OhioMBE, published by The 912 Group, is Ohio’s largest Black-owned business newspaper. We provide access to contracting and procurement opportunities.We have created a unique niche in marketing to the small and Black-owned business community in the Buckeye State. We provide access to contracting opportunities via our bid notice distribution services and the hosting of the monthly OhioMBE Procurement Fairs.Bid notices are emailed, posted, tweeted, and shared. They are also listed in the hardcopy issues of OhioMBE. The information stays on our website and email distribution list until the bid date. The monthly OhioMBE Procurement Fair affords small business owners the opportunity to meet one-on-one to promote their product or service with area organizations. Our database contains over 10,000 online subscribers plus over 5,000 who receive our hard copy. Our complimentary publication is distributed at area churches, businesses, libraries, colleges, and business resource agencies. An electronic copy is available at our website www.OhioMBE.com.

OBDC provides professional business services, networking and procurement opportunities and training.

The 912 Group helps many small and developing businesses not only grow their companies. We help them to improve their performances, assist in the promotion of their goods and services and successfully manage their firms. As an organization, we have been successful because we offer our clients straightforward and practical help to quickly and cost-effectively solve their toughest business and promotional issues.On every project we undertake, we measure our success by the business results we help our clients to achieve. We pride ourselves on being flexible and easy to work with, and have earned a reputation for "rolling up our sleeves" and working closely with our customers to ensure their success. Going the extra mile is the rule, not the exception.The company is both MBE, FBE, EDGE and LEDE certified. The 912 group publishes OhioMBE, OhioFBE, and The Ohio Diversity Network. The firm presents the monthly OhioMBE Procurement Fairs and the annual OhioMBE Awards.