Programs

  • Speaker Series: Dr. Mark L. Joseph

    PNC Fairfax Connection 8220 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Join us for a conversation about advancing positive change through fiction with the Leona Bevis and Marguerite Hayman Professor of Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.

  • Minding Our Business: Legacy of Black Entrepreneurship & Networking

    PNC Fairfax Connection 8220 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

    This program grounds the day in Black history, tracing the legacy of Black entrepreneurship from Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Cleveland's own Business corridors. The session will highlight how Black communities- despite being denied the right to own property, read freely, congregate, or build wealth- created thriving economies through mutual aid, cooperative economies

  • Minding Our Business: Accessing Capital Workshop

    PNC Fairfax Connection 8220 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

    This workshop provides practical education on business funding and capital access, acknowledging the historical and ongoing barriers Black entrepreneurs face. Participants will learn about funding pathways while also discussing how financial stress impacts mental wellness- and why sustainable business means protecting both.

  • Minding Our Business: Entrepreneur Resource Workshop

    PNC Fairfax Connection 8220 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

    This workshop provides practical education on executing well established business practices useful in everyday operations internally and externally in the community. Participants will learn about ways to activate business acumen specific to empowering their business while also discussing methods of mental wellness- and why sustainable business means protecting both.

  • Minding Our Business Panel: Building Block Businesses with the Right Support & Vendor Expo

    PNC Fairfax Connection 8220 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

    A 45 minute conversation featuring notable Black entrepreneurs, business owners and technical service advocates who support minority-owned businesses. Immediately following the panel, the space transitions into a community pop-up shop featuring Black-owned vendors from Fairfax and the Greater Cleveland area.