Let’s Talk Cincy: The economic power of Black owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati

Let’s Talk Cincy: The economic power of Black owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati Updated: 9:08 AM EDT Oct 25, 2024 CINCY AND WHAT WE FOUND IS BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES PROVIDE $2.8 BILLION WORTH OF ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE REGION AND OVER 16,000 JOBS. SO THAT’S REALLY THAT’S A POWERFUL NUMBER. AND THAT’S SOMETHING THAT CINCINNATI SHOULD BE PROUD OF. PLUS, SMALL BUSINESS HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEEDS AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MAY BE GREAT AT THAT ONE PIECE, BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AROUND YOU OR BE WILLING TO LEARN. AND THIS PROGRAM REALLY DOES OFFER THAT KIND OF LEARNING THAT’S NECESSARY FROM WLWT. THIS IS THE EMMY AWARD WINNING SHOW LET’S TALK CINCY, PRESENTED BY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP. PUT OUR FINANCIAL STRENGTH BEHIND YOU. HERE, NOW IS LET’S TALK CINCY ANCHOR CURTIS FULLER. AND WITH ME NOW IS ERIC KEARNEY. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN CINCINNATI. AND IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. WELCOME. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE WITH THE MAYOR OF THE AIRWAVES, CURTIS FULLER. THANK YOU. HEY, WE WERE TALKING. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT YOU TO GIVE BACKGROUND ON...