JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship.

JumpStart Fridays’ Neighborhood Spotlight segment continues with Joy Johnson, Executive Director of Burten, Bell, Carr to discuss the Kinsman community initiative, Box Spot, and how it has assisted small businesses in the community. Local entrepreneur, Olympia Robinson joins the conversation to talk about how the Box Spot initiative has impacted her business, iSpecz and how JumpStart’s resources helped her during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tune in to WOVU 95.9 (or listen online) each Friday at 10 am.