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Aug 254 min read

ECDI to Open SBA-Supported Women's Business Center at Central State University-Dayton

New Women’s Business Center is First to Support an HBCU in Ohio, and Will Provide Training, Assistance and Loan Capital to Women-Owned...

Aug 131 min read

Transforming Passion and Community into Success

Within her first year of teaching fitness classes at a Pure Barre studio when she was 23, Kendra Northgard realized she had found...

Aug 131 min read

Harnessing Experience and Opportunity

Gina Piunno thought she was safe from widespread layoffs at Allstate Insurance in early 2020. When she was laid off despite her 13 years...

Aug 134 min read

Breaking the Blueprint: How Astra Studios is Redefining Architecture for All

“I get a lot of confusion from like pure capitalist business people like, ‘Wait — you want to work with a clientele that doesn’t have...

Aug 132 min read

A Calling to Pioneer Change

To Dr. Constance Longmire, her personal and professional coaching skills are more than just a business endeavor – they’re a gift from...

Aug 132 min read

R.L. Cole Enterprise and a Legacy of Hard Work

“Here in Cleveland, we want to be the premier supplier of aggregate and trucking company and provide our customers with the best possible...

Aug 133 min read

Spicing Up Tradition

For some families, a nightly dinner table discussion about engravings from the 1800s, where in India to source the best tamarinds, or the...

Aug 134 min read

Unapologetically Black: A Revolutionary Approach to Healthcare

Village of Healing is unlike any medical organization in Ohio. Dána M Langford, CEO & Medical Director, and Tenisha Gaines, Director of...

Aug 134 min read

How to Build a Blossoming Business

Just Northwest of Portsmouth, Ohio, in Otway, you’ll find fields full of tulips, dahlias and sunflowers. This is KB Flower Farm. Its...

Oct 19, 20233 min read

Transforming Lives: The Nutter Center's Fight Against Generational Poverty

“If an unwed mother has a female child, that child has a 70% chance of becoming an unwed mother herself,” said Valerie Nutter, Owner of...

Oct 13, 20233 min read

A Unique Kid-Owned Skincare Boutique

Have you ever purchased skincare products from a store owned and operated by three children? No? You’ve got to try Skin District Store, a...

Sep 22, 20233 min read

Energizing Communities Through Tea

“The Kenmore neighborhood in Akron is amazing. It's so beautiful with its wonderful jazz and Caribbean and Latin culture,” said Monaqui...

Sep 13, 20234 min read

Family, Culture, and Excellence

AJL Group started with an $8,000 contract to fix rain gutters. Only two years later, the Cincinnati-based commercial roofing company...

Sep 13, 20234 min read

A Recipe for Resilience

“I've wanted to own a bakery since I was 12 years old,” said Selena Hunt, proprietor of Flour Girls Baking Company, a Gallipolis, Ohio...

Aug 11, 20234 min read

A Rural Gem of High-Quality Finds

Imagine the smell of a fishing bait and tackle shop. If you aren’t detecting notes of gourmet roasted coffee, therapeutic-grade essential...

Mar 2, 20233 min read

Support Our Community of Women-Owned Small Businesses

Discover unique businesses owned by members of the Women's Business Centers of Ohio

Feb 8, 20231 min read

Neighborhood Initiatives

OH3C, a place-based development program, created real impact in Ohio neighborhoods What happens when you bring together four of Ohio’s...

Aug 4, 20222 min read

Celebrating Diversity in Fiber Arts

If you're looking for an art quilt to hang on your wall instead of your bed, Barbara's Fiber Art has you covered. Barbara Huff makes...

Aug 4, 20221 min read

Laying a Foundation For Others

In conventionally male-dominated fields such as construction and engineering, you will not often encounter a 100% minority- and...

Aug 4, 20222 min read

Training the Hospitality Stars of the Future

On the 16th floor of the Franklin County Municipal Court sits Café Overlook, a restaurant-to-be with a great view of Columbus’ skyline....

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