Summer is finally here and with it the thrill of finding a new favorite shop. If you need gifts for friends, want to reconnect with family, or are eager to stock up your summer reading list, ensure you support your local businesses and fellow Cincinnatians. With the sun out, explore your city – and bring your sunscreen!
Read MoreHealth Care Resources Plus, Inc. (HCRP) is a community-based healthcare company whose mission is to promote the health and safety of individuals, families, and communities through the provision of equitable health and medical services by positively impacting organizational policies that affect health. Everyone deserves access to quality health care. To that end, HCRP makes available diverse healthcare services that improve the quality of life and prevent unhealthy conditions. These services include nursing and medical services, education, training, occupational/worker, health care programming, and management.
Read MoreFindlay Kitchen on Elm St. is alive with energy and smells. At its core, Findlay Kitchen is a co-working space for those whose business is really good food. In the early hours of the morning, sounds of timers beeping and phones answered with a “Yes, chef?” echo through the halls lined with kitchens – offices for food making. Assistants cart bread through the halls, and cookies bake in an oven nearby as I talked with Dora Cheng.
Read MoreGalia began as a hope to modernize mental healthcare for women. Girls and women have long been struggling under the weight of the world's expectations with far too few resources and support. We are here to elevate the impact on girls and women by strengthening their mental health.
Read MoreThis month, we spoke with Ashley Glass of Black Women Cultivating Change about the journey of entrepreneurship.
Read MoreThis month, we meet with Dr. Emma Scmidt, founder of Emma Schmidt and Associates, Sex + Relationship Therapy, to discuss her experiences as a small business owner and how she takes care of herself while managing a busy life as an entrepreneur.
Read MoreSitting grounded in the place where she made roots and blossomed, Ewaniki “Niki” Moore-Hawkins talked with us about her history at the African American Culture & Resource Center at the University of Cincinnati and about launching act 2 of her life during the height of the pandemic.
Read MoreEach month, we will ask one or more UPLIFT entrepreneurs about their journeys, and we’ll discover a new business and a new journey of entrepreneurship.
Read MoreLate last summer, we met up with entrepreneur, former technology manager, and nonprofit leader Robin Walker at her business space in Springdale. In two adjacent storefronts in a shopping plaza, Walker runs a suite of organizations: one a technology support company (Technology Tailor Made) and one a nonprofit that aims to build careers in technology for minority youth (Camp BYOC). That nonprofit started as a short summer program for a handful of teenagers – as “Build Your Own Computer Camp” – and has expanded to become a wider range of programs including coding, multimedia, and robotics.
Read MoreSmall businesses embody everything we love about our city: their ability to create something out of nothing, operate with passion and attention to detail, foster community, and keep our dollars local is nothing short of amazing. At Women of Cincy, we know firsthand the work, care, and love that goes into these businesses because we’ve spent so many hours telling the stories of the faces behind the counter. So trust us when we say, SHOPPING LOCAL MATTERS. Read on to hear from the folks who make it work every day, and visit womenofcincy.org/uplift to view our directory of women-led products and services!
Read MoreAs another year comes to a close, we are reminded again of how important it is to support your local small businesses during the holiday season. Where you spend your dollar matters – using your dollar to uplift local businesses strengthens the community and our city. The good news is that we have a wealth of hidden small business treasures all around, ready to be found! The holidays are a time to give to our loved ones – let’s include our city and community on our list this year.
Read MoreOn one of the few non-muggy days this summer, I walked through the bright and bustling streets of Westwood to my neighborhood arcade, Wondercade. It’s a well-worn path. My kids and I make the trip often to this cherished piece of our community. This time, though, I wouldn’t be trying to beat my high score on Pac-Man or Q*bert. I was there to talk with Leslie Mattie Rich, Wondercade owner, life-long Westwood resident, and incredible creator of community. As the sounds of joy spilled in from outside the party room where we sat, Leslie shared her passion, and gift, for making space and place for the people around her.
Read MoreSitting in Kate Hanisian’s office in the Y.M.C.A. on Elm Street, there are whiteboards covered with diagrams and Post-Its. There’s Play Doh on her desk. Her office is curated for creativity, for collaboration, for bringing people together, for problem solving. And that’s exactly what we talked about.
Read MoreGrowing up in Hong Kong, visiting bakeries every day for bread or pastries for breakfast was a big part of my life. It was something I dearly missed when I moved to the United States. I had a hard time finding creative pastries until roughly two years ago when my roommate brought home some ube croissants from Cafe Mochiko. Since then, I witnessed how the business and its reputation grew.
As a pastry lover and cafe explorer, I was over the moon when I found out Mochiko opened up its own brick-and-mortar cafe on Madison Road. I visited the sunlit cafe on a chilly fall morning. As I was sipping my hojicha milk tea, it felt like home. That was the moment I decided to chat with the cafe owners.
From her childhood stories to getting a physical space for Cafe Mochiko during COVID time, co-founder and chef Elaine shared with us her journey of finding herself and her connection with communities through cooking and food.
Read MoreSpring has sprung again in the tri-state, and with it, picnics, graduation parties, and family reunions. Whether you’re looking for something special for Mother’s Day, a gift for the hostess, sweet treats to bring to a get-together, or new spring swag, make sure you’re supporting your local businesses and fellow Cincinnatians. With the flowers in bloom, explore your city – and here’s hoping the warm weather stays!
Read MoreWhen we first met with Tia Rochelle, it was the beginning of 2020, just before all of our worlds upended. On the very last day of 2021, I spoke with Tia and we were at the height of the pandemic, unsure if things would ever return to “normal.”
Tia will tell you herself that when Women of Cincy first interviewed her, she wasn’t exactly sure where her business, JahniSpot, was heading. She was adjusting to being an entrepreneur, balancing work and home, and ensuring her family was secure even though she was taking a risk.
Read MoreOur city thrives when we support local Black business. Where you spend your dollar matters – shop local Black-owned businesses, including those featured on this list and in our past gift guides. You can satisfy your sweet tooth, buy a new outfit, and sport your Bengals pride while also supporting the local economy!
Read MoreHave you ever met someone with a really big heart who can’t help but spread compassion all around? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing one such woman, who even uses her business platform to keep a life-stream of compassion flowing. Megan Grote is the owner and founder of With Grace B. Bold (W.G.B.B.), a “clothing brand that empowers women to unveil their self-esteem and rebuild their identity after a diagnosis with breast cancer.”
Read MoreLaTosha Ward is on a mission to uplift women in business. After working in consulting for more than 12 years, she noticed a gap of representation in top leadership positions and decided to start her own company to help change this. Since 2017, LaTosha's company, BID, Business and Individual Development, has been providing project management and agility training to companies on a more personal level.
Read MoreOn a cold January afternoon, I took a short walk to Emily Palmer Wolff’s studio in the heart of Mainstrasse, Kentucky; it only took me about a song and a half in my headphones to get there from my own home. On my walk, I passed a tall brick building undergoing a makeover; my favorite neighborhood bar, Larry’s; and the side of a building with a mural that reads “Love Y’all” – all everyday details Emily Wolff has touched in Covington.
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