Non-profit and Government Resources

Black and Brown Founders Inc. is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. They empower entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities with the tools, training, and connections to launch and scale successful tech-enabled businesses that transform industries and communities.

Black and Brown Founders has organized several national events and offers a virtual training program and a virtual conference to help Black and Latinx entrepreneurs cross the chasm from idea to revenue at the earliest stage of their journey.

The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) equips Latinos and other underserved communities with the skills and financial tools to create a better future for their families and communities. Participants in our programs learn how to build their long-term financial security by buying and staying in their homes, taking control of decisions affecting their apartment buildings, and starting or expanding their small businesses. The entire DC-MD-VA region and Puerto Rico is stronger when all families have the power to achieve financial independence and join with their neighbors to improve their communities.

LEDC welcomes and support individuals from all backgrounds. Our mission is inclusive, striving to empower all families regardless of ethnicity or background to achieve financial independence and contribute to the strength and improvement of their communities.

Latino/x-owned Businesses are changing the landscape of our economy and our country. Starting businesses at higher rates than any other demographic, but still unable to scale at the same rates as other non Latino/x businesses especially due to the impact of COVID. Despite many success stories and daily wins, according to a Stanford study, we are leaving over 1.4 trillion dollars on the table. Together, we can change that.

Started by the community for the community in 2018, Support Latino Business (SLB) is a 501.c3 community-led coalition working to uplift, champion, and resource Latino/x businesses to scale and thrive for generations to come.

We believe that entrepreneurs from any background can start and grow businesses that create generational wealth for their families and communities. We provide the capital, coaching, and connections entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities.

Elevate Together® is an initiative designed to support underserved small businesses with five or less employees. ​

Elevate Together currently partners with the National Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Centers, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other community partners to achieve these goals.

Elevate Together® directly supports underserved small business owners with the mission of helping local economies and fostering job creation. As of December 2023, the initiative has raised over $5 million dollars from corporate gifts, customer and employee donations. Over 450 small businesses have received Elevate Together grants, and technical assistance grants have supported the technical assistance programs and mentoring offered by Elevate Together’s community partners.

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce actively promotes the economic growth, development, and interests of more than 5 million Hispanic-owned businesses, that combined, contribute over $800 billion to the American economy every year. It advocates on behalf of its network of more than 260 local chambers and business associations nationwide, and also partners with over 160 major American corporations.

Hispanic-owned small businesses have grown 34% and contributed $500B to the U.S. economy over the last 10 years. Even with the growth and accelerating impact, Hispanic business owners face very real challenges.

Check out SCORE's site below for free business resources and mentorship for Hispanic entrepreneurs. 

Founded in 1972, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) is the longest-operating business growth engine for the broadest group of systematically excluded communities of color (Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic, and Native American), and our impact goes far beyond supply chain. It’s about upward mobility for the emerging majority of Americans, an equal shot at participating in the American experiment of free-market capitalism and entrepreneurship. Our work is about correcting the unequal access to wealth-building opportunities.

We serve as a growth engine for NMSDC certified minority businesses and enable our members to advance economic equity.

Our success is historic and unmatched: over 17,000 MBEs connected to more than 1,700 corporations, resulting in $482.1 billion in economic output annually, sustaining 1.8 million jobs, with $136.4 billion in total wages earned. We are the nation’s largest, most impactful, and most successful nonprofit advocacy organization for MBEs, proving growth for MBEs is growth for all.

he Hispanic Wealth Project is built on the premise that all Americans benefit from the economic well-being of our Hispanic community.

We are committed to fostering an ecosystem for Hispanic household wealth creation by empowering Latinos to fully participate and prosper in the U.S. economy through actionable initiatives in sustainable homeownership, small business development and financial education.

We empower Latino entrepreneurship across the country. In partnership with Stanford University, we leverage world-class business research methods and business teachings of the Graduate School of Business and apply them to the growing number of Latino entrepreneurs across the nation.  

