Small Business Resources
Ohio Small Business Development Center
Description: Assists individuals and small businesses in training, e-counseling, quality-based assessments, technical assistance, loan packaging guidance, and information on federal, state, and local regulations and programs.
Website: clients.ohiosbdc.ohio.gov
Email: sbdcreports@development.ohio.gov
Phone: (614) 466-2718
SCORE (Greater Cincinnati, Norther KY and Southeast IN)
Description: Assists for-profit & non-profit businesses get started, grow, and operate effectively with free mentoring, group and individual counseling, workshops and events, templates & tools, and resource library.
Website: http://greatercincinnati.score.org
Email: Via Website
Phone: 513-684-2812
Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative
Description: Assists entrepreneurs, startup companies and businesses develop their business plan and business structure. Provides business training, Business Coaching, Access to Capital, and supportive resources.
Website: http://www.gcmi.org
Email: GCMIweb@gcmi.org
Phone: 513-569-4816
Small Business Administration (Cincinnati)
Description: Offers business startup and management tools, loans and grant programs, contracting support, training and workshops, and access to individualized coaching.
Website: http://www.sba.gov
Email: answerdesk@sba.gov
Phone: 800-827-5722
Bad Girl Ventures
Description:Assists female entrepreneurs in education, access to capital, and mentorship to sustain and manage.
Website: http://www.badgirlventures.com
Email: Wesley@badgirlventures.com
Phone: 513-421-0305
ArtWorks
Description: Trains and employs local youth to create art and community impact.
Website: http://www.artworkscincinnati.org
Email: colleen@artworkscincinnati.org
Phone: 513-333-0388
Hamilton County Development Company
Description: Supports business growth through 3 programs: Business Incubation, Business Lending, and Economic Development.
Website: http://www.hcdc.com
Email: Via Website
Phone: 513.631.8292
Cincinnati Small Business Igniter
Description: Offers packaged features based on a monthly fee including coaching, assessments, workshops, education, benchmarking, and space.
Website: http://www.cincinnatismallbusinessincubator.com
Email: info@csbigrows.com
Phone: 513-795-8574
The Brandery
Description: A 4-month program that provides seed funding and support, mentorship, and network building.
Website: http://brandery.org
Email: Via Website
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Cincinnati USA Partnership for Economic Development
Description: Responsible for attracting new business, jobs, and investments into Cincinnati region. Acts as a hub of information for all new business owners in Cincinnati.
Website: http://www.cincinnatiusa.org/
Email: info@cincinnatichamber.com
Phone: 513-579-3111
Cincinnati Development Fund
Description: The Cincinnati Development Fund (CDF) is pleased to announce the Storefront Improvement Fund. The loan fund has been capitalized in part through a generous grant from the Opportunity Finance Network’s “Create Jobs USA” program and is available for developers, landlords and business owners seeking to repopulate vacant or underutilized storefronts in neighborhood business districts. The loan funds are geared towards community businesses which engage in commercial activity that creates and preserves jobs in low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged communities in CDF’s Investment Area.
Website: www.cincinnatidevelop
Email: jhuber@cincinnatidevelo
Phone: (513) 721-7211