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Investment and financial resources for small businesses and startups
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Organizations offering coworking space, programs, and hosting events to support entrepreneurs
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Organizations connecting entrepreneurs to customers for pilots, contracts, licensing, and acquisition opportunities
Education
Organizations offering programs to help entrepreneurs vet their ideas and launch and grow their businesses
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Organizations focused on developing, attracting, and retaining talented and passionate entrepreneurs and the local workforce that supports them
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Ecosystem

Advantage Capital

Investing in Small Businesses, Growing Local Economies, Delivering Returns
Ecosystem

African American Chamber

Investment Service
Ecosystem

Amber Grants for Women

Grants for Women Business Owners
Ecosystem

Aviatra Accelerators

Women on the Rise
Ecosystem

Borderlands

Creative Workspace and Studio
Ecosystem

Connetic

Venture Capital Firm
Ecosystem

CO.STARTERS

Business Development Program
Ecosystem

Danny Dollar

Teaching Financial Literacy
Ecosystem

Allos Ventures

Building High-Growth Tech Companies
Ecosystem

Blacks in Technology Meetup

Professional Platform for PoC in Technology
Ecosystem

Boone County Small Business Devlopment and Support

Assistance for Small Businesses
Ecosystem

Campbell County Business Support

Providing Business Resources to be Successful
Ecosystem

Center for Great Neighborhoods

Catalyst for Positive Growth
Ecosystem

Covington Business Council

Advocating for a Healthy Business Climate

Ecosystem

CovWorx

Collaborative Coworking Space
Ecosystem

Creative Coding Meetup Group

Computer Programming Group
Ecosystem

Drive Capital

Venture Capital Company
Ecosystem

Emerge

African American Chamber of Commerce Leadership Development Program
Ecosystem

Endeavor

Supporting High-Growth Entrepreneurs
Ecosystem

LAUNCH

Fort Thomas Independent Schools
Ecosystem

Founders Institute

The World’s Largest Pre-Seed Accelerator
Ecosystem

Gateway

Community & Technical College
Ecosystem

Girl Develop It

Creating Opportunities for Women and Non-Binary Adults to Learn Software Development Skills
Ecosystem

GROW NKY

Holistic Workforce Development/Talent Strategy Initiative
Ecosystem

Governors School for Entrepreneurship

Young Entrepreneurs Program
Ecosystem

IMPACT Cowork

Coworking Space
Ecosystem

Kentucky Career Center

Connecting Local Businesses
Ecosystem

Kentucky Enterprise Fund

Pre seed and seed stage funding and other resources to Kentucky-based companies
Ecosystem

KYPTAC

Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Ecosystem

Lampros Labs

Coding Brighter Futures
Ecosystem

Miami University

Entrepreneurship Studies
Ecosystem

MORTAR

Creating Diverse Communities by Enabling Historically Marginalized Entrepreneurs
Ecosystem

Newport Business Association

Serving Local Businesses by Providing a Problem-Solving Forum
Ecosystem

NKADD

Northern Kentucky Area Development District
Ecosystem

NKU INKUBATOR

Spend 12 Weeks Growing your Business Idea
Ecosystem

NKU INKUBIZ

Marketing and Research Solutions to Grow your Business
Ecosystem

NKU Norse Labs

Open Computer Labs with Printing
Ecosystem

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Northern Kentucky University
Ecosystem

OddFellows

Coworking Space
Ecosystem

Owen County Chamber of Commerce

Empowering businesses and supporting the community for a brighter future.
Ecosystem

Queen City Angels

Smart Capital for Disruptive Startups
Ecosystem

Renaissance Covington

Revitalizing the urban core of Covington, Kentucky
Ecosystem

NKY Small Business Development Center

Business Management Consultant
Ecosystem

SBIR/STTR Matching Funds

Catalyst for Growth
Ecosystem

SCORE

Business Management Consultant
Ecosystem

Square1

Entrepreneur Education and Business Igniter
Ecosystem

The Brighton Center

Programs and Services that Help our Community Grow and Thrive
Ecosystem

Tri-ED

Economic Development Group
Ecosystem

University of Cincinnati

Center for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
Ecosystem

University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub

Where Industry Meets the University’s Talent
Ecosystem

Xavier University

Entrepreneurial Studies
Ecosystem

Incubator Kitchen Collective

Community-Driven Support System
Ecosystem

Jumpfund

Women Investing in Women
Ecosystem

Refinery Ventures

Finding and Developing the Next Generation of Companies
Ecosystem

Equal Ventures

We Back the Founders and Businesses Transforming Society and Industry
Ecosystem

River Cities Capital Fund

Growth Equity for High Potential Healthcare and IT Companies
Ecosystem

Cincy Tech

Transforming Undeniably Better Ideas into World-Class Human Health and Digital Companies
Ecosystem

NKY Makerspace

Serving K-12 Students through Field Trips, Workshops and Internships
Ecosystem

Flywheel

Flywheel gives social entrepreneurs the tools, guidance, and connections to make their businesses run more efficiently and become scalable.

