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.

In episode 9, JumpStart’s Lamont Mackley and Urban League of Greater Cleveland’s Shashonna Duckworth take a deep-dive into the importance of focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion to drive positive, lasting effects in small businesses (and the business sector as a whole).

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