Library
and Search Database
Cincinnati
Public Library Excellent
databases like ReferenceUSA on 12 million U.S. companies,
organizations, and agencies. Search the business
database by company name, sales volume, SIC codes,
number of employees, product lines, and more. Note:
Library card is required to access at ReferenceUSA..
Kenton
County Public Library, Business Information Services
Create custom mailing and competitor
lists with ReferenceUSA, access thousands of trade
publications with Business Source Premier, reserve
meeting space for a counseling session at one of
our three branches [convenient locations and free
parking], or borrow business books, magazines, and
Dvds. For an individual consultation with the Business
Librarian: call 859-962-4068 or email business@kentonlibrary.org
West
Chester Ohio Public Library
and
Middletown
Ohio Public Library provide
links to business databases for over 12 million
U.S. companies with Reference USA, access full-text
articles from over 2300 journals with Business Source
Premier, and track stock performance with Value
Line.
Demographic
Database Data
from numerous sources creates interesting profiles
of all U.S. cities. Just enter your zip to see the
data.
Building
Businesses
Reference
for Business Reference
for Business is a comprehensive and easily accessible
reference source for entrepreneurs that demand practical
information that can be applied to their own business.
Small business owners can browse over the 600 articles
that detail information about financial planning,
market analysis, sales, business plans, tax planning,
human resource issues and more.
Veteran
Fast Launch
The SCORE Foundation,
in partnership Walmart, is offering a new program
for Veterans with a package of training scholarships,
free software and services combined with SCORE's
mentoring program in order to help accelerate the
ability of veterans and their families to start
and succeed as small business owners.
Also CLICK HERE for SBA Veterans
Programs
Building
Franchises
80% of small businesses fail in their
first 5 years of existence. However, over 80% of
business franchises succeed in that same time period?
That is why we apply the best practices and systems
that franchises use to enable small businesses to
grow and thrive.
Character
Council The
Character Council is devoted to promoting good character
in order to improve the lives of our residents and
enrich the spirit of our community.
Loan
& Funding Programs
for
the Public & Veterans
Ohio
Veterans Loan and Benefits Complete
information for veterans on business loans and other
benefits.
Veteran
Fast Launch Initiative The
SCORE Foundation, in partnership Walmart, is offering
a new program for Veterans with a package of training
scholarships, free software and services combined
with SCORE's mentoring program in order to help
accelerate the ability of veterans and their families
to start and succeed as small business owners.
Also
CLICK HERE for SBA Veterans Programs
Ohio
Business Lending Clearinghouse
is a free service
for Ohio small businesses, designed to improve communication
and access between Ohio’s businesses and Ohio’s
lending community. Ohio business loan prospects
will be able to easily invite no-obligation bank
reviews of their profile from multiple banks who
participate in the Ohio Business lending clearinghouse.
Community
Express Loan Program with US Bank
The SBA Community Express
loan program designed for small businesses in disadvantaged
communities and small businesses owned by women,
minorities and veterans.
Local contact is Glenda Cousins and her phone is
513-632-4184
Access
Business Development and Finance
provides growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate
financing for major fixed assets, such as land and
buildings. A certified development company [CDC]
is a nonprofit corporation set up to contribute
to the economic development of its community or
region. CDCs work with the SBA and private-sector
lenders to provide the financing to small businesses.
There are 17
CDCs in the State of Ohio. Click
HERE for more information on 504 loans
Commercial
Finance Advisors, Inc is
a commercial mortgage consultancy type firm that
does commercial real estate loans, SBA business
loans and USDA B & I loans nationwide, from
$400,000 to $5,000,000 (and up). Primary focus is
on small businesses, ie owner occupied loan requests
and investment property financing.
National
Bank and Trust
National Bank and Trust is a community bank offering
quick and responsive underwriting decisions.
Ohio
Loans Ohio
Department of Development loans list.
