Power of Sisterhood: Women Uniting to Build Businesses Together in Long Beach

What started as one woman helping a friend through a difficult moment in her entrepreneurial journey has grown into what is now known as BOSS, Business Owners Sisterhood Social.

Thea, owner of Wicked Wolf in Long Beach, received a call from a friend preparing to close her business. She had been searching for a new downtown location but lacked the resources and connections to make it happen. What began as a vision for her future was slipping away.

As Thea spoke with other women, one realization became clear: she should have called me.

Someone knew building owners downtown. Someone knew resources that could have helped. The support already existed, the connections did not.

Serving on the Women’s Business Council board through the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Thea saw an opportunity to create something different.

No one should have to build a business alone.

One Woman’s Vision Became a Community

What began as a place for women and men business owners to gather and support one another grew into Sisterhood, a community that continues to center women while welcoming men who share connection and growth.

Sisterhood is where it began. Business Owners Sisterhood Social is where it is today, a place where anyone is welcomed. The majority of participants are women, and the community reflects the supportive environment they built while continuing to grow with every new member who joins.

Sisterhood is where you make real connections with people who know you, empower you, and walk with you through your entrepreneurial journey.

The hardest part is the first visit, getting through the door and saying hello to new faces. It is a small word, almost forgettable, yet it carries the weight of possibility. A hello can lead to a new client, a new collaborator, a new idea, or simply a new friend who understands the challenges of running a business in a city that is always evolving.

Over time, those relationships deepen. What begins as a simple hello becomes warmth, trust, and people who will hold your hand and help guide you.

The Sisterhood’s primary goal is belonging, a space where you feel safe. Monthly meetings encourage members to look inward, find the vulnerable places where help is needed, and open the door to growth. That moment of honesty is where everything begins.

The Long-Term Strategy

The long term is not a quick transaction. It is a slow, steady weaving of relationships that support businesses through every season.

The Chamber does not manufacture opportunities. It creates the conditions where opportunity can find you, one hello at a time.

That support takes shape through councils, committees, and regular gatherings that reflect the diversity of Long Beach’s business landscape. Small business owners, women led companies, port related industries, emerging entrepreneurs, each finds a place to connect, contribute, and grow at their own pace. The goal is not instant results. It is long term relationship building that strengthens the local economy from the inside out.

Sisterhood is the beginning of your solopreneur journey. BOSS is an arm of the Women’s Business Council of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Women’s Business Council, deeply rooted in the Chamber, carries the same secret: just say hello.

The goal is not instant results. It is long term relationship building that strengthens the local economy from the inside out. That is why Sisterhood is the beginning of your solopreneur journey.

Join the Journey With Women Who Share Your Goal, Build a Business

Take the first step and join me on a journey of new relationships and business growth. After that first hello, you will be greeted by people who will guide you, support you, and help you tap into the benefits the Chamber offers.

From luncheons to mixers, from the Women’s Business Council to the International Business Association, you will find rooms filled with people who want to see you succeed. People who remember your name. People who become part of your circle as you build the business you want for the years ahead.

Let me take you by the hand and help accelerate your business. Fill out the form below and get everything started today.

c/o Robert Brennan, Chamber Member Sign Up Form: https://link.longbeachshoutouts.com/chamber