LBAN has built an impressive national ecosystem of Latino entrepreneurship. The foundation of the ecosystem is the hundreds of graduates of our Business Scaling Program with a shared mindset for growth and mutual support. Additionally, the ecosystem includes national networks of mentors, capital providers, and corporate contacts that provide the graduates of our Business Scaling program with ongoing support and scaffolding to continue to scale their business.

LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 525 LULAC councils nationwide. The organization involves and serves all Hispanic nationality groups

With approximately 138,423 members and supporters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 525 LULAC councils nationwide. The organization involves and serves all Hispanic nationality groups.

Prospera specializes in bilingual training, support, and resources to help Hispanic entrepreneurs thrive in the U.S. and achieve community prosperity.

We are committed to promoting economic opportunity and community prosperity, helping businesses grow and prosper, one entrepreneur at a time. Our specialized, bilingual services save clients time and money and help businesses grow effectively and sustainably. Operating within robust entrepreneurial ecosystems, we collaborate with partner organizations and complement each other. 

Some impact highlights from our first 30 years of service: 

• $4.9 Billion in economic impact.
• 47,000+ jobs created or retained. 
• $1.6 Billion in labor income. 
• $116 Million in state & local tax revenue. 

At the LBA we are the unifying voice of Latino businesses, advocating for opportunities that put business owners in a higher class of competitiveness.

We are committed to the success of our members, partners, and supporters by providing high-quality events; innovative programs and services; and useful, tangible resources that enhance business growth—which is why we have represented more than 800,000 Latino businesses in California.

The Hispanic Association of Small Business was founded by Armando N. Hurtado and incorporated in 2014 with the mission to help minority owned businesses and/or individuals aspiring to be small business owners, or entrepreneurs, in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation. We believe that lack of business fundamentals, higher education or financial resources are the primary factors preventing small businesses from prospering. Our goal is to provide tools and resources to these entrepreneurs to improve their productivity in their local economy, and thus empower them to compete within their local community against large businesses, thus growing a healthier local economy.

Founded in 2012, digitalundivided is the leading nonprofit leveraging our data, programs, and advocacy to disrupt the most entrenched systemic inequities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem by building equitable pathways for all.

As an organization solving deeply rooted systemic issues, we take a multipronged approach. Our research outcomes sparked a global conversation to eliminate barriers in entrepreneurship. digitalundivided was the first to debut authoritative research on the state of Latinas and Black women founders with the ProjectDiane Report. The legacy of ProjectDiane inspires our expanded research efforts.

The Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) mission is to promote the growth and global competitiveness of Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) in order to unlock the country’s full economic potential.

MBDA provides minority entreprenreurs: 

• Financial management and planning
• Financing forums and networking events
• Market research, promotion, and advertising
• Business certifications and registration assistance
• Bid and proposal preparation
• And so much more

The Hispanic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program offers opportunities for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and intellectual property (IP) professionals to learn about resources available to the Hispanic innovation community. As an attendee, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Learn from accomplished innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs, and business owners about best practices
• Discover helpful resources available to innovators
• Get practical tips on obtaining and protecting your IP

Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with SBA to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion.

SBDC Programs deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs provide problem-solving assistance to help small businesses access capital, develop and exchange new technologies, and improve business planning, strategy, operations, financial management, personnel administration, marketing, export assistance, sales and other areas required for small business growth and expansion, management improvement, increased productivity and innovation.

Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. As the nation's only go-to resource and voice for small businesses, the SBA provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise so businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover.

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) plays an important role in generating economic growth and opportunity in some of our nation's most distressed communities. By offering tailored resources and innovative programs that invest federal dollars alongside private sector capital, the CDFI Fund serves mission-driven financial institutions that take a market-based approach to supporting economically disadvantaged communities. These mission-driven organizations are encouraged to apply for CDFI Certification and participate in CDFI Fund programs that inject new sources of capital into neighborhoods that lack access to financing.