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The Power of PR: Leveraging Media to Spotlight How Cincinnati is Working to Close the Racial Entrepreneurship Gap

The Power of PR: Leveraging Media to Spotlight How Cincinnati is Working to Close the Racial Entrepreneurship Gap

In 2020, our country faced two unprecedented challenges: The COVID-19 pandemic and a national movement for racial justice. And while the pandemic deeply affected businesses of all kinds everywhere, racial disparity in business ownership has roots that run deep.
October 30, 2025
KeyBank Invests $300,000 in Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator

KeyBank Invests $300,000 in Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator

The Accelerator will serve as a "one stop shop" to provide a comprehensive set of support resources to the emerging minority business enterprises
October 2, 2024
Minority Business Accelerator launches a new equity capital fund

Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator launches new equity capital fund

The Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator has launched a new equity capital fund, Minority Business Accelerator Fund I, aimed at creating larger-scale minority-owned businesses through mergers and acquisitions.
February 4, 2023
The Economic Reality of Investing in Minority-Owned Businesses

The Economic Reality of Investing in Minority-Owned Businesses

Studies and data have consistently shown that minority-owned businesses receive and have less access to financing historically than non-minority-owned firms…
October 28, 2022
Scaling Minority Owned Business: Adapting Cincinnati’s Accelerator for NYC

Scaling Minority Owned Business: Adapting Cincinnati’s Accelerator for NYC

The fourth edition of Economic Opportunity Lab, CUF's series spotlighting innovative policies from other cities and states that are helping to create a more inclusive economy, profiles Cincinnati's Minority Business Accelerator.
March 1, 2022
Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator awarded $300K grant

Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator awarded $300K grant

Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator has received a six-figure grant that will help it expand entrepreneurial opportunities for emerging Black-owned businesses in the region.
February 24, 2022
8 Cities Black Americans Should Consider For Career Growth In 2022

8 Cities Black Americans Should Consider For Career Growth In 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 through Black History Month, Development Counsellors International is shining a light on rising cities for career growth this year.
February 22, 2022
Case Study: Cincinnati and the Minority Business Accelerator

Case Study: Cincinnati and the Minority Business Accelerator

continue to assume important leadership roles. Foundation investments matter a great deal, but the role of foundation leaders as neutral convenors is equally important.
January 1, 2022
Cincinnati’s minority business accelerator lands major federal grant

Cincinnati’s minority business accelerator lands major federal grant

The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator has landed a major federal grant aimed at boosting technology entrepreneurship.
October 7, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 50 Recipients of “Build to Scale” Program

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 50 Recipients of “Build to Scale” Program

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo announced that 50 organizations from 26 states will receive grants totaling $36.5 million to support programs that fuel innovation and tech-based economic development.
September 30, 2021
After Police Killed An Unarmed Black Teenager In Cincinnati, Anxious City Leaders Took An Economic Approach. 20 Years Later, Evidence Is In.

After Police Killed An Unarmed Black Teenager In Cincinnati, Anxious City Leaders Took An Economic Approach. 20 Years Later, Evidence Is In.

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 hands of police between 1995 and 2001.
August 3, 2021
EDA Partners with Blueprint Local, Drexel University to Explore Innovative Finance Models for Small Business

EDA Partners with Blueprint Local, Drexel University to Explore Innovative Finance Models for Small Business

Small businesses have always faced persistent barriers in accessing capital. This problem has been greatly exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, as businesses have seen even greater inequities and challenges.
March 18, 2021