by MORTAR | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoin MORTAR for Life’s A P!+CH on Thursday, June 22, from 5 to 8 PM at Crossroads Uptown! We’re so excited to see Participants from Cohorts 35 & 36 display their businesses and the top ten pitchers take the stage for a chance to...
by MORTAR | May 1, 2023 | IKEA, Journal News, Media
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIKEA West Chester hosted a celebration Thursday for Black business owners who benefited from the company’s $25,000 grant toward Black entrepreneurs. The event marked the first time the recipients of the company’s Black Business Initiative,...
by MORTAR | Nov 28, 2022 | Spectrum News 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesCINCINNATI – With her hair oils and creams lining the shelves and her register stationed right at the window, Ciera Carey-Dennis was eager to greet her first Black Friday customers in her first brick-and-mortar shop. While only there for the...
by MORTAR | Aug 11, 2022 | FOX19
Reading Time: 2 minutesCINCINNATI (WXIX) – A Tri-State woman with a love for fashion decided to take a leap of faith and follow her dream, and now, she is doing more than she ever imagined. Alishia Lee started sewing and crocheting with her mom when she was a...
by MORTAR | Aug 5, 2022 | Cincinnati Magazine
Reading Time: 2 minutesf the pandemic taught us anything, it was the importance of resilience and investing in our wellness—two things that the owners of Pause Cincy, an alternative holistic health store, are no strangers to. PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM ROSENSTIEL When Pause...
