Our Featured Firms

Backing Founders Who Build Prosperous Communities

Gerald Sparkman

Gerald Sparkman

A firm specializing in performance optimization and business solutions for growing enterprises.

John Hawkins

John Hawkins

Offers strategic consulting in management performance to improve operational efficiency and workforce engagement.

Michelle Denisoff

Michelle Denisoff

Provides mission-critical support services with a focus on federal contracting and supplier diversity.

Jim Watkins

Jim Watkins

A digital ordering platform powering mobile and kiosk solutions for restaurants and food service operators.

Wade & Wyatt Goins

Wade & Wyatt Goins

A fintech solution offering payment processing tools for underserved markets and merchants.

JT Roberts

JT Roberts

Provides reliable and scalable transportation logistics for freight and commercial shipping.

Tamara Paul

A family of logistics and trucking companies providing comprehensive supply chain support.

Tony Uhrina

Delivers passenger and cargo transport services with a focus on reliability and customer care.

Chrisopher Che

Chrisopher Che

Specializes in strategic warehousing solutions and supply chain support services.

Client Successes + Milestones

Milestones That
Move Communities Forward

Michelle Denisoff
Michelle Denisoff
Liona Enterprises
Liona Enterprise

$15M To $23M & Climbing

We partner with high potential entrepreneurs who have already achieved success, providing personalized advisory coaching to help them accelerate growth and build lasting, scalable businesses, that ultimately uplift both the founder and the community at large

Ownership Through Acquisition

Miami Machine

In the past year, CBE-supported entrepreneur Ben Moore successfully acquired Miami Machine, a 72,000 sq. ft. fabrication manufacturer based in Overpeck, Ohio. Known for its excellence in large-scale industrial production, this acquisition represents a strategic leap in regional economic empowerment and local manufacturing capacity

Miami Machine Inc.
Aaron of IDS
Ownership Through Acquisition

IDS

Andrew Williams acquired International Display Systems (IDS), expanding his footprint in the transportation tech sector alongside co-acquirers Jeff Graham and Dan Moncrieff III.

These strategic acquisitions reflect our commitment to supporting ownership transitions that build wealth, preserve jobs, and grow minority-led enterprises.

In The News

Tracking Progress.
Celebrating Impact.

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
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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