FLORIDA BLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT BOARD, INC.

The Florida Black Business Investment Board, Inc. (FBBIB) provides technical assistance and capitalization to encourage growth of Black-owned businesses in Florida. The FBBIB was established by the Legislature in 1985 to address three major concerns to black business development in Florida: limited access to technical assistance, capital, and opportunities. The FBBIB addresses these, and other related issues, through a network of regional Black Business Investment Corporations (BBICs) and the statewide BBIC. The regional BBICs and statewide BBIC provide technical assistance, loan guarantees, and direct lending products to Florida’s Black-owned businesses in all 67 counties. In addition to the financing and technical assistance products and services, the FBBIB:

• Administers the statewide Franchise Finance and Development Program;

• Contracts with the Office of Urban Opportunity (DCA) to administer a specific loan program that provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and technical assistance for economic development initiatives in the six designated Front Porch Florida neighborhoods; and

• Sponsors “Black Business Investment Days” which brings African-American business owners and supporters from around Florida to Tallahassee to network with other entrepreneurs, government representatives, and procurement officials from various government agencies.

Black Business Investment Board
2019 Center Pointe Blvd, Suite 101
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Telephone: (850) 878-4566
Fax: (850) 878-4578

Application Form
Application Evaluation Form
Summary Ranking and Recommendation Form
Certification and Allocation Decision Form
Recipient Agreement Form