Power Inspires Progress (PIP), Venice on Vine and Over-the-Rhine —are a pizza shop and catering business founded to provide jobs, life skills, training, and more.  See the story in the April Compassionomics newsletter, and for more information, go to http://pip-cincy.com and their local wiki page. 

It’s only Fair, was founded to help victims of human trafficking by a Cincinnati woman and her daughter located in Covington, KY. Thirty percent of the items in her shop are made by survivors of sexual slavery.  See our story in the May issue of Compassionomics, or go tohttps://www.facebook.com/ItsOnlyFair and their local wiki page. 

Stop Traffick Fashion, is a Cincinnati-based web business selling fashion apparel made by survivors of human trafficking.  To shop, go to http://stoptraffickfashion.com/shop/. and for more information, go to their local wiki page. 

Ten Thousand Villages, is a fair trade retailer helping to support 130 artisan groups in 38 countries, with their home office based in Akron, PA. For details, go to www.tenthousandvillages.com/cincinnati and their local wiki page. 

Tala’s Distant Treasures, is a fair trade retailer, which seeks to support artisans through fair trade principles in the sale of home decor and fashion items. It is located in Newport, KY. See talasdistanttreasures.com for more information and their local wiki page. 

Waterfields, LLC., is a social business growing microgreens to supply restaurants and local institutions as well as create employment opportunities in Cincinnati, Ohio.  See http://waterfieldsllc.com/ and their local wiki page. 

Blochead Pizza, is a social business supporting the community and the programs of Bloc Ministries, especially those aiming at helping at-risk youth in Lower Price Hill. For more information, go to http://www.blocheadpizza.com/ and their local wiki page. 

Maumee World Traders, is a fair trade social business with a retail location at Findlay Market, Over-the-Rhine. For more information, go to http://www.maumeeworldtraders.com and their local wiki page.  

The Point/Arc of Northern Kentucky, is made up of The Point Commercial Laundry, which is a social business created to provide employment for disabled persons and The Point Commercial Cleaning​, another social business employing the disabled. Both are projects of The Point/Arc of Northern Kentucky.  For details, go to http://thepointarc.org/ and their local wiki page. 

Speckled Bird Cooperative, is a Friday evening pay-what-you-can-eat pizza cafe opened as a social business, located in Norwood. It uses ingredients from various gardens in the Vineyard Church intentional community. For more information, check out their Facebook and their local wiki page. 

Cincinnati Computer Cooperative, is a volunteer-run non-profit that takes donations of old computers, refurbishes them, and sends them to schools in low-income neighborhoods, which need computers for their students. For details, go to http://cincinnaticomputercooperative.org/ and their local wiki page.

MoBo Bicycle Co-op, is a group of bike enthusiasts who share tools and advice on bike repair and maintenance in Northside. For details, go to http://mobobicyclecoop.org and their local wiki page.