About
About
Our Mission
To empower minority professionals and businesses by providing a network that will assist in the building and expansion of its members through the shared resources, professional development, and patronage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Our mission is fueled by the sacrifices made by past generations, and our goal is to create a legacy for generations to come.
Our Vision
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Address needs specific to the minority community
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Strengthen our network
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Promote inclusion where a void exists
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Provide a platform
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Economic empowerment
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Entrepreneurship activity
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Capital investment
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Commercial and financial development
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Personal and professional advancement
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Mentor next the generation to leave a Legacy
We believe all minorities can embrace who they are,
can define their future, and can change the world.
About Legacy Business League
Legacy Business League (LBL) began in 2013 as a small network of friends and colleagues who wanted a place where minority professionals and small business owners could exchange resources, build relationships, and support one another’s success. In 2020, the group rebranded as the Legacy Business League, expanding its mission, programming, and regional reach and officially procuring its non-profit status.
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The organization’s purpose is rooted in a much older tradition. In the early 1900s, Black entrepreneurs formed the National Negro Business League under Booker T. Washington—one of the first formal networks built to advance minority-owned businesses, strengthen economic opportunity, and open pathways that had historically been denied. At the same time, thinkers like W.E.B. Du Bois were calling for greater representation, advocacy, and leadership in civic and professional spaces. Together, these foundations of economic empowerment and collective advancement continue to shape business leagues across the country today. Legacy Business League carries on this tradition.
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From the beginning, LBL has carried that same belief forward: access changes outcomes. Access to information, mentorship, opportunity, and community is essential for growth—and LBL exists to create more of it.
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Through free community events, professional development offerings, cultural programming, and intentional networking, LBL has helped increase minority visibility on boards, in leadership roles, and across local industries. The organization continues to open doors by creating spaces where people can connect, learn, collaborate, and thrive.
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Today, LBL remains committed to strengthening minority-owned businesses, elevating professionals, and advancing economic mobility across the Mississippi Gulf Coast—honoring the work of those who built the early business leagues while carrying that spirit into the future. What began as a small local network now stands as a modern engine for empowerment, building a foundation for generations to come.