-Logo | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SouthState Bank | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Studio 2H Design | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| td bank logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| The Alliance Partners Logo WHITE.png | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| United Legal Team | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| upstart logo | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Verizon SBDC | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Visa Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| WASHINGTON GAS | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Washington Informer | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Wind Creek | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Zelle-logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 5 |
The outside view
The nation's first Black business organization, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1900, pursuing Black economic empowerment today through certification, supplier development, and a campaign to digitize a million Black businesses.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Village.
Strengths
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