Helping founders find community and connections
Designed to foster meaningful connections between participants and the communities they serve, providing them with essential self-management and business management skills. Participants will be educated in critical nuances that can determine a business’s success or failure, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate challenges.
Offers support to our BIPOC and women-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and peers to receive advising or counseling services from our network partners or in-house business advisors.
Learn more →Dedicated to empowering and supporting female business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in OTR and surrounding communities. Through collaboration, education, and advocacy, we foster a thriving ecosystem where women can connect, grow, and succeed. Our mission is to provide resources, mentorship, and opportunities that enable women to build sustainable businesses, drive innovation, and create lasting impact in the local economy.
Learn more →Six-month, experiential leadership program that provides professional women+ of color with social justice education and entrepreneurial leadership skills. In addition to leadership opportunities and a behind-the-scenes purview of our work, Leadership Fellows receive monthly opportunities for support and fellowship, personal and professional development, strategic connections with other women of color, and professional references as needed.
Learn more →Offers continued mentoring and relationship support with interested graduates for 18 months after completing the MORTAR Entrepreneurship Academy.
Learn more →Fifteen-week course, helps both existing and aspiring entrepreneurs build a comprehensive business canvas and learn the nuances of business management; The goal being to launch businesses that create jobs and circulate dollars locally. MORTAR alumni will have access to new customers and opportunities for additional funding in addition to a mentorship network of business leaders.
Learn more →Offers a comprehensive, 10-week business development course, specifically designed for food service business owners seeking to build sustainable and scalable enterprises.
Learn more →Critical initiative addressing the systemic challenges Black entrepreneurs face, particularly in the food service industry. By collaborating with the PepsiCo Foundation and the National Urban League, the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio aims to dismantle barriers to growth, such as limited access to capital, biased community perceptions, and the adverse effects of gentrification.
Learn more →Designed to foster meaningful connections between participants and the communities they serve, providing them with essential self-management and business management skills. Participants will be educated in critical nuances that can determine a business’s success or failure, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate challenges. Through this knowledge, each entrepreneur will be empowered to stay on the path to success.
Learn more →Provides opportunities for Licking County women to share relevant resources, news and information via an online community as well as dozens of powerful events held throughout the year.
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