CLIENT QUALIFICATIONS

A prospective client must be a for-profit business with growth potential that is at least one year old, located in Medina, Portage or Summit County, with gross revenue from $50,000 to $2.5 million and majority African-American and/or Hispanic ownership.

The business owner must make a substantial time and resource commitment to participate in the program, share financial information and be receptive to making recommended changes to grow the business.

If a business owner does not qualify for the business accelerator program, the owner may be referred to one or more of the partners for assistance.