BCI engages in many partnerships with business associations, local chambers of commerce and nonprofit organizations:
- Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC)
- Chicago Southland Chamber
- Chicago Southland Economic Development Commission (CSEDC)
- Small Business Mentoring & Support (SCORE)
- South Holland Business Association (SHBA)
- South Suburban Small Business Association (SSSBA)
- Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC)
- South Suburban Cook Human Resource Association (SSCHRA)
- Calumet City Chamber of Commerce
- Lansing Chamber of Commerce
- Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce