Gloria Ware

A job creating initiative focused on providing intensive business assistance and capital to new and existing businesses in the core city areas of Cleveland, Ohio. Core City Cleveland connects with entrepreneurs in three ways, 1) One to Many through incentive based educational workshops 2) One to One through personalized individual business consultations and 3) Core City Impact via a cohort of entrepreneurs learning and growing together over a 12 week period.

A two year, four-city learning initiative and collaboration, focused on inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship. Cities involved were Cleveland, Durham, New Orleans and Detroit.

Through the Commission on Economic Inclusion, the Greater Cleveland Partnership supports the growth and development of minority-owned businesses. Our objective is to promote increases in the total revenue, value, size and number of employees for minority-owned businesses in our region and throughout the State of Ohio.

With funding from the Burt D. Morgan and Gund Foundations, the Minority Business Service Providers Collaborative fully leverages business development resources in a… Show more

Through the Commission on Economic Inclusion, the Greater Cleveland Partnership supports the growth and development of minority-owned businesses. Our objective is to promote increases in the total revenue, value, size and number of employees for minority-owned businesses in our region and throughout the State of Ohio.

With funding from the Burt D. Morgan and Gund Foundations, the Minority Business Service Providers Collaborative fully leverages business development resources in a coordinated and efficient process to accelerate the growth of promising businesses.

Eleven Northeast Ohio business assistance organizations have teamed up to mutually identify and support a limited number of minority business enterprises (MBEs) to stimulate job growth and economic development in the region.

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The Accelerator, was a collaborative of four Northeast Ohio entrepreneurial support organizations which, together, provided a step-by-step process to accelerate the speedy to market for near-production or pilot production prototypes. The primary objective of the Accelerator is to accelerate revenue generation, which stimulates job creation. The Accelerator also will increase the global competitiveness of cluster companies, attract additional private capital, and also attract students, incumbent… Show more

The Accelerator, was a collaborative of four Northeast Ohio entrepreneurial support organizations which, together, provided a step-by-step process to accelerate the speedy to market for near-production or pilot production prototypes. The primary objective of the Accelerator is to accelerate revenue generation, which stimulates job creation. The Accelerator also will increase the global competitiveness of cluster companies, attract additional private capital, and also attract students, incumbent workers and the unemployed to STMA-sponsored educational programs that infuse both the energy and flexible electronics clusters with talent.
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Executive education seminar for high potential inner city based companies to learn how to leverage strategy, finances, talent and marketing to grow businesses which will create economic impact in their urban communities. Owners then learn the basics of pitching to capital providers and develop relationships with a variety of capital providers, from angels to private equity to lenders.