The operating principles of the NBMBAA are to:

• Establish and maintain an effective nationwide information and communication network; enhance the membership's professional and career development goals and link Black business professionals
  
• Provide continuing business education as a means for improving and maintaining the technical business skills and social awareness of the Black business person
  
• Encourage Black individuals to pursue business education
  
• Develop and implement programs to:
  • assist employers in retaining Black professionals
  • assist Black professionals in progressing along their chosen career paths
    
• Expand, facilitate, direct, and participate in the economic development of the Black community
  
• Provide direction to the Black community by issuing opinions, establishing positions, recommending viable solutions and implementing solutions to improve the economic infrastructure of the Black community
  
• Develop, document and archive information that will allow the organization to become the premier information source on Black business-related issues within the global business arena
  
• Leverage our relationship within the Black community, corporations, and government to benefit the Black community
  
• Increase entrepreneurship within our membership and other constituent base.

Objectives

Acting upon the established operating principles (cited above), the NBMBAA will focus on achieving the following objectives:

• Attract, develop and retain members of the highest integrity and competence at all levels of the organization. Maximize participation of the membership
  
• Emphasize professional skills development of the membership via local and national programming
  
• Develop and maintain strong ties with corporations to garner, retain and expand their support
  
• Develop a close working partnership with Black businesses and community organizations to implement programs advancing overall economic development of the Black community
  
• Increase focus and extend programs to students, encouraging and motivating them towards careers in business
  
• Ensure the long-term financial stability of the organization
  
• Enhance the organization's image and increase its visibility and communications to all of its audiences
  
• Improve the organization structure to insure consistency and a high degree of local and national level of operating efficiency