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