The Asian Chamber of Commerce (ACC) was incorporated in the state of Colorado in September of 1986 as a nonprofit organization. ACC’s mission includes: • Supporting and promoting Asian-owned businesses, as well as providing information, resources, training, exposure, networking opportunities, monthly events and two major annual events. • Assisting Asian vendors and contractors in obtaining MBE/DBE certification, as well as in receiving and responding to requests for bids on various projects. • Assisting large corporations, government agencies and universities in enhancing their diversity programs to ensure greater diversity in procurement, project bids, employee candidate pools, customers and student populations. • Providing services which are customized to effectively meet the needs of more than 15 various ethnic communities within Colorado’s AAPI Business Community. • Advocating for the AAPI community in state and local legislative issues. • Facilitating international trade and tourism. The ACC has a volunteer board of directors comprising of 13 members that represent all Asian ethnicities and countries, as well as those who are interested in Asian business and cultures. The ACC’s membership has grown to over 423 individual, small business, corporate and nonprofit members.