"Functional communities must have a working independent economic structure that functions within the overall economic engine. The Black Business Space Value Tour proposes to use art to help build the necessary thinking frames that support functional communities..."
BBS is the acronym for Black Business Space, a program of the National Black Business Trade Association [NBBTA].
WHAT IS THE BBS VALUE TOUR?
The BBS Value Tour is a grassroots movement that activates businesses' and artists' commitment to the community AND the community's (you, me, we) commitment to its businesses, institutions, and artists.
"...At the same time giving life and longevity to our art forms through product and image development. Our art is our culture; our history; our legacy. We as people of the Diaspora must own our art and control the images portrayed and stories told about us as a people." --Jacqueline Taylor-Adams
THE MISSION
To create opportunities for visual and performance artists, and businesses emerging from Black Business Space [BBS] and beyond to increase their fan and customer base and brand awareness. To create a synergy of community loyalty and support for the artist, business, and community. To remind and reinforce core values and business etiquette for the community at large "...we are becoming a rude society and it is reflecting in our business interactions," vibrates the sentiments of Lee Green, Founder and CEO of the National Black Business Trade Association. To give back to the community through hands on community service, promotion of member non-profit causes, and/or donations.
BBSVT features and showcases performance and visual artists in the genres of jazz, hip hop, R&B, gospel, spoken word, comedy, theatre/film, film making, photography, fashion design, and visual art as well as institutions whose work is and has been of great significance to the Black community and provide models for healthy community development.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The BBS Value Tour also brings value to participating cities by providing community service directly to an organization in that city and/or promoting causes relevant to that community. A directory of non-profit members will also be included in the collectible resource book that will travel with the tour.
WHAT WE PROVIDE; WHAT WE OFFER
Opportunity and Access! Opportunities for businesses and organizations to engage the affluent African American and multi-cultural communities; to build relationships. Opportunities for branding, business, product placement, sampling, sales, networking, and learning as well as creative, cultural, and personal development in a committed environment. BBSVT provides opportunities for members of the global community to network and market off-line as well as online. Opportunities to create community economic wealth through the use of vertical paradigms.
By rallying the “kinship” community in support of businesses of community members, our supporter's businesses, Family, the Environment, one another, and most importantly, the Artists who are the storytellers of our culture, the BBSVT moves on it’s mission to make a difference; creating a community that brings vitality, value, and ROI to our national and global communities.
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