Ohio Resources
Business Educational and Advisory Resources
There are many valuable resources for business owners to leverage. The below organizations provide educational resources and assistance to aid small businesses within your area.
The JobsOhio Inclusion Grant | https://www.jobsohio.com/programs-services/inclusion/inclusion-grant
- Columbus Small Biz Hub | https://cbussmallbizhub.com/
Women’s Business Centers of Ohio | ECDI | https://www.ecdi.org/wbc
Minority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC) | https://development.ohio.gov/business/minority-business/minority-business-assistance-centers
Services ranging from procurement assistance, contracts, and certification. Multiple MBAC throughout the state. Select the one nearest you.Ohio Small Business Development Centers Columbus State Community College | https://sbdccolumbus.com/
Ohio SBDC at Cleveland State University | https://www.csusbdc.com/
Ohio SBDC at The Urban League of Greater Cleveland | https://www.ulcleveland.org/
Ohio SBDC at Lakeland Community College | https://lakelandcc.edu/SBDC
Ohio Small Business Development Centers | https://clients.ohiosbdc.ohio.gov/Mapresults.aspx
Multiple Small Business Development Centers throughout Ohio. Select the one nearest you.Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) | Find your nearest SBDC: https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/small-business-development-centers-sbdc
JumpStart | https://www.jumpstartinc.org/
Women’s Business Centers of Ohio | ECDI | https://www.ecdi.org/wbc
Multiple centers across the sate. Select the one nearest you.- Women Business Center (WBC) | Find your nearest WBC: https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/womens-business-centers
- Cuyahoga County, OH Office of Small Business | https://cuyahogacounty.gov/development/businesses/office-of-small-business
Provides support to businesses in Cuyahoga County, OH - Greater Clevland Partnership – COSE | https://cose.org/coseeducationhub/
ATHENA – Akron, OH | https://www.athenaakron.org/about-akron-athenapowerlink/
Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Small Businesses in Partnership with Cuyahoga Community College | https://www.tri-c.edu/10ksb/
ECDI Women’s Business Centers of Ohio | https://www.wbcohio.org/locations/cleveland-and-northern-ohio
- State Chamber of Commerce | Select a location nearest you: https://www.uschamber.com/co/chambers
SCORE Business Mentoring | https://www.sba.gov/
SBA Sponsored training and networking events and webinars | https://www.sba.gov/events
Ascent Elevate Your Business – Online Learning Guide | https://ascent.sba.gov/
SBA Learning Center – Online | https://learn.sba.gov/dashboard
T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined | https://www.sba.gov/sba-learning-platform/thrive-emerging-leaders-reimagined
NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) | https://www.nawbo.org/
- Boots to Business | https://sba.my.site.com/s/
Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Active Duty Service members (including National Guard and Reserve), Veterans of all eras, and spouses are eligible to participate. Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Milestone Circles Program | https://thecenter.nasdaq.org/milestone-circles/
Applications for the Milestone Circles program are reviewed on a rolling basis.Empower to Grow Program | https://www.sba.gov/sba-learning-platform/empower-grow/s/
The Empower to Grow program provides eligible disadvantaged U.S. small businesses with free business courses, tailored training, and one-on-one consulting to support their growth, operations, hiring, regulatory compliance, and government contracting competitiveness. The Empower to Grow program uplifts businesses to be procurement ready for federal, state, and local government contracts.- Federal Contracting Assistance | https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting
See the various resources available and select a location nearest you. - APEX Accelerators | https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/federal-contracting-assistance#id-apex-accelerators
APEX Accelerators (formerly known as Procurement Technical Assistance Centers) help small businesses that are interested in government contracting. APEX Accelerators can help you determine if your business is ready for government contracting, register in the proper databases, find and bid on contracts, and more.
Loan Programs and Grant Opportunities
At the local and national level, there are numerous mission driven organizations that receive funding from various sources, and they deploy those funds to small businesses through small business loan programs. In addition, throughout the year, open enrollment for grant opportunities are offered by corporations and government entities. As a benefit of being an Impressia Bank business customer, you will receive text alerts of opportunities that may have shorter open enrollment periods.
- Fast Break for Small Business | https://www.legalzoom.com/fastbreakforsmallbusiness
Accion Opportunity Fund, LegalZoom, the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G-League have joined forces to provide entrepreneurs across the country with grants and LegalZoom services to support their small businesses. JumpStart | https://www.jumpstartinc.org/
Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Small Businesses in Partnership with Cuyahoga Community College | https://www.tri-c.edu/10ksb/
3 yearly cohorts availableMinority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC) | https://development.ohio.gov/business/minority-business/minority-business-assistance-centers
Services ranging from procurement assistance, contracts, and certification. Multiple MBAC throughout the state. Select the one nearest you.Women’s Business Enterprise Loan Program | https://development.ohio.gov/business/minority-business/womens-business-enterprise-loan-program
Growth Capital Corp | https://growthcapitalcorp.com/
A Cleveland CDC that provides 504 Financing and Community AdvantageECDI | https://www.ecdi.org/wbc
KIVA – Columbus | https://sbdccolumbus.com/kiva-columbus/
KIVA Loan Program | https://www.kiva.org/borrow
- Accelerating Angels | https://acceleratingangels.com/
An Early-Stage Investment Firm Investing in Women - City of Cleveland Economic Development | https://makeitincleveland.org/
Cleveland Foundation | https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/grants/search-grants/
For nonprofit organizationsCleveland Leadership Center | https://www.cleveleads.org/clc-events/accelerate/
Women’s Fund of Central Ohio | https://womensfundcentralohio.org/grantmaking-process/
Available to Central Ohio non-profit organizationsGrants.gov | https://www.grants.gov/
A central clearinghouse from the federal government, for information about grants.Amber Grant for Women | https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant/
Columbus Small Biz Hub | https://cbussmallbizhub.com/
- The JobsOhio Inclusion Grant | https://www.jobsohio.com/programs-services/inclusion/inclusion-grant
- CO- US Chamber of Commerce | https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/business-financing/small-business-grants-and-programs
Listing of Grants, Loans and Programs to benefit your small business. - Hello Alice| https://helloalice.com/funding/grants/
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