Small Business News & Tips

To Dr. Constance Longmire, her personal and professional coaching skills are more than just a business endeavor – they’re a gift from...

“Here in Cleveland, we want to be the premier supplier of aggregate and trucking company and provide our customers with the best possible...

For some families, a nightly dinner table discussion about engravings from the 1800s, where in India to source the best tamarinds, or the...

Village of Healing is unlike any medical organization in Ohio. Dána M Langford, CEO & Medical Director, and Tenisha Gaines, Director of...

“Any home brewer will tell you that they’ve wondered what it would be like to open a brewery.” Chris Harris, owner of Black Frog...

“If an unwed mother has a female child, that child has a 70% chance of becoming an unwed mother herself,” said Valerie Nutter, Owner of...

Have you ever purchased skincare products from a store owned and operated by three children? No? You’ve got to try Skin District Store, a...

“The Kenmore neighborhood in Akron is amazing. It's so beautiful with its wonderful jazz and Caribbean and Latin culture,” said Monaqui...

“There's nothing that humbles you like running a company,” Gazelle Mechanical and Logistics Proprietor Trey Ellington said. Although...

AJL Group started with an $8,000 contract to fix rain gutters. Only two years later, the Cincinnati-based commercial roofing company...

“I’ve always been pretty handy,” said Eric Ray, Owner of Rays Reconditioning, a Massillon, Ohio remodeling company. "I was the guy my mom...

Hermes Ortiz is not just a drafting engineer and graphic designer — the man is a visualizer. He leaves a physical copy of his business...

Discover AAPI-owned businesses that are ECDI clients and members of the Food Fort in Columbus, Ohio.

OH3C, a place-based development program, created real impact in Ohio neighborhoods What happens when you bring together four of Ohio’s...

To many Americans, when we think of Latin American food, we think Mexican cuisine. However, there are many more styles and flavors,...

If you're looking for an art quilt to hang on your wall instead of your bed, Barbara's Fiber Art has you covered. Barbara Huff makes...

In conventionally male-dominated fields such as construction and engineering, you will not often encounter a 100% minority- and...

When Rodney Dennis opened Levels Barber College in 2020, he wanted it to be more than a business, but a benevolent force in the...

If you are in Frankfort, Ohio and would like to meet a friend for coffee, there is only one place in town: Deeply Rooted Café. When...

It's vital to be both a social and economic ally. At ECDI, our clients represent a diverse array of businesses, including restaurants,...