Program Overview
The Urban Business Connection is a program built on collaboration and partnership. Launched in 2021, in an effort to reach a broader network of the Columbus Region business community, the Columbus Chamber and Columbus Urban League combined efforts to grant free Chamber memberships to thirty black-owned businesses. With the support of the City of Columbus, the Columbus Chamber was able to renew and expand the program to 75 businesses in 2022, 100 businesses in 2023, and 105 businesses in 2024. Through this program, these businesses have access to a suite of services (including business connections, specialized consultations, research capabilities for targeted expansion, government advocacy, and member pricing at Chamber events), as well as expanded services in marketing and visibility in the Columbus community. With continued support we have been able to expand opportunities and increase impact among our small business community.
For more information on the Urban Business Connection program, please contact Mallory Roth.
Urban Business Connection Members
- 614 Notary, LLC**
- A & K Memories Photo Booth*
- A Tribe for Jazz*
- ABC Black Iconic Figures*
- ADC Consulting Firm
- Agape Care LLC
- Anderson & Co Resume Services LLC**
- B Dynamic Healthwear*
- Be Whole Financial Enterprise**
- Beautifully Crafted Interiors**
- Best Days Senior Living**
- Black Health Lit*
- Blueprint Management Company LLC**
- Brick Studio*
- Bridging Our Communities Together for Success**
- Brightstar Consulting**
- Brooke Nicole Photography*
- Brown Girls Mentoring*
- Burgundy Ginger Events**
- By Inez Content*
- Cake Craft Co.
- Camelot Cellars**
- Camille’s Helping Hands Massage Therapy LLC**
- Caribbean Interlink, LLC*
- Champagne Premier Events**
- Champion Pest & Termite Control, LLC**
- Chaussures LLC*
- Christian Village Academy*
- Clean Plate Club
- Columbus Empowerment Corp.*
- Concrete Dreamers*
- Cre8ive Craig LLC**
- Creole Kitchen**
- Diverse-Recruiting
- Dwain Thomas Photography**
- Elite Peels**
- Empower our Youth Foundation**
- Enforcer Technologies**
- EPiC Creative + Design, LLC
- Flavor 91 Bistro**
- Focus Cleaning**
- Forrest Street Consulting**
- Franklinton Market
- Fresh Bloom Bins**
- Girl Code Navigation**
- Glorified Fitness**
- Glow Events**
- Glow Therapy Candle Company**
- Golden Ink Mobile Notary**
- Good Girl Project**
- H&H Luxury Event Rentals**
- Harry’s Grill Station*
- Healing Without Limits
- Health Journey Pharmacy**
- Holistic Pregnancy & Wellness**
- iFoam of Greater Northwest Columbus*
- In Spirit Power and Truth Publishing, LLC**
- Infused Xperience
- Ink & things
- Integrative Bodyworks of Columbus**
- J Mitchell’s Spices & Sauces**
- JAK of Trades Trucking**
- Jayco Trucking*
- JM Botanicals**
- Juellz Designz**
- Just Chicken**
- Just Friends Events*
- Kennedy’s Kakes**
- Kids Party Squad*
- Lachandra B. Baker EDUTainment**
- Love Angels Photography**
- Love Savage Clothing**
- LRT Associates*
- Marcus A. Ross Attorney at Law, LPA**
- Marlow’s Cheesesteaks**
- Metaphysical Melanin**
- Mmelo Boutique Confectioners LLC**
- The Modern Southern Table
- MyPeriodBag UGH
- Neubite*
- Nine19 Properties and Logistics*
- Noir Lounge**
- Off Da Grill*
- Persona Custom Clothiers**
- Phyllis Ann Brand**
- Pink Hard Hats of Ohio, LLC*
- Plus Size Pretty**
- Posh Tea Time**
- Profilers Designers Cut’s LLC
- Progressive Occupational Therapy Services**
- Pyramid King Enterprise**
- Quality Care Academy and Staffing*
- Replenish*
- Restalgic**
- RST Global Vision Management & Consulting Firm*
- Sarah Wilkes – Business Navigator
- Scents On Purpose By Dee, LLC
- Sharks & Lilies, The Jewelry Company LLC*
- She Drives Rideshare**
- Simplicity Accounting**
- Simply Dreamy, LLC**
- Soleil Candle Collections
- Sprout Early Education Center LLC**
- SurgeFormation**
- Tailored Fit**
- Tatum Landscaping**
- TGJ Vending Services, LLC*
- The Healthcare Consulting Firm*
- The Water Ice Shoppe
- The Whole You Wellness Studio**
- Thomas Alston Staffing, LLC*
- Village Fitness Barn
- Vito’s Platinum Blades Tonsorial Parlor
- Wholistic Health and Wellness, LLC*
- Women Just Like ME**
* indicates second year in the program, ** indicates third year in the program
Videos Featuring Urban Business Connection Members
Cbuzz Podcasts Featuring Urban Business Connection Members
cbuzz: Dawn Tyler Lee, Forrest Street Consulting: Connection, Community & Helping People Reach Their Full Potential
cbuzz: Michelle Allen, MMELO Boutique Confections: Food Science Becoming a Culinary Passion & Having an Entrepreneurial Spirit
cbuzz: Asia Smith, H&H Luxury Events: Building an Eclectic Customer Base and Advice for Young & Aspiring Female Entrepreneurs
cbuzz: Lachandra B.
Baker, LBB Edutainment: Being a Lifelong Learner, Civic Engagement, & The Importance of Mentorship
cbuzz: Ella Williams, Posh Teatime Co.: A Social Enterprise & Luxury Teatime Experience
cbuzz: Tiffany Marr, Wemblr: Financial Literacy and the Younger Generation
cbuzz: Chef Jimmy Mitchell, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the Culinary Industry
cbuzz: Juana Williams, J’s Sweet Treats & Wedding Cakes: It works if you work it
