Appalachian Center for Economic Networks 94 Columbus Road Athens, OH 45701 Direct: (740)592-3854 http://www.acenetworks.org ACEnet focuses on small businesses, including start-ups, primarily in the food, agriculture, artisan and wood sectors, giving priority to those who are lower income and reside in Appalachian Ohio.
Assets Toledo 2200 Jefferson Ave. – 1st fl Toledo, OH 43604 Direct: (419)251-9870 Fax: (419)243-8002 http://www.assetstoledo.com Our Mission is to assist self-motivated individuals in Northwest Ohio who have a personal vision for self-employment and small business initiatives, but limited resources, by providing hands-on-training, peer networking, and support network and capital.
Community Capital Development Corporation 900 Michigan Ave. Columbus, OH 43215 Toll Free: (888)756-2232 Direct: (614)645-6171 Fax: (614)645-8588 http://www.ccdcorp.org CCDC is a private, not-for-profit corporation which makes loans to businesses throughout the State of Ohio. Our financing programs are designed to assist healthy, growing small businesses invest in land, building, and equipment. CCDC also provides working capital loans for existing small businesses in the City of Columbus.
Dayton Entrepreneurs Center 714 Monument Avenue Dayton, OH 45402 Direct: (937)281-0098 Fax: (937)281-0099 info@techincubator.org http://www.techincubator.org/ The concept to create a facility in Dayton, Ohio dedicated to the care and nurturing of individuals who are willing to take the risk to foster economic development and invest in the region by starting up technology enterprises was fostered in 1996. In 1998 the the Dayton/Miami Valley Entrepreneurs Center, Inc. (D/MVEC) was established as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation. The first tenants moved in on September 1, 2000 and the center is currently doing business under the name of The Entrepreneurs Center (TEC).
Enterprise Development Corporation 9030 Hocking Hills Dr. The Plains, OH 45780 Toll Free: (800)822-6096 Direct: (740)797-9646 edcseo@edcseo.org http://www.edcseo.org Enterprise Development Corporation is a private, not-for-profit organization actively involved in fostering economic development in Appalachian Ohio.
Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies College of Business Administration The University of Akron 259 South Broadway Street Akron, OH 44325-4805 Direct: (330)972-6429 Fax: (330)972-6588 Ash@uakron.edu http://www3.uakron.edu/cba/fitzgerald/index.htm The vision of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is to promote entrepreneurship throughout the university, community, region, U.S. and the world through the dissemination of practical “experiential” and theoretical knowledge, which will benefit society as a whole.
Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative 1740 Langdon Farm Rd Suite 378 Cincinnati, OH 45237 Direct: (513)569-4816 Fax: (513)569-4356 gcmiweb@cincy-caa.org http://www.gcmi.org GCMI provides entrepreneurial training classes designed to help you develop your business plan, small business lending, one-on-one technical assistance, and access to other small business resources. Be sure to check out our Small Business Resource Page for a tool box full of tools you can use to grow your business.
Ohio Business Gateway Office of the Program Director 30 E. Broad Street, 39th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Direct: (614)466-7344 Fax: (614)387-5558 http://business.ohio.gov/ Information about doing business in Ohio, including an online electronic file and payment system with government agencies.
Ohio CDC Association 33 North Third Street Second Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Direct: (614)461-6392 Fax: (614)461-1011 http://www.ohiocdc.org The Ohio CDC Association is a statewide membership organization of Community Development Corporations that engages in capacity-building, advocacy and public policy development that fosters socially and economically healthy communities. OCDCA’s vision is the creation of a community development environment that comprehensively improves life opportunities for all residents.
Ohio Department of Development 77 S. High St., PO Box 1001 Columbus, OH 43216-1001 Toll Free: (800)248-4040 http://www.development.ohio.gov Working with communities and businesses, the Department of Development promotes economic opportunities to improve the profits and prosperity of Ohio’s citizens. The Department acting in a support role provides financial, informational, and technical assistance to those making an investment in Ohio’s future. As a cabinet level agency, the Department oversees a full portfolio of programs including: business attraction and retention, small business growth, technology commercialization, export promotion, travel promotion, energy efficiency, affordable housing, community infrastructure, downtown revitalization and brownfield clean-up.
Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Community Development 700 Ackerman Road Suite 235 Columbus, OH 43202-1578 http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/1226.html Listing of small business development financing programs in Ohio.
Ohio State University Rural Finance Program 2120 Fyffe Road Columbus, OH 43210 Direct: (614)292-8019 Fax: (614)292-7362 canadas.1@osu.edu http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/programs/RuralFinance/ The OSU program is a recognized world leader in the analysis of rural financial markets and other finance and development questions, particularly those concerning the design and implementation of financial reform programs, the establishment of prudential regulation and supervision frameworks, and the provision of financial services to difficult clienteles (small farmers, rural and urban microenterprises, the poor, women) in developing countries. This reputation has resulted from four decades of distinguished research, publications, instruction, technical assistance, and information dissemination.
Ohio University Business Incubator Athens, OH Direct: (740)593-1778 Fax: (740)593-1803 http://www.ictto.ohiou.edu The Innovation Center provides business services, resources and flexible facilities, fostering entrepreneurship resulting in wildly successful companies and a dynamic prosperous region.
WECO Fund, Inc. 3209 Chester Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 Direct: (216)458-0250 Fax: (216)458-0257 http://www.wecofund.com Our guiding principles are: WEALTH – we advance the ability to achieve financial security; EDUCATION – we are the starting point for developing essential skills; COLLABORATION – we solicit the active involvement and commitment of participants and partners; and OPPORTUNITY – we offer support and assistance in helping to reach financial goals.
Women’s Entrepreneurial Network Toledo, OH Direct: (419)536-6732 http://www.wentoledo.org The Mission of the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) is to encourage and support businesswomen and women friendly businesses with successful entrepreneurial development. We were founded in 1993 with a small grant from the U. S. Small Business Administration. In 1997 we became an independent organization.
Youngstown Business Incubator 241 Federal Plaza West Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: (330)884-6262 Phone: (330)259-7644 http://www.ybi.org The Youngtown Business Incubator (YBI) is a 501 (c) 3 charitable , non-profit corporation, funded in part by the Ohio Department of Development. Its primary mission is to accelerate the startup and growth rates of scalable technology-based businesses in the greater Mahoning Valley. Although YBI will work with firms possessing a broad range of proprietary technologies, its current focus is on developing B2B software application companies
ACEnet focuses on small businesses, including start-ups, primarily in the food, agriculture, artisan and wood sectors, giving priority to those who are lower income and reside in Appalachian Ohio.
