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| BIO/START, Greater Cincinnati's biomedical, bioengineering, and biotechnology start-up business incubator since 1996, is located near the University of Cincinnati campus. As part of Ohio's Edison Incubator Program, BIO/START provides laboratory facilities, business expertise and a supportive environment for entrepreneurs and their newly formed life science companies.
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| Provide complete state, federal, and local license and permit information on starting or expanding a business in Kentucky; serve as a business information referral service to Kentucky's new and expanding businesses on state, federal and local business assistance programs.
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| C-Cap acts as an early stage capital hub, connecting entrepreneurs with individual investors, and with other resources needed by early stage growth companies. C-Cap focuses on high-growth-potential companies of the types that would be eligible for professional venture capital financing at a later stage. |
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| The Certified Development Company of Butler County provides the small business sector alternative fixed asset financing through federal and state programs. |
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| The City of Cincinnati Department of Community Development and Planning is dedicated to helping the City's neighborhoods attract new private sector investment and jobs. |
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| The Cincinnati Export Assistance Center offers U.S. firms free counseling and assistance on how to export, where to find export markets and gather and produce various marketing and information products to facilitate exporting.
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| The MCBAP provides the minority business community with management, techical, financial and procurement assistance as well as help in finding financing. |
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| The Office of Contract Compliance (OCC) Small Business Division administers the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program for the City of Cincinnati. |
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| The Chamber's mission is to capture Cincinnati USA's place as one of the world's favorite American business centers. |
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| Provide a full array of services of interest to those wanting to start their own business and those already operating a business. Serve as a clearinghouse of information, resources and counseling. Offer a regular schedule of training classes.
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| The Commonwealth Small Business Development Corp. offers the 504 Loan Program, a fixed asset financing program for expanding small businesses. |
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| Quality, non-credit small business classes for adults. Topics range from Starting a Successful Small Business to Creating Business Plans to Tax and Record keeping and computer skills. Ideal for businesses looking for the expertise to grow and be more profitable and for persons starting a new business. |
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| Covington Economic Development Department coordinates all of the following services citywide: planning, zoning, historic preservation, community development planning, business license, business development, small business technical assistance, small business loans, business recruitment, enterprise zone incentives and business outreach services. |
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| Dedicated to recruitment, retention, and growth of small businesses with a focus on minority and women owned enterprises in the Central Business District. Specific services include: site identification/selection, accessing demographic data, and technical assistance referrals. |
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| Provides management assistance consulting services to nonprofit organizations to help them achieve their missions. Services are provided by teams of experienced business consultants. |
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| The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit business organization with approximately 500 members. The vision of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce is to assure the ideal environment for business success.
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| The GCAACC advocates on behalf of emerging and established businesses to create new market opportunities, provide access to capital and revitalize the African American community. |
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| The Start Your Business Program provides the basics of starting and running a small business including: characteristics of entrepreneurs, how to develop and write a business plan, establish policies and procedures, how to make the most of your resources, where to go for assistance, and discovering how to effectively handle the challenges of running a small business.
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| GCMI provides training and access to credit to aspiring entrepreneurs in low-to moderate income communities who have viable business ideas but who do not qualify for credit from existing small business lenders, both traditional and alternative. |
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| The Greater Cincinnati Venture Association (GCVA) was organized in 1986 to facilitate and encourage investment in new and growing businesses. |
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