Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC)

Mission

The Akron Minority Business Assistance Center’s (MBAC) mission is to identify small disadvantaged, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses in the State of Ohio to cultivate their growth and sustainability.

The seven MBACs across the State of Ohio are supported by the Minority Business Development Division (MBDD), and MBAC Akron is a component of MBDD that provides management, technical and professional assistance, access to capital, surety bonding, connection to business opportunities and assistance with MBE/EDGE/WBE/VBE Certification. 

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MBAC Services Offered

  • Accounting assistance
  • Identifying local resources
  • Loan packaging assistance
  • Marketing plan development
  • Estimating/Bidding assistance
  • Contract procurement assistance
  • Business management counseling
  • Referrals to financial assistance program
  • Completing federal, state and local certification applications
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