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GCMI Grant Support Team
The Your Chance Fund (TYCF) is a grant and loan initiative designed to provide capital support to minority-owned businesses that need financial assistance to grow and sustain their operations. TYCF is committed to helping entrepreneurs who demonstrate strong character, resilience, and a vision for their businesses. The fund targets businesses owned by people of color and seeks to support enterprises that align with sustainability and community impact.
Through TYCF, selected businesses will receive essential financial backing, alongside access to business coaching and technical assistance, enabling them to move their ventures forward. Awardees are required to submit semiannual performance updates for three years, ensuring accountability and ongoing support.
Additionally, TYCF encourages a “Give Forward” philosophy, asking recipients to commit to financially supporting new or existing businesses in the future, thereby creating a legacy of entrepreneurial success within their communities.
All selected awardees will be required to submit additional information if selected in the initial round. This will include but not limited to:
- Copy of your driver’s license or Passport
- Certificate of Good Standing with the State of Ohio
- Copy of a signed IRS w-9 form
- Copy of your business Bank Statements (last 3 months)
- Copy of your 2023 Business Tax Return or Personal Tax Return (including all schedules)
- 2024 Interim Financial Statement
- 2024-2-25 Monthly Projections (income Statement) or 2024-2025 Monthly Cash Flow Statement)
The TYCF is being facilitated through The Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative (GCMI). GCMI is here to support your application submission. Please contact us through the submittable messaging if you have questions.
Thanks for your application and we wish you good luck with your request!
The Your Chance Fund Team
Welcome to the start of your entrepreneur discovery! Do you want to learn how to create a plan to launch your concept, and want to deepen your thought process on how to attract and keep customers? Then, these hybrid course is for you!
Great for: Startup/ Advanced Entrepreneurs or idea-ready business owners, and/or small businesses who are ready to launch and looking for education, access to capital and business structuring.
Our Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is a 9- week hybrid program meaning the traditional classroom can be online training and in-person. Our blended Ice House Entrepreneur program is facilitated using an online learning platform and classroom labs that run typical twice a week currently on Zoom because of COVID-19 Guidelines.
Participants will learn to:
- Identify and evaluate business opportunities that others overlook
- Transform a simple idea into a sustainable success
- Embrace an entrepreneurial mindset as a life-skill
- Identify and overcome self-limiting beliefs
Additionally what should students expect?
• Master the eight entrepreneurial mindset lessons as outlined in the book "Who Owns the Ice House" by Clifton Taulbert
• Have access to online interaction with experienced classroom facilitators and coaches via Zoom
• Meet one-on-one virtually with facilitators to reach your full potential
• Interact and receive ongoing support from peers who are on a similar journey
• Develop or re-engage your entrepreneurial spirit
Online Delivery Options:
Digital Classroom (9) weekly 2- hour sessions (twice a week) Time: 6:30-8:30pm (evenings only)
• Weekly reading and content discussion sessions
• Required Homework submitted through IHEP Classroom
• Related "Real World" activities
• Multiple Choice Assessment assess your basic knowledge and comprehension
• Virtual Whiteboard Canvas Coaching
• Personal Experience – Reflection survey on your entrepreneurial learning experience