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 speaks to the businesses' and artists' commitment to the community AND the community's (you, me, we) commitment to its businesses, institutions, and artists.

Via PureT FANDOM^TM, this global community movement manifests as an entertainment and business development product fueled by the community's desire to have, promote, and own art that is more reflective of the everyday person's human experience.

The BBS Value Tour showcases values, fine and performance art via a promotional and an international Live Fandom^TM concert performance tour uniquely enhanced by fine art exhibits and a business resource publication.

It is YOU, our family, who build businesses, who make the stars shine, who help our communities be more functional by showing active love via strategic support.

ADOPT-AN-ARTIST^TM   BLACK BUSINESS BUILDERS FANDOM  are core BBS Value Tour programs that build artist, business, community, and recyclable revenue.

THE MISSION
To create opportunities for visual and performance artists, and business members of Black Business Space [BBS] to increase their fan and customer base and brand awareness. To create a synergy of community loyalty and support. 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 give donations where feasible.

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 + Access! Opportunities for businesses and organizations to engage the affluent African American and multi-cultural communities; to build relationships. Opportunities for branding, PR, business, product placement, sampling, sales, and networking as well as creative, cultural, and business, commuity, 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.

Key distribution vehicles are the social network communities, Adopt-An-Artist^TM Campaign (PureT Fandom^TM), Live Fandom^TM concert series, PureT Fandom^TM Promotional Tour, and Purple Fandom^TM Event Series

By creating PureT FANDOM^TM and 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.

ADOPT AN ARTIST OR INSTITUTION! Businesses advertise or request your customized-to-your-needs sponsor partnership packet (215) 921-3753 Toll Free: (800) 584-3651, ext. 1.

FEATURED INSTITUTIONS

House of Umoja, The Harvest Institute, and the National Black Theatre

FEATURED ARTISTS - 2009 ARTIST SLATE

DAVID CHANCE, formerly of Ruff Endz (Urban Inspiration), HEZEKIAH (Hip Hop - Rawkus/Soulspazm), RCE GOSPEL, MELVIN C. McKNIGHT (R&B), NSPIRE (Spoken Word), MAHOGANEE (Soul), MO-TY (Hip Hop-MBL Records), F.U.D.G.E. (Comedian), REBEKAH JENKINS (Visual Artist), ZUHAIRAH (Actor/Director), The Master Griot Performance Poetry Collective: DAMALI, BROTHAS KEEPA, MRS. BETTY's SON, RHAPSODE, JUST QUEEN and INFINITE LIFE feat. ZEN AURA