Our Linked Prosperity: how local businesses are helping their communities
Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. Weβve highlighted a few such gems below.
Andrea Oliver | Skincare consultant & Founder of ππππππππ skincare
ππππππππ helps our community by partnering up with local vendors and sourcing our ingredients from local businesses in the northeast Ohio area. We also educate those that are interested about our animals that are considered endangered species in our northeast Ohio area, what conservations they have last been spotted at, and what we can do to help conserve endangered species in our environment. We also help ππ₯π¨πππ₯π₯π² by educating our audience on the importance of recycling, encouraging them to minimalize the use of plastics, understanding ingredients and what ingredients to avoid as pertaining to skincare. Read more>>
Ebony Donley | Educator
Literacy Innovations, LLC helps the community by creating a community of readers and lifelong learners. I am passionate about literacy and I lead by example. I can always be caught reading and I encourage everyone I meet to read at least thirty minutes daily. I have participated in various literacy initiatives, such as Read Across America Day and the Xprize competition since starting Literacy Innovations. The most recent campaign is Cleveland Reads. The goal of Cleveland Reads is for Clevelanders to read one million books during 2023. I am a neighborhood reading ambassador for the Collinwood community and I encourage residents to read and log their books. I also help them register for the challenge. Read more>>
Chris Anderson | Executive Producer β OutSCIder Classroom
OutSCIder Classroom is all about getting kids excited to learn science and to protect our public lands. We do this by producing a video series that teaches science concepts best exemplified in our national parks. As a former science teacher myself, I understand the need to connect content with curriculum, which is why all our videos are tired directly to the standards. In addition to videos, we also create lesson plans to give educators the tools to connect their classrooms to our national parks and to make them amazing places to learn. These activities connect the videos to what student need to learn and give them chance to learn by doing. Read more>>
Lisa Jones Graham MSW LSW | Social Worker, Mom, Entrepreneur, Animal Lover and Disability Advocate
About Brewhaus Bakery & Dog Bones The Brewhaus Bakery Co. is a not-for-profit 501c3 bakery organization to help individuals with disabilities develop vocational skills, and have fun, meaningful training and work opportunities. The Brewhaus Bakery seeks to grow, reinforce and strengthen a socially conscious business model through the production of handcrafted baked goods for dogs; we make all natural, handcrafted dog treats with spent beer grains! Brewhaus is dedicated to providing a platform for personal development, empowerment, and community engagement that demonstrates everyone has value and can make a unique contribution for community success and active citizenship. We help our community and world to respect, honor and see the good work that happens when we empower and lift up individuals in our supported work environment! Read more>>
Siraaj Woods | Founder Of SWCreatives
SWCreatives was started as a solution to the challenge faced by many small Black owned service-based businesses: the need for an effective social media marketing strategy. With the rise of social media platforms, small businesses have a unique opportunity to reach and engage with their target audience on a global scale. The complexities of social media marketing can be overwhelming, especially for businesses with limited resources or expertise. By leveraging social media trends and best practices, SWCβs vision is to empower small Black-owned service-based businesses all over the world to seize the full potential of social media platforms. We understand that navigating this digital landscape can be daunting, thatβs why our agency is dedicated to crafting tailored strategies that align with each businessβs goals and values. Read more>>