Non-Protit
Checklist Guide to starting a nonprofit
organization in Ohio
Grant
Info Information
on GRANTS
Ohio
GrowNOW Interest Rate Reduction Program
for
small businesses who can document their loan will
create Ohio jobs and/or save Ohio jobs. See that
link for full details.
Gust
provides simple, powerful tools for finding and
working efficiently with angel and venture capital
investors throughout the funding process
Cincinnati
Micro Loans Bad
Girl Ventures
is a local micro-lending
organization that provides loans to women starting
small businesses
Local
and State Business Centers
Ohio's
Project CSI
Ohio's Common Sense Initiative [CSI] will review
Ohio’s regulatory system to eliminate excessive
and duplicative rules that stand in the way of job
creation and business growth. Gov. John R. Kasich
launched CSI Ohio on January 10, 2011, to reform
our state’s regulatory policies. We are working
each and every day to make Ohio a jobs and business-friendly
state because we know that excessive, duplicative
and costly business regulations can put Ohioans
out of work.
Warren
County [Ohio] Office of Economic Development
The
Office of Economic Development is charged with the
mission to serve as the liaison between business
and government in pursuit of economic growth, capital
investment and job growth in Warren County.
Ohio
Department of Development Ohio's
central business information center's regional offices
and contacts.
EXPORT
ASSISTANCE The
U.S. Commercial Service offers a wide variety of
products and services to help U.S. companies increase
international sales, identify potential markets,
meet buyers, partners, agents and distributors,
navigate export channels, and much more. Let us
help you expand your business today!
OHIO
EXPORT DIVISION The
Global Markets Division is extending Ohio’s
economic reach into the global marketplace. Ohio’s
trade managers and network of international offices
in Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Chile, Brazil, Israel,
South Africa, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and
India promote the exports of Ohio goods and services
and work to solidify Ohio’s position as a premier
location for investment.
The
Thank You Foundation The
Thank You Foundation is an all volunteer, non-profit
501c3 organization whose mission is to show appreciation
and express gratitude for those who have served
in the U.S. Armed Forces both past and present.
Thank You Foundation have partnered with SCORE to
provide information and resources to Veterans that
are interested in starting their own small business.
Cincinnati
Mayor's Office Financial
Empowerment in Life and Business A Shop 52 Seminar
project. CLICK
HERE for the project's PDF on Personal Finance
[credit score] and your business. CLICK
HERE for the project's PDF on Financing
your small business.
Hamilton
County Ohio Office of Small Business Development
Recognizing
that small businesses provide employment and economic
growth in Hamilton County, the Board of County Commissioners
of Hamilton County established its Small Business
Program ("Program") in 1998. The Program
has an objective of increasing the participation
of small businesses on County projects.
Hamilton
County Development Company (HCDC)
HCDC administers a variety of U.S.
Small Business Administration (SBA) and State of
Ohio loan programs. Also their link page at
HCDC
Links
Warren
County One-Stop Business and Employment Center
Home to SCORE's
Lebanon Ohio branch office.
Butler
County Job Center Home
to SCORE's Hamilton Ohio branch office.
Cincinnati's
Business Information Center
Economic development site for the
tri state.
Greater
Cincinnati Small Business Resources
Links to Greater Cincinnati Small
Business Resources.
NKU
SBDC CENTER Provides professional
consulting and training services.
SBDC
at the Greater Cincinnati Urban League
Comprehensive business management and education
services.
Urban
League of Cincinnati
For over 60 years, the Urban League has been helping
individuals gain the skill needed to grow and prosper
in our complex society.
Cincinnati
Economic Empowerment Center
The Cincinnati Economic Empowerment Center (C-EEC)
of the Greater Cincinnati Urban League works with
private, public and nonprofit resources to build
strong, sustainable and successful minority businesses.
Start
a business in Ohio –ohiomeansbusiness.com
OhioMeansBusiness.com provides individuals with
the benefits of business expansion, business relocation
and capital investment in Ohio.
