CLEVE-LAND, November 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — UBIZ Venture Capital, in partnership with the Urban League of Greater Clevelandhosted the Business Legacy Award reception and founded the Business Growth Institute (BGI) at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
- Lonnie ColemanPresident and CEO of Coleman Spohn Corp., whose developments include the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center.
- Mel PyePresident and CEO of Fairfax Place, which works with local hospitals to provide state-of-the-art healthcare services to residents of a 100-bed facility.
- Anthony E Smith (posthumous) and his wife Vanessa WeissingCEO of AES Management Corp. and owned and operated 15 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen locations in Northeast Ohio.
- Tilmon Brownthe chairman of Norwalk, Ohio-based, New Horizons Baking Co. is a MC Donalds Supplier that makes soft buns and English muffins for more than 5,000 quick service restaurants, grocery stores and food service providers across the country. Tilmon was also inducted into the Bakers Hall of Fame, the first African American to be selected by the American Society of Baking.
The Business Growth Institute is an initiative to preserve older black businesses in our community. The institute will also develop more Black-owned businesses in high-growth sectors such as renewable energy, software development and advanced manufacturing with the potential to generate 1 million dollars in…
