Five nonprofits make appointments to their top board leadership roles.
Category: Entrepreneurship
Four nonprofits advance in Social Venture Partners’ capacity-building program for socially innovative ideas
Mona Bronson-Fuqua presented to SVP on St. Francis Seraph Ministries “Stitched” program teaching basic sewing and job-preparation skills to under-resourced women.
Fueling the Cincinnati startup ecosystem
Movers and makers are anywhere new ideas and creativity are flowing. And nowhere, these days, is there more flow than in the Greater Cincinnati start-up community. Nonprofits play a huge role in inspiring, funding and guiding start-up efforts – Cintrifuse, MORTAR, Main Street Ventures, among others – and area universities are also key players in this ecosystem. Below, we introduce a few, select faces working actively to make Cincinnati a powerful center for innovation and technology.
City Council funds Main Street Ventures to benefit women-owned small businesses
Cincinnati City Council will provide a total of $1 million to further the mission of Main Street Ventures in the Cincinnati entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Findlay Market announces grand opening of new storefront accelerator program
Findlay Market celebrates the grand opening of Findlay Launch, a food-focused Storefront Accelerator program, with two entrepreneurs opening their doors.
United Way pledges second round of funding to Black ideas
The organization recently launched a second round of Black Empowerment Works grants to promote self-determination, social mobility and economic prosperity.
Black Achievers and Queen City Angels boost Black participation in angel investing
Queen City Angels has announced a strategic partnership with Black Achievers to further its dedication to diversity and inclusion.
City to make outdoor dining permanent with ‘Streateries’ in Downtown, OTR
The City and 3CDC plan to convert their temporary expanded outdoor dining program into a permanent feature on the streets of Downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
Cynthia Booth named regional Entrepreneur of The Year
Cynthia Booth has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 East Central Award winner by Ernst & Young LLP
Finalists compete for $60K in prizes at FinTech Frontier Pitch Competition
Nine finalists, including four from Cincinnati, have been named in the FinTech Frontier Pitch Competition presented by Cintrifuse, Western & Southern Financial Group and Fifth Third Bancorp. The contest, which is looking for the best ideas for the future of…