How to Apply - Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator

Portfolio Company Application Requirements

Accelerator portfolio firms are sizeable, high-growth-potential, minority-owned business enterprises. Qualifications for inclusion include, but are not limited to the following:

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Annual revenues of $1 million or more.

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Headquarters or a significant presence in the Cincinnati region.

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Business plan or defined growth strategy that indicates strong potential for accelerated growth in 2-5 years.

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Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Government (B2G) business model

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Certification as a minority business enterprise by a third-party agency such as the local minority business supplier development council or a government agency.

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Expectations of Portfolio Firms

The Accelerator provides Portfolio Firms with business development services, including:

Work closely with the Accelerator to develop a business strategy that defines where your business will play and how it will win.

Willingness to confidentially share financials, customer lists, and other key company data.

Strategically align with the Accelerator’s five-year goal of creating an additional 3,500 new jobs and $1 billion in aggregate annual sales among our region’s minority-owned companies.

As a Portfolio Company

Requirements

Once you are a portfolio company, you will be assigned an advisor that will support you with any and all of your growth needs, which might include:

Capital Sourcing: MBA Fund Due-Diligence Support, Bank/Traditional and Non-Traditional Fundraising/ Networking Support, Technical Fundraising Prep, and Ongoing Coaching
Strategic Partnership: Corporations/Foundation networking, Customer Identification, Supplier related Opportunities, Goal Setters
Operational Support: In Organic Strategic Growth, Acquisition Comprehensive Analysis, LOI Accounting

Success Stories

As part of the“Building A Business Enterprise” campaign, The Accelerator partnered to share stories of eleven high-potential minority businesses in the Cincinnati region that it has been able to support during the years

Here is a list of featured entrepreneurs:

Michelle Morales-Denisoff

Liona Enterprises Inc.

a full-service IT solutions company designed to improve IT security and infrastructure for government, risk, and compliance management

Vincent Williams

Orchestrate Technologies

a HR and Security IT company looking to bridge the gap between business, people, and technology

Charlie McGregor

TSP Solutions

Building A Business Enterprise Featured MBE

Gerardo Calvo

Yuxi Global

an international nearshore custom software development and implementation firm

Joshua Williams

SurgiHealth

a provider of high-quality sterile processing, operating room, and endoscopy products and solutions

Rachel Angel

Peerro

an employee engagement tool that listens to employee feedback and promotes culture, recognition, and happiness in the workforce.

Joshua Reid

Inphlu

a social media amplification platform, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), that helps businesses enhance their brand and hire new talent

Manny Addo

Natural Shea Care

a Black-owned beauty and skincare company that offers all-natural whipped shea butter and black soap products