Mortar (organization)

MORTAR is a nonprofit organization founded in Cincinnati in 2014. The goal of the organization is to provide resources for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
Founding
MORTAR was founded in 2014, with its first location in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine (OTR), A majority are low-income women. MORTAR additionally provides entrepreneurs assistance with securing store fronts, legal services, and guidance for marketing. Its aim is to allow local residents to participate and benefit from neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Achievements and outcomes
As of September 2018, 175 individuals had graduated from MORTAR's entrepreneur training program. For their involvement with MORTAR, cofounders Derrick Braziel and William Thomas were included on the in 2016. In 2016 and 2017, it was one of twenty winners of the Small Business Administration's Growth Accelerator Fund competition.
MORTAR is funded and supported by several partners, including University of Cincinnati, Procter & Gamble (headquartered in Cincinnati), and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). It raised $500,000 for its programs in 2017, and hoped to raise $700,000 in 2018.<ref name="faith"/>

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