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State Renews
Grant to Support UT Minority Business Assistance Center
Program operations
Special to The Truth
The state awarded The University of Toledo a $330,000,
two-year grant to continue to host the Minority Business
Assistance Center Program that serves the 17-county region.
The program, which supports economic development in
northwest Ohio by providing resources for minority-owned,
early stage businesses, is housed in the UT Minority
Business Development Center on Scott Park Campus and funded
through the Ohio Development Services Agency Minority
Business Development Division.
“The University of Toledo Minority Business Development
Center is once again glad to be selected an award site for
this important grant,” said Shanda Gore, Ed.D, associate
vice president of the Minority Business Development Center
and the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women. “We are one of
the few incubators in the country that focuses on minority
businesses. This award supports our commitment to the
community, our students and research to support business
growth and economic development.”
The program offers no-cost counseling, state certification
support, and trainings focused on creating jobs and
increasing sales.
“Through our partnerships across the state, minority-owned
businesses will be better supported in their growth and
development,” said Jeffrey L. Johnson, chief of the Minority
Business Development Division at the Ohio Development
Services Agency.
The grant will be used in Toledo to hire a regional director
and an operations manager.
Last year the Minority Business Development Center, which
houses the Minority Business Assistance Center Program, and
its 11 member companies and 11 affiliate companies supported
97 jobs and generated $15.5 million in sales.
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