We are Eight!
By Ronda Watson Barber – Publisher
Happy Birthday OhioMBE! We have been advocating, informing and promoting minority owned and small businesses for eight years. We have accomplished a lot.
- We have challenged organizations to do the right thing and make purchasing opportunities available to MBEs.
- We have assisted MBE’s and small businesses get access to contracts through our monthly OhioMBE Procurement Fairs.
- We have called out public entities that receive tax dollars for not being inclusive in their purchasing practices on the OhioMBE Wall of Shame.
- We have coached MBEs.
- We have informed MBEs with news and information on how to develop and grow their businesses.
- We have honored the successes of small businesses and their advocates by presenting the OhioMBE Awards.
- We have established a scholarship program to assist students in post-secondary education.
As publisher, I am excited about the upcoming year. We are establishing alliances with other organizations to further our mission to create a better environment for minority and female owned businesses to develop and thrive. Please join us. The new political climate is uncertain for purchasing goals and programs that assist MBE and FBEs. We will need to agitate, protest and resist. We will need to advocate for our businesses to get a fair share of contracting opportunities with those that receive public dollars. I greatly appreciate your readership.
Columbus Eating is getting better
Kudos to 2016 OhioMBE Awards Top MBE Chef Henry Butcher for opening up the dining room area at the Creole Kitchen. The Creole Kitchen is located at 1052 Mt. Vernon Avenue. They are open from 8 am to 10 pm.
The Grand Opening for a TASTE OF BOUDINS on Jan 28. from 11 am to 9 pm. The restaurant, located at 1117 Oak Street, will serve multiple types of southern fried fish. You can also have it baked or blackened. They will serve chicken wings and all the southern side dishes. Their specialty items will include blackened shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles. They are open now. Operating hours are Wed thru Fri 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm and Sat 11:00 pm until 6:00 pm.
Just my thoughts…rwb
