The Accelerator Model

Proven success growing MBEs via the Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator

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Non-Traditional Investing

Providing growth and operating capital for entrepreneurs of color and inner-city based businesses.

Investing in successful minority businesses within the early follow on, growth equity and acquisition space that are overlooked by traditional institutional funds.

Instruments

Equity, Debt, Equity-Like

Investment Stage

Growth Stage

Check Size

$1.0M – $2.6M

Min. Check Size

$350,000

Max. Check Size

10% of committed capital

Succession & Acquisition

Enabling mainstream businesses to sustainable grow by planning succession & acquisitions.​

Why Focus on MBE Buyers?

MBES have generated more than $1.8 trillion in revenue and have employed over 6.3 million workers; if MBEs were to reach the average revenues generated by majority-white businesses, it would boost the U.S. GDP by over $2 trillion. However, Census Bureau data shows that, while Black people comprise 14.2 percent of the US population, only 2.2 percent of the nation’s businesses are Black-owned

Why Focus on Founders with no Succession Plan?

7.7M businesses nationally are expected to seek an exit within the next 10 years; with over 4.8 trillion of net worth to be transferred by 2030. However, according to Nationwide Small Business Survey, over 75% of businesses do not have a succession plan

  • Utilizing Banks to find companies looking for an exit strategy

  • Support MBEs with equity-like capital for their buyer’s equity in a live acquisition

  • Provide access to advisory support to chose the best company to buy that will help them effectively build inorganic growth

Supplier Diversity

Enabling mainstream businesses to sustainable grow by planning succession & acquisitions.​

  • Capacity Building

  • Access to Capital

  • Scale Business

  • Coaching & Mentors

  • Access to Networks