Bad Girl Ventures is a local micro-lending organization and educational resource that’s just recently expanded into Columbus, and you need to know everything about BGV if you’re serious about growing your business. BGV started in Cincinnati, grew into Cleveland and [...]
Join other small business along with the Columbus Chamber and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for an informational roundtable October 1 discussing challenges and opportunities for small businesses. Space is limited, so buy your tickets today! Access to Capital [...]
The 2012 Mayor’s Small Business Conference and Expo features resources and opportunities for minority and female business owners, and registration is now open. Mayor Michael B. Coleman will join NAWBO Columbus President Melanie Martin-Jones, NAWBO Columbus Visionary Award Nominee Lisa [...]
Brian Tippens leads Hewlett-Packard‘s Global Procurement Sustainability & Innovation organization. In other words, if you are a minority business, you need to know his name. Becoming a supplier to Hewlett-Packard may not be a part of your company’s plan, but Tippens has a keen, [...]
Alexa McAllister, known as Lex to her friends and anyone who spends five minutes in her high-octane presence, has created a whole radio show out of the way she lives her life – with gusto and No Excuses! The show [...]
For some women, franchising can be a great way to make your mark in business. For an investment that can be as low as $5,000 according to the International Franchising Association (the average initial franchise investment is $250,000- excluding [...]
A few years ago or a few hundred customers ago you had a website built. It was fancy, fun and had all the whiz bangs and whistles. Now your site looks like this: Your outdated flash landing page, old content, [...]
Entrepreneurs often refer to their business as their ‘baby.” An entity fed unlimited love, hard work and support from its first steps to beyond. And while it is true building, growing and maintaining a business takes time and great care, [...]
The Minority Business Development Agency issued a White Paper on Strategies for Minority Business Enterprises to Capture Federal Contracts and Expand Their Business, intended as a quick guide to help MBEs navigate the federal contracting process. It takes MBEs from [...]
You’re a solopreneur or perhaps a microbusiness with just a couple of employees. You have an interest in pursuing government contracts as a growth strategy, but you realize you don’t have the capacity to compete for these large, lucrative contracts. [...]