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NBWSAA · LEARN · PREPARE · BUILD

Practical resources now. Stronger pathways for the future.

NBWSAA connects Black American families, business owners, growers, community organizations and people ready to build with useful information and clear next steps. Explore what you can use today and the programs we are developing.

Available now · Building toward · For businesses & organizations

Available now

Start with existing educational resources, business discovery and inquiry routes. These are information and preparation pathways; each outside provider sets its own terms.

Use now · Learning

Learn & The Pencils

For families and curious learners: explore learning resources and The Pencils — Building a Home for Black Joy video series, beginning with “Welcome to Our Home.”

Meet the Pencils

Use now · Discovery

Find Black-Owned Businesses

For shoppers and business owners: use the existing Find pathway to explore Black-owned businesses. Owners can ask about submitting or updating business information.

Browse the public directory

Use now · Inquiry

Business & Community Questions

Tell us what you are working on or looking for. The existing Contact page receives general, business, professional and partnership inquiries for review and routing.

Ask a question

Use now · Interest

Builder Interest

For people who want to contribute skills and help build: ask about the existing Builder interest pathway. Interest is a starting point for review, rather than a leadership appointment or paid role.

Express Builder interest

Use now · Listening

Share a Community Need or Idea

For residents and local organizations: describe a need, resource or community idea through Contact so it can be considered within our current capacity.

Share your inquiry

Use now · Workbook

Reclaim Your Time Workbook

For households and business owners: organize money, owner work hours, cash flow, spending choices and ownership planning in your own spreadsheet copy.

Open in a compatible spreadsheet app and keep completed financial records private.

Download the workbook (XLSX)

Read the workbook instructions

Use now · Printable

Reclaim Your Time Worksheets

A nine-page PDF for people who prefer paper. Print the planning pages and work through them with a pen; these pages do not calculate automatically.

Download the printable worksheets (PDF)

Use now · Community

Join the Free Community

Begin with the mission and current community joining pathway. Free community membership, Griot reader access and voluntary Builder interest are separate paths.

Start with the free community

An inquiry or listing submission does not guarantee directory placement, referrals, funding, partnership, employment or another outcome.

Building toward

These pathways are planned, not open for booking or enrollment. We are preparing for the next stage after our EIN and federal 501(c)(3) process, with the people, resources, safeguards and approvals each program needs before opening.

Planned

Builder Development & Leadership

Structured preparation, future cohorts and a reviewed leadership pathway for people ready to serve and build in their communities.

Planned

Business & Entrepreneurship Support

More developed pathways for Black-owned businesses seeking preparation, useful resources and qualified business connections.

Planned

Financial & Ownership Education

Educational tools and guided learning for household planning, ownership and business financing decisions, with qualified review where needed.

Planned

Workforce & Skills Connections

Future connections to training and workforce resources, developed around actual provider availability and participant needs.

Planned

Local Organizing & Chapter Tools

Practical tools and preparation for local organizing, volunteer participation and responsible community collaboration.

Planned

Community Partnerships & Events

Bounded partnerships, future events and national convenings as organizational capacity and approved operating plans develop.

Each offering will have its own scope, eligibility, availability, delivery and any cost stated before it opens. EIN or federal exemption alone does not open a program.

For businesses & organizations

Useful work begins with a specific audience and one clear need. Our first collaboration concepts focus on an original resource introduction, a practical preparation guide or a focused community feature directing readers to an organization's existing work. These collaboration concepts are under development and are not open for orders or booking.

Pilot concept · Heritage

Introduce a Collection

For heritage organizations and archives: help readers understand one collection or program, with attribution and permission.

Before beginning: agree on the collection, audience, reviewer and permitted materials.

Pilot concept · Business

Prepare for a Program

For business networks and entrepreneurs: explain who a verified program serves, what to prepare and where to begin.

Before beginning: confirm the current program, eligibility, cost and appropriate contact.

Pilot concept · Growers

Guide Shoppers or Producers

For growers and markets: prepare a useful shopping or producer guide with clear location and current participation details.

Before beginning: confirm geography, market or vendor facts and the intended reader.

Pilot concept · Learning

Find a Useful Starting Point

For libraries and learning organizations: introduce relevant business and learning resources with accurate access conditions.

Before beginning: confirm card, residency, online or onsite requirements and the department responsible.

We would agree on one deliverable, the intended audience, review and corrections before work begins. We do not promise audience size, sales, capital, enrollment or placement. Prospective organizations are not confirmed clients or partners.

Find your next step

Use the resources available now, or tell us which future pathway interests you and what you need. Please name your organization, audience and the practical question you want to address.

Contact NBWSAA · Explore current resource pathways

Can I order or book a future service? Future services are still in development. Inquiry does not create a booking or activate a program.

What products are offered here? Our current starting point is educational content and resources. Additional products, delivery formats and prices will be listed only when confirmed.