Resources for Underserved Founders in Cleveland & Akron

• Hispanic Business Center Cleveland / Akron · Certification & Compliance, Mentorship & Advising
  Hispanic Business Center supports regional economic growth, often by convening businesses, providing services, and helping with supplier…
• Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council Cleveland / Akron · Certification & Compliance, Mentorship & Advising
  Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council supports regional economic growth, often by convening businesses, providing services, and helping with…
• Operation Hope Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising
  Operation Hope is an organization that provides resources, connections, or support services for founders and small businesses in Ohio. Best stage to…
• Smashing Your Sales Goals: Velocity Accelerator Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising, Accelerators & Studios, State & Public Programs, Education & Community
  For business owners and entrepreneurs 0-6 years in business looking to create a step-by-step sales process that can be used again and again to…
• Urban League of Greater Cleveland Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising, State & Public Programs
  Civil rights and economic empowerment organization offering business training, coaching, and capital access for Black and underserved entrepreneurs.…
• Disability:IN — DOBE Certification Statewide · Certification & Compliance
  National certifying body for Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBE) — opens doors to corporate supplier-diversity programs actively seeking…
• Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio & Plexus (NGLCC Affiliates) Statewide · Certification & Compliance
  Ohio's NGLCC-affiliated chambers connect LGBTQ+-owned businesses to national certification and corporate supplier-diversity contracts.
• Finance Fund Statewide · Funding & Capital, Loans & Debt Capital
  Business Lending.
• Huntington Bank Statewide · Funding & Capital, Loans & Debt Capital, Mentorship & Advising
  Lift Local Business.
• Minority Business Assistance Centers Statewide · Mentorship & Advising, State & Public Programs
  MBAC Network.
• Ohio Impact Fund Statewide · Funding & Capital, Venture & Equity
  Ohio Impact Fund.
• Ohio MBE / EDGE / WBE Certification Statewide · Certification & Compliance, State & Public Programs
  State certification that unlocks set-aside contracts for minority-, women-, and disadvantaged-owned businesses — Ohio's EDGE program also covers…
• The Pride Fund Statewide · Funding & Capital, Venture & Equity
  The Pride Fund.

See also: all Ohio resources for underserved founders · all Cleveland & Akron resources