Ecosystem

SoCap Accelerate

Five-week, accelerated program that utilizes community resources and social capital to help propel the growth and success of health innovation companies
Ecosystem

NKADD Revolving Loan Fund

Flexible and continuing source of financing capital for small business owners who are unable to obtain sufficient private financing for projects deemed of economic benefit to the area and its workforce
Ecosystem

MORTAR Covington

The MORTAR Entrepreneurship Academy is a fifteen-week course designed for those who are starting or growing their businesses. s
Ecosystem

Sustainability Cincy

SustainableCincy is a virtual 6-week pre-accelerator program for startups with innovative ideas to improve sustainability in the region.

Ecosystem

Women Business Centers of Ohio

Qualified small businesses can receive assistance from experts in accounting, legal, HR, marketing, IT, ecommerce and more, at no cost.
Ecosystem

Lightship Capital

Lightship Capital invests in early stage companies led by BIPOC, LBGTQ+, women & people with disabilities who operate in the CPG, E-Commerce, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthcare spaces.

Ecosystem

Poplar Ventures

Early growth stage cloud based software technology companies in middle America
Ecosystem

City of Covington COVID-19 Grant

Emergency support for Covington, KY-based small businesses
Ecosystem

Greater Cincinnati Foundation Recovery Loan Fund

Business owners in the Greater Cincinnati Area (including Indiana and Kentucky) are eligible.
Ecosystem

The Blue North Supply Chain Meetup

Online community for The Blue North Supply Chain Meetup
Ecosystem

LISC Greater Cincinnati

Newport & Covington ONLY — We strategically support businesses in low- and moderate-income communities, and businesses owned by veteran, woman, and minority.
Tools & Tips

The World is a Supply Chain

How individuals, private investors, and governments can play a role in evolving us to the supply chains of the future
Tools & Tips

Tech Model Canvas

Map out the best tech tools and platforms to help grow your business
Tools & Tips

Hafta Have

Access the most powerful shopper data in retail and bring new confidence to every aspect of your business
Tools & Tips

How To Create Awesome Investor Updates In 15 Minutes Or Less

This post will show you how to create an awesome Company Update template within Foundersuite in under 15 minutes
Tools & Tips

Start with why — how great leaders inspire action

A talk on how to build a powerful mission and community to inspire others to act
Tools & Tips

Undock

Instantly schedule, host and document meetings with your network.
Tools & Tips

Shopify

Build an online business
Tools & Tips

USPTO Patents Search

Conduct a preliminary U.S. patent search
Tools & Tips

USPTO Trademarks Search

Conduct a preliminary U.S. trademark search
Tools & Tips

Basecamp

Project management + internal communication tool for remote teams
Tools & Tips

Foundersuite

Foundersuite brings structure, speed and efficiency to fundraising and investor relations.
Tools & Tips

Resilia

File for nonprofit status the quick and simple way, with assurance you’ve done it correctly at the state and federal level.
Tools & Tips

Resist Average Relationships: How to Optimize Business Conversations

Shelly Bell (Black Girl Ventures) shares relationship-building tips for entrepreneurs
Tools & Tips

Your first ten customers

Scrappily start your sales process by identifying, approaching, and converting prospects into customers one at a time (for a start).

Tools & Tips

And.co

With its entire suite of features, AND CO solves many of the problems that plague the modern freelancer. It’s your one-stop-app for time tracking, invoicing, payments, proposals, contracts, task management and income and expense tracking.
Tools & Tips

Canva

Create professional-looking presentations, social media graphics, GIFs, videos, and more without a professional designer.
Tools & Tips

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation

A global grassroots community connecting supply chain startups, large corporations, academic institutions, and everything in between
Tools & Tips

Investor Pitch Deck Template

Investor pitch deck template from Rise of the Rest & OHUB
Tools & Tips

The Cold Open

The elevator pitch isn’t about selling your idea, because a metaphorical elevator is a lousy place to make a pitch.
Tools & Tips

.US Business Website Resource Hub

Welcome to the .US resource hub. From domain name tips to SEO best practices, find the information you need to bring your idea to life.
Ecosystem

RISE Together KY Ecosystem Events

The one stop shop for events happening around the Kentucky entrepreneurship community.
Ecosystem

Startup & Small Business Funding Database

Database for funding opportunities
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