State hosting seminars for small, minority biz - Business First of Columbus:

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The Ohio Urban Outreach seminars are set to open this week in Akroj and six more will follow through capped byan Aug. 28 sessiob at the King Arts Complexin Columbus. The free run by the state and the Ohio LegislativeBlacok Caucus, are divided into tracks for individualz and businesses. Along with staff from the Developmentt Department, representatives from the state departments of Administrative Services and Transportation will runthe seminars. For the seminars focus on topics including displacedworkerr assistance, health care and foreclosure assistance programs.
Businesses will have accesss to information on federal and Ohio stimuluzs funding efforts and certification as a state minority businesss orunder Ohio’s Encouragin Diversity, Growth and Equity program. The seminarsd are aimed in part at registeringmore black-owned businesse s with the state so they can vie for contracts. The statew said that of the 58,000 black-owned businesses in only about 1,000 are registered with the All events run from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • July 9 Akron Urban League, 440 Vernon Odom Akron • July 10 – Corporate College East, 4400 Richmoncd Road, Warrensville Heights • July 17 – Youngstown City Hall, 26 S. Phelpas St.
, Youngstown • July 31 – Universityt of Toledo, Nitschke Hall, 1610 N. Westwoocd Ave., Toledo • Aug. 14 – Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency, 1740 Langdon Farm Cincinnati • Aug. 21 – Canaan Communitu Conference Center, 1306 Salenm Ave., Dayton • Aug. 28 King Arts Complex, 867 Moung Vernon Ave., Columbus No registratioh is required. For information, call 1-800-848-1300.