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A growing, evidence-led directory of corporations and ecosystem partners putting capital, contracts, shelf space, and expertise behind authentically Black-owned businesses.
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Sephora Accelerate
A six-month beauty incubator offering mentorship, merchandising support, potential funding, investor connections, and a path to launch at Sephora.
2026 applications and eligibility are published by Sephora.
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Target Forward Founders
An eight-week program giving early-stage consumer brands retail education, dedicated resources, mentorship, and industry connections.
Target published its latest cohort in 2025.
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Supplier Development & Opportunity
Catapult, SAGE Advice, and Supplier Mentoring connect small and nontraditional business owners with tools, resources, mentors, and procurement visibility.
A supplier registration path is available on Capital One’s official program page.
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Corporate Alliance for Supplier Capital
Provides qualified small suppliers capital for costly compliance needs such as cybersecurity, insurance, and bonding required to compete for corporate contracts.
JPMorganChase reports $15 million donated since the initiative began.
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Black Business Accelerator
Offers Black-owned sellers financial support, business education, mentorship, marketing, and promotion in Amazon’s store.
Amazon announced a four-year, $150 million commitment to the program.
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Supplier Diversity
Creates procurement opportunities and supplier-development support for Black-owned and other diverse suppliers across its supply chain.
The company reported a $400 million annual commitment to Black- and Hispanic-owned suppliers.
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Supplier Diversity
Connects diverse businesses to direct and second-tier procurement opportunities and encourages prime suppliers to expand their own diverse spend.
P&G publishes its supplier-diversity process and registration resources.
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Supplier Inclusion
Offers diverse suppliers opportunities to compete for business, plus mentoring, guidance, resources, and networking support.
Current program details are published by Kroger for prospective suppliers.
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Mission Every One
Maintains dedicated discovery and shopping channels for Black-owned and Black-founded brands across product categories.
Macy’s currently identifies and features participating brands in its marketplace.
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Black Founders Fund
Has provided equity-free cash awards, mentoring, and product support to Black-led startups through its founder-funding program.
Fund recipients and program history are publicly documented by Google for Startups.
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Comcast RISE
Provides selected small businesses with monetary grants, marketing services, technology upgrades, coaching, and educational resources.
Program cycles, recipients, and support packages are publicly documented by Comcast.
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The Pledge
Works with retailers to commit shelf space and purchasing power to Black-owned businesses, then tracks participating companies and brand outcomes.
The organization publishes its partners, impact, and accountability work.
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National Buyer Supplier Program
Prepares underserved suppliers to pursue Tier One corporate contracts through mentoring, readiness work, and buyer connections.
The organization reports more than $150 million facilitated over four years.
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Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders & Developers
Gives Black-founded app companies technical labs, one-to-one guidance from Apple engineers, and mentorship from senior leaders.
Apple launched the Black founders cohort with 13 app companies as part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
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One Million Black Women: Black in Business
Offers eligible Black women solopreneurs a free 12-week business education program, strategic advising, and an in-person experience at Goldman Sachs headquarters.
Goldman Sachs publishes eligibility, application details, and reported participant outcomes on the official program page.
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MUSE Accelerator
Supports early-stage BIPOC beauty brands with retail-readiness education, mentorship, funding, and exposure to Ulta Beauty leaders and partners.
Ulta Beauty publishes each annual cohort, its ten-week curriculum, and funding awarded to participating brands.
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PayPal Retail Academy at RICE
Funds coaching, digital retail training, and grants for Black entrepreneurs through Atlanta’s Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs.
PayPal and RICE publicly documented the $1 million grant that launched the academy and its merchant support.
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BIG IDEAS
Connects Black entrepreneurs with growth curriculum, coaching circles, peer community, and pathways to capital from its Atlanta innovation hub.
RICE publishes its Stakeholder programs and long-term goal to create 1,000 Black-owned businesses by 2034.
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1 Million Black Businesses
Provides Black business owners free coaching, financial wellness support, education, partner resources, and pathways to potential investment.
Operation HOPE publishes the initiative’s national partner network and goal to support one million Black businesses by 2030.
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USBC 360°
Runs a 12-week accelerator for product-based Black businesses with expert instruction, mentorship, and a chance to receive non-dilutive funding.
USBC publishes the cohort structure, application process, and $100,000 grant pool on the official program site.
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