Youngstown Business Incubator names business advisor for MBA Center

The Youngstown Business Incubator's Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) has named Monica Anderson as business advisor under MBAC's new grant cycle as Ohio Department of Development Division's Tier 2 Agency.
Anderson has a bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University. As the owner of M Jones LLC, she is a Minority Business Enterprise, Women-Owned Business Enterprise, Veteran-Friendly Enterprise certified business owner.
She has experience as a loan signing agent and joined the National Notary Association in 2023. Anderson has experience as a financial literacy educator, specializing in credit restoration and partnering with the United Way to teach financial literacy courses. Anderson also owns J & M Enterprises, a vending machine company established in Youngstown, and is a licensed realtor with Century 21 Lakeside Realty.
As a former client of MBAC, Anderson's new position as a business advisor will enhance the center's efforts to serve minority business owners in the Youngstown/Warren region as a Tier 2 agency.
"I'm excited to be of service to the MBAC clients and the YBI family. Bringing to the table the perspective of being a past client to now, that of the business advisor is refreshing," Anderson said. "It gives me the advantage and a thorough understanding of what the client is going through and what is needed for the
client to grow."
Anderson has also recently been selected to serve as a board member for Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP).