Minority Business Accelerator

Our portfolio company, RiskVersity, is presenting the Top 10 Common Security Weaknesses Every Organization Must Address. Join them, in partnership with Paycor, on November 7th at 11 am EST. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gsbzY8DW

“Over the past two decades, the Accelerator has played a vital role in establishing a robust support ecosystem for local minority-owned businesses, leading to numerous job opportunities, increased investment prospects, and a more vibrant local economy,” said Jennifer Damiano, the bank’s Cincinnati market president. #iamKey Minority Business Accelerator Stacy Thompson

We appreciate all the connections made at the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference & Exchange in Atlanta. Dan Feldmann, Jordan Tyler, JobsOhio, Monique Winston, Curtis Hollis, Minority Business Accelerator, Cierra Clymer, Fifth Third Bank, First Financial Bank, Procter & Gamble and Kroger #NMSDC #nmsdcconference #DefiningNewNorms

Excited to share our event tomorrow, September 4th, in partnership with Dayton Minority Business Partnership (MBP)! This event will focus on empowering entrepreneurs in Dayton & Cincinnati. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eDCtnThh. We are honored to have Darrin M. Redus, Sr., CEO of the MBA; Kala Gibson, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at Fifth Third Bank; along with representatives from REDI Cincinnati, Dayton Development Coalition, and JobsOhio lead the discussion. Looking forward to seeing you there alongside our local MBE community including, RiskVersity, HYUR Staffing, Innovative Labor and Cleaning Services, DDX Transport, Versatex, SurgiHealth Solutions, Premier Global Transportation - PGT, Triversity Construction, Liona Enterprises, Kurensē, Katalyst Group, ABEL Construction Company, Display Dynamics, and others.

Black Business Month is observed each August and is an opportunity to celebrate Black Businesses and the workforce they employ. The African American Chamber of Commerce: Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky has calculated that Black-owned businesses operating in Hamilton County further supported $1.0 billion in sales in the eight-county region, which supported 5,564 jobs with wages of approximately $219.7 million in 2023. Black-owned businesses in Cincinnati accounted for about two thirds of the indirect impact of Black-owned businesses operating throughout Hamilton County. The Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio has compiled some resources you can use year-round to support and grow your Black-owned business in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. #MinorityMinority Business Assistance Center - Cincinnati #Cincinnati Minority Business Collaborative #City of Cincinnati Black Business Directory  #DepartmentDepartment of Economic Inclusion #The Entrepreneurship Center of the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio  #TheThe African American Chamber of Commerce: Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky #JobsOhioJobsOhio Small Business Grant #MinorityMinority Business Accelerator #MORTARMORTAR #TheThe Voice of Black Cincinnati 

Today we were fortunate to celebrate a milestone with Kai Lewars founder of Kaiker Development + Construction. Many folks from around the community gathered at the site of his latest revitalization project to support his latest project in Price Hill. Curtis Hollis Laura Sandstrom ASA

Thank you Black Tech Week for inviting the Minority Business Accelerator to participate in the panel entitled "What it Takes to Scale." Destini Brodi and Curtis Hollis were joined by Sean Rugless of The Katalyst Group and Ebow Vroom of HYUR Staffing to offer fantastic insights on growing organically vs. inorganically. It was also nice to reconnect with Byron J. Stallworth, Sr. and Greg Parker of The African American Chamber of Commerce: Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The event will continue through Wednesday and Thursday of this week downtown at the Aronoff Center.

Join our very own Curtis Hollis, along with JT Harp (Transworld Business Advisors) and Leon Hampton (Dinsmore & Shohl LLP) at the Holloman Center for Social Justice for a program entitled, "Demystifying the Opportunity to Buy or Sell a Business." Thursday, June 13 from 4pm - 6pm at 3539 Reading Rd. Suite 100 Sponsors include the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio and Lincoln & Gilbert.

The Minority Business Accelerator was pleased to sponsor and support the Inaugural Paycor Connect+ Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Paycor's continued partnership is instrumental in advancing our mission of economic inclusion and empowerment. This event brought together Paycor's customers to discover the latest trends and best practices in HR, payroll, talent management, compliance, and more. Thank you to our close partners Paaras Parker, Amy E. H., Tim Ruge, Sara Tokarski, Kim Kondor, Kelly Silverman, Laurence Jones, Christine Rochester, and Monique Winston for making this event a success! We look forward to next year's event in Orlando, Florida.