Urban Business Connection
Expanding Opportunity. Strengthening Businesses. Building Community.
The Urban Business Connection is a collaborative initiative designed to support and elevate businesses across the Columbus Region through connections, resources, visibility, and business growth opportunities.
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 us here.
Urban Business Connection Members
- 36 Catering*
- 4th Street Strategies
- Above the Rim Repair
- A & K Memories Photo Booth*
- A Tribe for Jazz*
- ABC Black Iconic Figures*
- Agape Care LLC
- AllWays Creative
- Anderson & Co Resume Services LLC**
- Andrea Washburn Events and Decor
- B Dynamic Healthwear*
- Be Whole Financial Enterprise**
- Beautifully Crafted Interiors**
- Beballooned LLC
- Black Health Lit*
- Brick Studio*
- Bridging Our Communities Together for Success**
- Brooke Creative Co.*
- Brown Girls Mentoring*
- Burgundy Ginger Events**
- By Inez Content*
- Cake Craft Co.
- 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 Archery
- Columbus Compact*
- Columbus Empowerment Corp.*
- Concrete Dreamers*
- Conquering Walls Counseling, LLC
- Cre8ive Craig LLC**
- Creative Options for Healing
- Cynthia Amoah, LLC
- Dip N’ Delights
- Diversified-Recruiting*
- Donna’s Delicious Dozen
- Eleven 11 Behavioral Solutions
- Elite Peels**
- Empower our Youth Foundation**
- Enforcer Technologies**
- EPiC Learning*
- Events by Margo*
- Flow Of Life, LLC
- Food Leads
- Forrest Street Consulting**
- Fresh Bloom Bins**
- GFE Trailers*
- Glorified Fitness**
- Glow Events**
- Glow Therapy Candle Company**
- Golden Ink Mobile Notary**
- Good Girl Project**
- Hatch + Nest*
- Harry’s Grill Station*
- Healing Without Limits Counseling and Consulting, LLC*
- 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**
- Just Friends Events*
- KELISIA Co.
- K Hewitt Consulting
- Kids Party Squad*
- Konfetti Carts
- Korporate Logistics LLC*
- KZA Impressions
- Leafy Products*
- Love Angels Photography**
- LRT Associates*
- Marlow’s Cheesesteaks**
- The Modern Southern Table
- Natural Green Cleaning Services
- Neubite*
- Nine19 Properties and Logistics*
- Noir Lounge**
- Off Da Grill*
- Oh My! Events
- One Degree Benefits LLC
- Orion Electronics Company*
- PawGone Good*
- Persona Custom Clothiers**
- Phyllis Ann Brand**
- Pink Hard Hats of Ohio, LLC*
- Plus Size Pretty**
- Profilers Designers Cut’s LLC
- Progressive Occupational Therapy Services**
- Purple Star Photography
- Pyramid King Enterprise**
- Quality Care Academy and Staffing*
- Ragz 2 Richez Cleaning Services LLC.
- Ray Macs Mobile Detailing
- RedTyes Family Kitchen and Catering Services LLC
- 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**
- Small Biz Marketplace**
- Soleil Candle Collections*
- Soul Care Social
- Sprout Early Education Center LLC**
- System Stream
- Tailored Fit**
- Tatum Landscaping**
- TGJ Vending Services, LLC*
- The Clean Plate Club*
- The Healthcare Consulting Firm*
- The Infused Xperience*
- The Modern Southern Table, LTD*
- The Torch Room, LLC and Nurturing My Soul, LLC
- The Water Ice Shoppe**
- Thomas Alston Staffing, LLC*
- TJE Communications, LLC
- TMH Solutions**
- Toi Tucker Shelter Insurance**
- Varsey Laurelle, 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: Shanika & Jomar Sheppard, Marlow’s Cheesesteaks and The Water Ice Shoppe, From Food Cart to Pivoting to Fast-Growing Brand
cbuzz: Dawn Tyler Lee, Forrest Street Consulting: Connection, Community & Helping People Reach Their Full Potential
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
