Meet Sharifah Hardie, the founder and CEO of the newly launched Support My Black Business, a crowdfunding platform designed solely to assist local Black-owned businesses to generate funding. Her goal is to help Black entrepreneurs raise $1.5 billion to help them…
Category: OhioMBE
Nominations are open for the 2022 OhioMBE Awards
Nominations are open for the 2022 OhioMBE Awards. The OhioMBE Awards celebrate Ohio’s small and minority owned business and their advocates. The 8th annual awards luncheon will be held on Oct. 27 at Huntington Park. To nominate a business please…
Publisher’s Notes: No consequences for bad national press
By Ronda Watson Barber Joy Reid on The ReidOut talked about Columbus City Schools nasty unsafe school buildings on her MSNBC talk show. Throughout the CEA strike CCS school buildings were viewed in a negative way from the lack of…
Publisher’s Note: Kudos to Marliese Ryan
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Congratulations to Marliese Ryan in her new position at Gilbane Construction. She will be a fabulous asset to the construction industry in the Diversity & Inclusion space. I am so proud of you. I know…
Thank You, City of Columbus Office of Diversity & Inclusion for sponsoring the OhioMBE Awards.
Thanks, City of Columbus for sponsoring the 8th Annual OhioMBE Awards. We appreciate your continued commitment to minority-owned businesses. The OhioMBE Awards celebrate minority-owned businesses and their advocates. The networking luncheon will be held on Oct. 27 at the beautiful…
Elford, Inc. seeks subs/suppliers for upcoming projects
RUMPKE Project, 1178 Joyce Avenue, Columbus (Elford, Inc.) Located in the American Addition community on Joyce Avenue, Rumpke is building the 5th largest and most advanced recycling center in the world. There will be an approximately 200,000SF sorting and processing…
Certification 101 – August 25
Want to learn about the City of Columbus’ new certification programs? Join me online on August 25. Learn about the certification process, what documents to submit with your application, and other # # Central Ohio certifying programs. This online course…
12 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
To help you develop the best habits for success as an entrepreneur, we asked successful entrepreneurs and business owners this question for their best insights. From learning to make quick decisions to demonstrating moral courage, several habits are considered important…