Center Of Entrepreneurial Development
About Us
COED is an economic catalyst for the community: driving entrepreneurs and small business owners to innovate, grow, create jobs, and build wealth.
Stakeholders
The businesses we support are referred to as our stakeholder companies. We want the entrepreneurs we serve to feel a sense of ownership, belonging, and covenant at COED.
Mentors
COED Mentors have helped hundreds of entrepreneurs start small businesses and achieve new levels of success in their existing businesses.
Events
All events hosted through COED are aligned with our mission and goals. They include: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Real Estate, Innovation, Ownership, Business, Growth, and Community
Sponsors
Our sponsors help provide programming and opportunities needed to decrease wealth disparity and increase economic mobility for minority and women entrepreneurs.
Contact Us
Hours of Operation: Mon. – Fri. 8a – 10p Saturday 8a – 6p Closed Sunday
1890 E. Main St. Columbus, OH 43205
Employees who decide to make the switch and become independent employers feel more fulfilled and motivated to work. There are a lot of inspirational entrepreneur statistics out there that show us the US is still the best place in the world to become your own boss and start something new.
%
new American billionaires are self-made
%
small business owners between 41 and 56
%
entrepreneurs are African-American
%
entrepreneurs only have a high school degree
%
small businesses fail within 1st year
%
small businesses don’t have any staff
The C.O.E.D. Experience
COED is a business generator serving the greater Columbus area, created to support Black entrepreneurs in overcoming the unique barriers they face in building thriving businesses. Our model meets every business owner where they are on their journey, fortifying them with a community of support, increasing access and exposure, focused on transformational change. COED honors the legacy and visionary leadership of some of the greatest entrepreneurs the city of Columbus has produced.
COED is boldly pursuing pathways to expand the possibilities for entrepreneurs in Columbus and beyond at a time when ensuring equitable opportunities for Black-owned businesses matters more than ever. Black entrepreneurs require more than symbols of hope at this critical time. They need institutions to manufacture it. COED will do our part to help create and accelerate opportunities for Black business owners. When they feel cut off from opportunities and support, we bring them into a family of dynamic people like them, with the
curriculum, coaching, co-working, connections and capital to help ensure they prosper, not just survive. Too many Black-owned businesses are systematically cut off from the capital they need.
Not here.
Through our relationships with banks, venture capital funds, angel investors, and community development financial institutions we can help you break through the single biggest barrier to Black entrepreneurship.
A Place to Be
Need a company address and mailbox? Office or meeting space? High-speed Internet? Copy shop? It’s all here for you so the little things don’t become big barriers for your business.
A Place to Grow
Our COED platform meets you where you are on your journey, from startup to scale-up, while giving you the practical knowledge you need to grow your business faster.
A Place to Thrive
Business success is often more about who you know than what you know. COED will open doors to new relationships and resources, accelerating your business growth.
We want the entrepreneurs we serve to feel a sense of ownership, belonging, and covenant at COED.
Meeting Spaces
COED offers meeting spaces for all your business needs. The maximum capacity for each meeting space is adjusted to satisfy the safety guidelines of 6 feet apart for social distancing as required by Franklin County , the CDC, and the City of Columbus.
Max Capacity: 100
Non-member Rate: $200
Member Rate: $100
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $150
Time: 4-Hour Min
Max Capacity: 5
Non-member Rate: $25
Member Rate: $15
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $20
Time: 1-Hour Min
Max Capacity: 12
Non-member Rate: $40
Member Rate: $20
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $30
Time: 1-Hour Min
Max Capacity: 4
Non-member Rate: $50
Member Rate: $25
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $30
Time: 1-Hour Min
Max Capacity: 10
Non-member Rate: $50 Stakeholder
Member Rate: $25
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $30
Time: 1-Hour Min
Max Capacity: 4
Non-member Rate: $50
Member Rate: $25
Nonprofit/City/Partner Rate: $30
Time: 1-Hour Min
Urban Marketplace
Resources
Through our Business Resource Suite, COED offers informational webinars, strategy huddle sessions, virtual classrooms and individualized coaching sessions. There are hundreds of minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in the COED network; we are providing them with critical information, access to resources and world-class expertise needed to keep businesses afloat and give entrepeneurs the tools for true economic mobility.
school hours
Mon-Fri: 8am – 10pm Sat: 8am – 6pm
Address
1890 E. Main St. Columbus, OH 43205
info@columbuscoed.com
Phone
(614)309-3273
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