SOUTHWEST
OHIO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (SWCOPTAC)
The Southwest Central Ohio Procurement Technical
Assistance Center (SWCO PTAC) is a full-service,
non-profit resource center for government procurement.
SWCO PTAC provides a results oriented assistance
program that is designed to help Ohio businesses
generate bids in response to federal, state, and
local solicitations. PTAC has offices in Cincinnati,
Dayton and Columbus.
National
Business Centers
HEALTH
and SAFETY INFORMATION for Small Businesses
NIOSH
is an excellent resource center for health and safety
issues that can occur in the workplace.
SCORE
checkout SCORE's learning center at
Learning and SCORE's GRANTS
section.
SCORE
OHIO OFFICES
List of
11 SCORE offices in Ohio
U.S.
Small Business Admin (SBA)
also checkout the Office of Women's
Business Ownership at National
WNET
SBA
Programs Columbus SBA website. Click
HERE
for a PDF Loan Program chart.
SBA NEWSLETTERS - Newsletters on all
topics from all areas of the country. Subscribe
to one or many newsletters.
Women's
Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) The
WBENC certification for women-owned businesses is
one of the most widely recognized and respected
certifications in the nation.
Entrepreneurs
on Bloomberg
Bloomberg showcases Top Entrepreneurs' success
stories
Software
and Website Info for Your Business
Website
Review Basic Website
Review will test key elements of your site and give
suggestions for improvement.
Search
Engine Optimization (SEO) Analysis
SEO Site Checkup
can analyze your site and give recommendations so
that your site will load faster, rank higher for
your search terms, and get more visitors.
Website
Traffic Metrics
Compete's traffic and engagement free metrics show
how your competitors are attracting and keeping
customers online. Understand what sites and channels
are their most productive, newest, or untapped so
you can stay competitive, reverse engineer more
effective traffic acquisition strategies, and fine-tune
your own marketing efforts.
Google
Places With
a free Google Places account your business can be
found, be sure people can find you on Google, Stand
out, Engage customers with photos, offers, public
responses and more. Also suggest placing a link
your business location using to Google Maps, as
shown on our our contact
us page
Google
Voice
enhances the existing capabilities of your business
phone, regardless of which phone or carrier you
have - for free. For example you can obtain a free
phone number for your business and have that number
forwarded to voice mail, e-mail, land line or cell
phone.
Google
Analytics is
the enterprise-class web analytics solution that
gives you rich insights into your website traffic
and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible
and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze
your traffic data in an entirely new way.
Free
"On-Demand" Conference Calls
from Rondee with
no service charge [not toll free], on-demand [no
inviations needed] and easy setup where you provide
your own PIN. Rondee
also offers conferencing service with web-scheduling,
attendance tracking and optional in-bound toll free
for a low charge.
PC
Mantainance by
using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry
errors your PC systems should not only be more stable
but it will also help improve your system performance
without expensive hardware upgrades.
On-Line Store Guidelines
Information about creating an on-line store to sell
your products.
Intuit
Website Services from the QuickBooks company
Intuit makes it easy to create your own website
using Intuit's website-building software tools.
You can have a website designed and built in minutes,
even if you've never attempted to create a website
before. Checkout actual customer sites HERE
OpenOffice
OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office
software suite for word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, graphics, databases and more. It
is available in many languages and works on all
common computers. It stores all your data in an
international open standard format and can also
read and write files from other common office software
packages. It can be downloaded and used completely
free of charge for any purpose.
Resume
Creation
Free VisualCV is an Internet-based makes resume
writing easy.
PLEASE
REPORT NON WORKING LINKS TO SCORE
WEBMASTER
*Any reference
obtained from SCORE to a specific commercial product,
process or service does not constitute or imply
an endorsement by SCORE or SBA or the United States
Government of the product, process, or service or
its producer or provider. The views and opinions
expressed in any referenced document do not necessarily
state or reflect those of the SCORE or SBA or the
United States Government.
