Ohio Business Development Centers Turn 25
The Business Journal - Nov. 19, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Small Business Development Center of Ohio Network is celebrating 25 years of service to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Established in 1985, the network of 39 centers across Ohio foster a strong climate for small business growth with local partners including colleges and universities, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce and other community organizations.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Small Business Development Center of Ohio Network is celebrating 25 years of service to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Established in 1985, the network of 39 centers across Ohio foster a strong climate for small business growth with local partners including colleges and universities, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce and other community organizations.
Since its inception, Ohio’s
Small Business Development Centers, International Technical Assistance
Centers and Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development
Centers have helped businesses create and retain 312,714 jobs, generate
$1.6 billion in sales growth, access $1.3 billion in capital, yield
$482 million in export contracts and obtain nearly $984 million in
government contracts, reports Lisa Patt-McDaniel, director of the Ohio
Department of Development.
Certified business advisers at each center provide free, confidential, one-on-one counseling.
“Our partnership with the state of Ohio and the SBDC Network is an essential ingredient in helping the SBA deliver our mission of economic development and job creation,” said Gilbert Goldberg, district director of U.S. Small Business Administration.
In addition, the SBDC Network facilitates access to basic start-up information and various government forms through its Web-based program, the 1st Stop Business Connection.
The 1st Stop Business Connection offers free customized business start-up kits that include licensing and permit information for more than 270 different business types. To date, more than 900,000 business kits have been distributed to Ohio entrepreneurs.
Last year, the SBDC’s business advisers counseled 9,158 clients and conducted 872 training classes across Ohio, attended by more than 12,985 small business owners.
Through the SBDC’s training and counseling, more than 49,000 jobs were created and retained, resulting in a total impact of more than $22 billion on Ohio’s economy, Patt-McDaniel said.
Also in 2008, the first Latino SBDC was established in collaboration with the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs and the Columbus Hispanic Chamber.
In Wilmington, the SBDC of Ohio Network opened the Wilmington Business Resource Center in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives to provide one-on-one entrepreneurial assistance to residents that may have affected by the closing and downsizing of local businesses.
For more information, call 614 466 2718.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio
Certified business advisers at each center provide free, confidential, one-on-one counseling.
“Our partnership with the state of Ohio and the SBDC Network is an essential ingredient in helping the SBA deliver our mission of economic development and job creation,” said Gilbert Goldberg, district director of U.S. Small Business Administration.
In addition, the SBDC Network facilitates access to basic start-up information and various government forms through its Web-based program, the 1st Stop Business Connection.
The 1st Stop Business Connection offers free customized business start-up kits that include licensing and permit information for more than 270 different business types. To date, more than 900,000 business kits have been distributed to Ohio entrepreneurs.
Last year, the SBDC’s business advisers counseled 9,158 clients and conducted 872 training classes across Ohio, attended by more than 12,985 small business owners.
Through the SBDC’s training and counseling, more than 49,000 jobs were created and retained, resulting in a total impact of more than $22 billion on Ohio’s economy, Patt-McDaniel said.
Also in 2008, the first Latino SBDC was established in collaboration with the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs and the Columbus Hispanic Chamber.
In Wilmington, the SBDC of Ohio Network opened the Wilmington Business Resource Center in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives to provide one-on-one entrepreneurial assistance to residents that may have affected by the closing and downsizing of local businesses.
For more information, call 614 466 2718.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio
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