OHIO AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Business Bridge Between the Midwest and Africa
The Ohio African Chamber of Commerce connects African-owned businesses,
entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, and communities across Ohio to
opportunities that foster growth, collaboration, and economic prosperity.
Why OACC
Local strength, global reach
Ohio sits in the middle of one of America's most important economic regions, strong in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, technology, financial services, higher education, and workforce development.
Across Africa, growing markets, entrepreneurship, and new infrastructure and investment needs are opening up real possibilities for partnership.
OACC exists to connect the two — strengthening African and diaspora entrepreneurship while building commercial ties between businesses and institutions on both sides.
What We Do
OACC provides a comprehensive ecosystem of support, connections, and resources
to help African-owned businesses and professionals thrive in Ohio and beyond.
Connect
We put entrepreneurs, corporations, investors, financial institutions, governments, universities, and economic-development organizations into the same conversations — and help those conversations turn into something real.
Grow
We help businesses find the resources, expertise, capital, and procurement opportunities they need to actually scale, not just survive.
Expand
We open doors into new markets, helping businesses and institutions explore what's possible between the Midwest and Africa.
Advocate
We show up for entrepreneurship — talking to policymakers and institutional leaders about capital access, procurement, workforce development, trade, and investment.
Our Impact
We measure what matters
We don't count success in how many events we hold. We count it in the connections made,
the businesses strengthened, the capital accessed, and the markets opened.
Businesses Engaged
Members & Partners
Business Connections Facilitated
Programs & Convenings
Markets Connected
Economic Opportunities Facilitated
Membership
OACC membership puts you inside a network working at the intersection of Ohio, the Midwest, the African diaspora, and African markets. That means:
RELATIONSHIPS
with entrepreneurs, executives, corporations, institutions, and decision-makers
RESOURCES
knowledge, capital pathways, procurement information, growth support
REACH
into trade, investment, and partnerships beyond your current market
Who We Serve
We don't count success in how many events we hold. We count it in the connections made,
the businesses strengthened, the capital accessed, and the markets opened.
Entrepreneurs & small businesses
Building capacity, visibility, and a path forward
Corporations
Developing supplier, market, investment, and community relationships.
Investors & financial institutions
with entrepreneurs, executives, corporations, institutions, and decision-makers
Governments & economic-development organizations
Building the commercial relationships that support trade, investment, and job creation.
Universities & institutions
Partnering around innovation, research, talent, and international engagement.
International businesses
finding a way into the Ohio and Midwest economy.
TRADE & INVESTMENT
Two Regions, One platform
OACC works to connect what the American Midwest is good at with what's happening across African markets — bringing together businesses, governments, investors, universities, and economic-development organizations around opportunities that are actually well-defined, not just broadly promising.
Happening In Your City
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Dayton
Why the MIDWEST?
The Midwest brings serious capability in advanced manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, agriculture and food systems, logistics and supply chains, technology, financial services, energy and infrastructure, and higher education and workforce development — all of which open real doors for
partnership with African markets.
MAIIS 2027 — Columbus, Ohio
Fewer Speeches. More Deals.
Join delegates, governments, investors, and enterprises building the Africa–Midwest economic
corridor at the Midwest–Africa Innovation and Investment Summit.