Business Development & Entrepreneurship

 

We have created the following departaments to better assist your entrepreneurial needs:

Ohio Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Centers Network of Ohio is the premier technical assistance program for Ohio’s small businesses. The network is provided through a partnership between the Ohio Department of Development, the U.S. Small Business Administration and selected Ohio chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, and economic development agencies. Today, these federal, state, and local partnerships contribute more than $10 million in cash and resources to the support of small business development in Ohio.For more information click here

The Program is designed to assist high-potential entrepreneurs with intensive, one-on-one coaching and educational opportunities designed to help that entrepreneur meet the goals set.With this Initiative we are looking to assist all categories of entrepreneurs and businesses, from micro to large, focusing on those small and medium-sized companies that are in the growth stage

We will identify firms that have the highest growth potential and are likely to have the greatest impact in terms of job creation and urban economic development. The coaching process will prepare those firms for expanded financing, procurement opportunities and help them develop business relationships with major corporations.

For more information, contact us at : (513) 487-1155 or via email @ tstowers@gcul.org

Program launched in March 2006

The Economic Empowerment Center (EEC) is a national program designed to encourage entrepreneurship in urban areas, particularly among small entrepreneurs. In Cincinnati, the program is sponsored by the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati and is operated as the Cincinnati Economic Empowerment Center

 

ORV-WBC

The Ohio River Valley provides a national, premier WBENC certification to women owned companies in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Major corporations and government agencies utilize the WBENC organization as a clearinghouse for women suppliers seeking procurement opportunities.
The ORV~WBC is an organization for women business owners interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships with other women business owners, major corporations and governmental agencies. ORV-WBC is one of 14 regional partner organizations of the Women’s National Business Enterprise Council (WBENC). Our charge is to certify bona fide women-owned businesses and to promote the activities directed at the development, establishment, expansion and encouragement of businesses owned by women. The ORV~WBC was established in March 2009 to provide premier WBENC certifications to women-owned businesses in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

Customer Contact Center

This area provides full-service customer contact services, customizable to the needs of our clients. We have the knowledge and capability to provide optimal structure for your organization’s success. We will be your complete call center provider or merely an extension of your current model – it is your choice.