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The first step is to complete an electronic Request for Consulting. This form will start your relationship with the Ohio SBDC Hamilton County where you will find the most up-to-date resources for your business information needs. Please note that we cannot schedule requests for individual assistance without this form. Once the form is submitted, you will be contacted by the Ohio SBDC Hamilton County to set up a consulting session.

GrowthWheel Approach

GrowthWheel is a visual toolbox and online platform for decision making and action planning for startup and growth companies. It helps entrepreneurs build their businesses through a simple action oriented process that stays true to the way most entrepreneurs think and work. For us as a business advisor, the absolute flexibility of the toolbox means that it can be fully adapted to existing advisory tools and client needs, and it can even be used by clients themselves, thereby saving time for us.

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The Ohio Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide business counseling and assistance to individuals who are either starting or growing their business. Ohio SBDC at the Urban League Greater Southwestern Ohio, is staffed by highly trained, Certified Business Advisors®. The Center provides no-cost, confidential, in-depth, one-on-one counseling for businesses that will or currently employ under 500 employees.

The Urban League's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community and federal, state and local governments. with two locations: at Union Institute and University (440 E. McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206) and the Urban League Greater Southwestern Ohio (3458 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229), SBDC partners include the Ohio Department of Development, the Small Business Administration, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and more.

Our Mission

To accelerate Ohio’s economy by helping people start, sustain and grow their businesses.

And how do we do this?

Free business consulting
Business seminars and workshops
Connection to resources at a local, state and federal level.

Services Include:

• Business assessment evaluation
• Cash flow analysis
• Financial projections development
• Strategic business planning
• One-on-One business counseling

•Identifying sources of capital
•Workshops and training programs
•Marketing strategy development
•Market feasibility and research
•Export Assistance

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Schedule an Appointment with us!

Please register in the below areas that you are in your business stage in order to receive:

- Effective
We have years of experience helping small businesses succeed

- Confidential
All our clients, their businesses, and related information are kept strictly confidential - we will not sell or provide your information to anyone without your permission.

- Free
Our business counseling services are provided free of charge to businesses and entrepreneurs.

Registration is fast, easy, and free.

Start your Business

Thinking about starting your own business in Cincinnati, Ohio? We serve the aspiring entrepreneur who needs to understand the requirements for going into business, financial management issues, marketing techniques and strategies, business plan development and implementation, and the qualifications for obtaining start-up funds.

Before meeting with the Ohio SBDC, we ask that you attend one of our information sessions and workshops. This workshop will prepare you to have a much more productive meeting with a Certified Business Advisor® (CBA).

Then we can work with you to discuss your ideas, conduct market research on your product and your customer, prepare a business plan and cash flow projections, and set realistic financial and profitability goals.

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Manage your Business

Looking to manage better your existing business in Cincinnati, Ohio? We work with you to help plan and manage for success.

A business plan is a written explanation about your business, products, services, and customers. It describes how you will operate and who will manage the business.

It can also help determine the feasibility of your ideas and serve as a road map to start, expand, or re-structure a business. A business plan is first a management tool, but it is also often a requirement for obtaining loans or investors.

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Grow your Business

Looking to grow your existing business in Cincinnati, Ohio? We serve the established owner or manager who wants to expand a business, solve a business problem, do strategic planning, hire new staff, add a location, develop new ideas, enter new markets, or access expansion capital.

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