Black Business Month is observed each August and is an opportunity to celebrate Black Businesses and the workforce they employ. The Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce has calculated that Black-owned businesses operating in Hamilton County further supported $1.0 billion in sales in the eight-county region, which supported 5,564 jobs with wages of approximately $219.7 million in 2023. Black-owned businesses in Cincinnati accounted for about two thirds of the indirect impact of Black-owned businesses operating throughout Hamilton County. The Workforce Council has compiled some resources you can use year-round to support and grow your Black-owned business in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Cincinnati Minority Business Assistance Center
MBAC – Minority Business Assistance Centers
Cincinnati Minority Business Collaborative
City of Cincinnati Black Business Directory
City of Cincinnati Department of Economic Inclusion
The Entrepreneurship Center of the Urban League of the Greater Southwestern Ohio
Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce