About GGBA
The Golden Gate Business Association is the oldest chamber of its kind in the U.S., elevating businesses since 1974. We offer the Bay Area LGBTQ+ business community a network of entrepreneurs, professionals, and allied businesses fighting for economic equality.
We connect and empower our diverse base of LGBTQ+ and allied members through marketing, networking, procurement, and referral-based growth. We educate and we advocate. We were here first, and today, we’re showing up stronger, louder, and more ready to help than ever.
Welcome In
Two paths, one community.
As a dual GGBA and National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) LGBTBE or Allied certified member, plug into a network of Bay Area entrepreneurs, national resources, and the corporate buyers actively looking to source from us. Your business, on more shortlists.
As a corporate or personal benefactor for our services and programs, show your support and source from a vetted network of LGBTQ+ and Allied businesses across the Bay. Sponsorship signals your values, opens supplier pipelines, powers our advocacy, and elevates your brand.
WHY NOW
Over 50+ years we’ve identified many important reasons for doing this work in San Francisco and across the Bay Area. Here are a few that make it highly relevant today.
When LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs are seen, sourced from, and supported, our community’s economic power shows up in the data — not just the parade.
Buyers who choose certified LGBTBE suppliers promote a quiet, durable form of advocacy. We help make those introductions every day.
Banks, landlords, lawyers, accountants — we help you scale the scaffolding of your small business, or ladder your established enterprise to all-new heights. Our directory turns each collaboration opportunity from cold-call into warm-intro.
GGBA was founded in 1974 by people who couldn’t safely list their business in the phone book. Harvey Milk and his camera shop were a brave early member. We carry that history forward for all in our community — proudly, professionally, and on the record.
Membership in Three
Tell us about your business. Five minutes online — no jargon, no gatekeeping. We onboard year-round.
With us, eligible businesses move through both GGBA and NGLCC LGBTBE and Allied certification. Shortlists open up and procurement officers see your info.
Mixers, workshops, panels: the work is here, and we’re ready to facilitate. Bring a business card or phone to tap, and leave with new potential accounts!
The Golden Gate Business Association is the world’s first LGBTQ+ chamber of commerce, the inspiration for 50+ others, and offers the best business networking in the Bay Area for LGBTQ+ and allied entities. The San Francisco Bay Times is proud to be a longstanding partner. Please join or rejoin this critical organization.
Betty Sullivan (she/her) and Jennifer Viegas (she/her) Co-Publishers/Co-Editors, San Francisco Bay Times
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