Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE)
- Must have its principal place of business within the corporate limits of the City of Cincinnati (“Cincinnati”) for at least one (1) year prior to applying for certification.
- Average annual gross revenues of over the past three fiscal years of less than $1,000,000.
- Owners are actively involved in the day-to-day management and control of the business.
- Business must be in operation for at least one (1) year prior to applying for certification.
- Has had no more than 35 employees at any one time during the past three years.
- Owners cannot be owners or principals of another entity that does not meet the definition of an SLBE.
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Business cannot be owned in whole or in part by another business that does not meet the definition of an SLBE.