Partner With Us
Grow Your Impact by Reaching the Businesses Everyone Else Misses
The Diverse Chamber of Commerce and Industry partners with cities, corporations, foundations, and organizations that want to strengthen small business ecosystems — without the limitations of category-restricted programming. Whether you’re looking to fulfill supplier diversity goals, expand economic development impact, or invest in a genuinely inclusive small business network, we offer a partnership model built for real results.
Why Partner With the DCCI
We’re the national chamber with no eligibility gatekeeping
Open to small businesses of any background, with no restrictions by ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender, age, neurodivergence, or orientation
We are not a diversity initiative — we’re a small business chamber built around how commerce actually works today
This means your partnership dollars reach the full spectrum of small business owners, including those who fall outside traditional certification categories
- We deliver training, not just networking
- Entrepreneur Training Program
- Biz Pitch Competition
- Video Training Series
- Ambassador Program
- Academic Youth Gaming Program
Most chambers offer events and mixers — in addition we offer measurable skill-building that translates into business growth
- We listen to small business owners, and give them a platform
- We create direct channels for business owners to share their real needs, and we act on that feedback
- We give small businesses visibility through pitch competitions, spotlights, and national network exposure
- Partnering with us means aligning your brand with an organization that amplifies small business voices, not just serves them quietly
- We complement your existing commitments
- We don’t compete with identity-based chambers or existing supplier diversity programs
- We serve as an additional layer of support for businesses already engaged elsewhere, and a direct pathway for businesses that don’t fit neatly into any single category
Partnering with us extends your reach without duplicating or replacing what you already fund
Partnership Opportunities
- City and Economic Development Partnerships
- Bring our training infrastructure and visibility platform to your local small business community
- Support economic development goals with measurable outcomes: training completions, revenue growth, capital access, and workforce readiness
- Fill coverage gaps left by category-specific programs, ensuring every small business owner in your city has a pathway to support and a voice
Corporate and Supplier Diversity Partnerships
- Fulfill supplier diversity and small business development goals through a chamber with national reach and no eligibility restrictions
- Access a broad, vetted network of small businesses ready to become suppliers, vendors, and partners
- Demonstrate a fuller, outcomes-based impact story to your board and stakeholders
Foundation and Grant Partnerships
- Fund training programs and initiatives with proven models and measurable outcomes
- Support a chamber that reaches business owners overlooked by category-specific eligibility requirements
- Partner with an organization focused on economic outcomes and small business voice, not identity politics
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Sponsor our Entrepreneur Training Program, Biz Pitch Competition, Video Training Series, Academic Youth Gaming Program or Ambassador Program
- Gain visibility with a growing national network of small business owners
- Align your brand with a training-first, results-driven small business chamber that gives business owners a platform to be seen and heard
What Our Partners Receive
- Data and reporting support
- We track demographic data, certifications, and outcome metrics to support your compliance, grant reporting, or supplier diversity requirements
- Transparent reporting on training completions, program participation, and business growth outcomes
- Connection to small business owners across multiple cities and markets
- Opportunities for co-branded events, training sessions, and community engagement
- A partnership built on outcomes, not optics
- We measure success through business growth and visibility, not just participation numbers
- Our model is designed to prove real economic impact, not simply check a box
Who We’re Looking to Partner With
- Cities and municipal economic development offices
- Corporations with supplier diversity or small business development initiatives
- Foundations and philanthropic organizations focused on economic mobility
- Financial institutions and lenders seeking to expand small business lending pipelines
- Educational institutions and workforce development organizations
- Existing local and identity-based chambers looking to offer members expanded resources and visibility
Let’s Build Something Together
Whether you’re a city looking to strengthen your small business ecosystem, a corporation working toward supplier goals, or a foundation looking to fund measurable outcomes, we’re ready to talk about how a partnership with the DCCI can extend your impact — and amplify the voices of the small businesses you’re trying to reach.
Ready to get started?