Ohio RISE Survey Guide
FAQs
What is the Ohio RISE Survey?
The Ohio RISE Survey (https://bit.ly/BLKWOMENRISE) is a web-based survey tool designed by Black women business owners for Black women business owners to gather data from 1000 Black women that measures the extent of economic injury sustained by their business due to COVID-19 and identify what they think they need to stabilize their companies.
Our goal is to survey 1000 Black businesswomen and entrepreneurs. The results of the survey and stories from subsequent focus groups will be shared with public policy makers, funders, philanthropists and other allies to elevate black women business owners and illuminate identified needs and challenges as well as propose solutions. The results will also be shared with Black women business owners and organizations across Ohio.
Who created the Ohio RISE Survey?
The Alliance of Black Businesswomen and Entrepreneurs Ohio (ABBE OH) is a group of committed Black businesswomen and entrepreneurs from throughout Ohio who recognized that COVID-19 is a serious, and maybe fatal, threat to the very existence of Black women owned businesses in Ohio, which according to a study from City Lab, is the fifth lowest state in the nation where Black women thrive (https://www.citylab.com/equity/2020/01/best-cities-black-women/604384/).
Our anchor partners are: Get The Bag, LLC(Cleveland); The Women’s Center for Economic Opportunity (501c3, Columbus); Cleveland Women Work (501c3,Cleveland); Purpose-Based Sports Management (Cincinnati); Aventi Enterprises (Columbus); Speakerazzi(Columbus); Preston Brown Foundation (Cincinnati) Women’s Business Enterprise Center-Ohio River Valley at the Cincinnati Urban League; ACR Capital (Cleveland) and Women for Economic and Leadership Development(WELD OH; Columbus & Cleveland).
While our primary focus is on African American women economically injured by historical racism in America (descendants of enslaved Africans born in America), All Black women are included: African American women, African women immigrants and women of the African diaspora, Afro-Latinas, Afro-Cuban women and additional beloved queens.
ABBE OH’s current strategic objectives are to
- Survey 1000 Ohio Black businesswomen
- Host OH RISE Tele-Focus Groups and Tele-Townhalls
- Share the analyzed data and stories with ABBE OH members
- Share the analyzed data and stories with survey participants
- Complete the OH RISE report, recommendations, and advocacy action plan with input from ABBE OH membership
- Activate an advocacy action plan
o Publish the OH RISE report via ABBE OH member websites and other channels
o Share published report with policy makers, funders, philanthropists, donors and other allies
- Re-survey our community by the end of the year
Currently, membership is free and open to Ohio Black women business owners, entrepreneurs, and organizations and allies that support us. We welcome your participation. Email us at HiThere@womensceo.org for membership details as well as more information on upcoming ABBE OH meetings and events.
How can I take the survey?
The survey is available online via https://bit.ly/BLKWOMENRISE. The statewide marketing/social media campaign will always promote the link. Look for the hashtag #BlackWomenRISE. Please pass the link on through your network. You know you community best! We are counting on you to get the word out.
Is there a hashtag?
Yes. Please use the hashtag #BlackWomenRISE. We also encourage you to use the hashtags of your business and other organizations you might identify with.
When can I take the survey?
The current survey is open now through June 22, 2020. We will release another survey only to those who participate in the first survey so that we can follow your progress and you can share more of what you need through the pandemic period and beyond.
What should I do if the link or survey isn’t working?
Please report any issues to Vicky at Victoria@womensceo.org
When will the survey results be revealed?
The survey closes on June 22. Survey results will be emailed to the address you use to take the survey by end of July. A comprehensive report will be published in the Fall 2020.
When will the focus groups be held?
Ohio RISE focus groups will be held via Zoom or another teleconference platform in July and August. If selected, you will receive an invitation via the email address you use to take the survey.
Where can I see the survey results?
We will send survey results to the email address you use to take the survey. In addition, we will publish a formal report that will be available on the websites of all our members in Fall 2020.
What does RISE mean?
RISE is an acronym for:
Resilient- Black women business owners are steady- bending but not breaking
Impactful- Black women business owners are global difference-makers
Self-made- Black women business owners are passionate and persistent overcoming all the barriers and obstacles in our way
Empowered- Black women business owners stand on the shoulders of our role models from Madam CJ Walker to Oprah, from our mothers to Beyoncé and Rhianna and know we can manifest the greatness within us
But still…like air…I’ll rise. ~ Maya Angelou
#BlackWomenRISE #1000VoicesStrong
Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/BLKWOMENRISE
But still...like air...I'll rise
~ Maya Angelou