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The Economic Reality of Investing in Minority-Owned Businesses
October 28, 2022
Studies and data have consistently shown that minority-owned businesses receive and have less access to financing historically than non-minority-owned firms…
Cincinnati Institutions a Notable Model for Pursuing Inclusive Economic Growth: Brookings Institution Study
April 7, 2022
Cincinnati was nationally recognized today in a report published by the Brookings Institution for its efforts to advance inclusive economic growth…
Scaling Minority Owned Business: Adapting Cincinnati’s Accelerator for NYC
March, 2022
Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator has received a six-figure grant from a Midwest-based foundation that will help it expand entrepreneurial…
Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator awarded $300K grant
February 24, 2022
Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator has received a six-figure grant from a Midwest-based foundation that will help it expand entrepreneurial…
8 Cities Black Americans Should Consider For Career Growth In 2022
February 22, 2022
Everyone wants to know where and why Black Americans are moving, and one of the reasons is to access better career opportunities. As we’re halfway…
After Police Killed An Unarmed Black Teenager In Cincinnati, Anxious City Leaders Took An Economic Approach. 20 Years Later, Evidence Is In.
February 22, 2022
Twenty years ago, in 2001, Cincinnati police shot and killed Timothy Thomas, an unarmed Black teenager. Fifteen Black men had died in Cincinnatti at the…
Cincinnati’s minority business accelerator lands major federal grant
October 7, 2021
The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator has landed a major federal grant aimed at boosting technology entrepreneurship…
Brown Announces Nearly $1.5 Million for Minority-Owned Business Development Assistance in Cincinnati
October 4, 2021
Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $1,499,842 to…
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 50 Recipients of “Build to Scale” Program
September 30, 2021
Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo announced that 50 organizations — including…
The Power of PR: Leveraging Media to Spotlight How Cincinnati is Working to Close the Racial Entrepreneurship Gap
September 21, 2021
In 2020, our country faced two unprecedented challenges: The COVID-19 pandemic and a national movement for racial justice. And while the…
EDA Partners with Blueprint Local, Drexel University to Explore Innovative Finance Models for Small Business
March 18, 2021
Small businesses have always faced persistent barriers in accessing capital. This problem has been greatly exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic…
How a new Minority Business Accelerator grant program can close the racial entrepreneurship gap
December 9, 2020
A modest investment of $125 million over five years could initiate a network of business accelerators that promote growth for minority-owned businesses…
Why Cincinnati business leaders are working to attract more minority entrepreneurs to the Tri-State
September 29, 2020
The protests have quieted down here in the Tri-State, but the calls for racial equality and justice are still loud and clear. WCPO will examine where the…
Cincinnati’s Secret Sauce to Help Minority Businesses Succeed
September 15, 2020
Like so many tragic stories these days, this one began with an unarmed Black man killed by police over traffic violations. It was April 2001, and mass…