RICE is a business generator serving metro Atlanta, created to support Black entrepreneurs in overcoming the unique barriers they face in building thriving businesses. At 54,000 square feet, RICE is the largest center of its kind in the United States. Our BIG IDEAS model meets every business owner where they are on their journey, fortifying them with a community of support, increasing access and exposure, focused on transformational change. RICE honors the legacy and visionary leadership of one the greatest entrepreneurs the city of Atlanta ever produced, the late great Herman J.

MetroAtlantaJobs.com will help you find the best candidates, promote your brand, and they provide regular webinars for recruiting tips and compliance. 

Metro Atlanta Business Association is a business development and marketing association for all metro Atlanta-area counties targeted for business owners and executives. The association helps to promote success, enhance development, employ advanced marketing techniques, increase sales, optimize business growth and revenue, develop and explore ways to reduce expenses and costs, discover new contacts, and maximize employee production and results. We provide professional business events, networking, educational, sharing, advertising and marketing initiatives for the region.

To advance Atlanta's global competitiveness by growing a strong economy, building vibrant communities, and increasing economic prosperity for all Atlantans.

Greater Wealth Works (GWW) creates an environment in which our clients develop income strategies, entrepreneurial skills, business expertise, and overall wellness. They offer an array of services to give clients the opportunity to create a financially sustainable life for themselves and their families through financial literacy, business ownership, career pathway investment, and leadership development.

Established in 1984, the GHCC’s primary focus is on business formation, business growth, and civic and leadership development and engagement. It serves entrepreneurs and business owners through consultations, workshops and seminars and partners with organizations such as the Small Business Development Center to bring quality programming to the Hispanic business community. With over 1,000 members, the GHCC is one of the largest Hispanic Chambers in the United States.

Emerging firms partner with a corporate mentor to hone best practices and develop skills that foster small business success.

Operated by Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, the Georgia MBDA Business Center wants to facilitate your company’s growth by connecting you with resources to help your business succeed. Strategically positioned within the Enterprise Innovation Institute, we are surrounded by a wealth of entrepreneurial services and resources your company can access. Through our outreach, resources, and efforts, we have assisted thousands of entrepreneurs.

The Edward Lowe Foundation was established by Ed and Darlene Lowe in 1985. The foundation’s entrepreneurship initiatives are focused on second-stage companies — growth-oriented firms that have moved beyond startup but haven’t yet reached maturity. Our peer learning, leadership education and strategic information programs are geared to help these companies continue growing. We also educate communities about the challenges second-stagers face and how to work with them. Visit edwardlowe.org

Small businesses are essential to the economic success of the city and to the equitable growth of our neighborhoods. Small businesses create jobs, provide necessary goods and services, and characterize the unique places that make Atlanta thrive.