Columbus Empowerment Corporation is excited to return as a partner with the City of Columbus for Accelerate Columbus 2025! This year our series are for Creative businesses, Food-related businesses and Construction related businesses. Our hands on programs are designed to provide entrepreneurs with expert guidance, essential resources and actionable strategies for business growth.

Throughout the Creative and Food-related business series you'll gain insight from industry experts and peers.  Meet with attorneys, accountants, bankers and insurance professionals to strengthen your business foundation.  Develop or refine a 12-month strategic plan.  Work with branding experts to enhance your customer engagement and presentation.  Then tie everything together for expert feedback during a private curated viewing.  These two series are designed to give you direct access to top professionals, helping you refine your business model mitigate risk and position your brand for success!

Then if you're in the construction industry, such as a contractor, small developer or investor desiring to sharpen your blueprint reading and estimating skills join us for our Blueprint Reading and Estimating workshop series.  This hands-on learning experience is designed to help you confidently interpret blueprints and estimate costs for commercial projects.  Throughout the six weeks of interactive sessions, you'll gain essential insights and skills.  Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and network with fellow professionals.