Our Services

Driving Growth through Business Advisory Solutions

If you are looking to scale your enterprise through organic or inorganic strategies, we are here to support you. We prioritize working with entrepreneurs seeking to do business in corporate and institutional supply chains that may also be candidates for growth equity capital and strategic acquisitions as part of the growth strategy. Emphasis is also placed on businesses with an intentional focus and commitment to support the surrounding community and cultivate economic mobility.

What We Do

Our Offerings

Participating firms benefit from expert-led consulting, growth strategy development, and access to resources and relationships that help bridge opportunity gaps and position businesses for sustainable expansion.

Strategic Planning & Financial Analysis

Gain expert guidance to strengthen your business model, growth strategy, go to market game plan, as well as improve your financial reporting and performance, this preparing your sustainable growth.

Capital Readiness Advisory

By providing fair and flexible equity and debt capital, we’re changing the rules about who gets funding and why so business owners can create wealth for themselves and their employees.

Educational & Networking Programs

Participate in curated events that connect you with financial advisors, investors, accountants, venture funds, and legal experts. Attend learning experiences to help you strengthen your pitch and cap table as you prepare for scalable growth in a supportive environment.

M&A Relationship Building

Connect with strategic partners, investors, and buyers to explore mergers, acquisitions, and collaborative growth opportunities.

Access to Procurement Opportunities

Unlock pathways to corporate and government contracts through partnerships that expand your market reach.

Annual Revenues Of $1 Million Or More.

Defined Growth Strategy With 2–5 Year Acceleration Potential

Impact on Historically Overlooked Communities

Headquarters or a significant presence in the Cincinnati region.

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

Client criteria

Ready to scale your Business?
Apply Now!

If you’re interested in receiving tailored advisory solutions through the Cincinnati Business Excellerator (CBE) where we combine business excellence with preparation, readiness and access to critical resources, you must apply via our online intake form.

In The News

Tracking Progress.
Celebrating Impact.

Articles

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

Articles

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

Annual Reports

2022 – 2023 Annual Report | Celebrating 20 years of Growth and Expansion of High Potential Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs)

In this report, you will learn about our strides to develop our first Investment Fund as we look to provide equity and debt based capital to Minority Business Enterprises in the Cincinnati and Midwest region. With it being our 20th Anniversary, we highlight the work we have done and the growth achievements of our high potential Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).

March 4, 2024