Our Audacious Goal
Divert $1 billion of Canada's
procurement spend to
Black businesses.
$70–150B cycles through Canadian procurement every year. Less than 0.0005% reaches Black entrepreneurs. We're changing that.
Where this money comes from
Contracts, loans, investment and pitch prizes tracked by BEBC, plus our maintained historical pipeline.
The receipts
Four years. Documented impact.
THE STORY
Economic infrastructure, not charity.
THE PROBLEM
For decades, Canadian procurement has run on relationships Black entrepreneurs couldn't access, certifications they couldn't get, and capital pathways that didn't exist for them. The result: 0.0005% of a $70–150B annual procurement economy reaches Black-owned businesses. Not because of capability. Because of structure.
THE PROOF OF CONCEPT
In Atlantic Canada, the Black Business Initiative (BBI) ran the alternative model for 30 years — infrastructure, not charity. 1,500+ jobs. 1,000+ entrepreneurs. Hundreds of millions of dollars cycled into the Black-owned business economy. Dr. Rustum Southwell led BBI for two decades and mentors BEBC. BEBC is BBI at national scale.
How we do it
The BEST Method™
IN THEIR WORDS
Graduates speak.
“I got to match with incredible buyers from the City of Toronto and the City of Calgary. This feels like the highest level secret society that I have the privilege of being a part of. I'm really grateful. This is groundbreaking work.”
“Out of the three programs I'm currently involved in, this one is hands down the best. Everyone who participates brings substance. I have nothing negative to say and would champion the BEBC Society on a billboard.”
“As a graduate of the first cohort, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It's already opening doors for me that I would not even have thought of reaching out to.”
THE NETWORK
Who we work with.
Norton Rose Fulbright · Pro bono legal counsel · 7 board members · 7 national advisors
BEBC Supplier Council
Canada's corporate community for Black procurement
Leading corporations committing procurement spend to certified Black-owned businesses. One membership. Access to the fastest-growing certified supplier pool in Canada.
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