Offers a variety of programming and classes available to the community including but not limited to: arts and crafts instruction, computer classes, babysitting instruction, dance classes, foreign language instruction, gardening classes, musical instrument training, financial planning, small business development, cooking classes, and dog obedience.

Promotes the welfare of the community, especially its commercial interests. Encourages the growth of new businesses, provides assistance to new firms seeking to locate in the community, advocates for actions that promote tourism and benefit the regional economy and serves as a voice for the business community at local and state levels.

Provides economic development programs and future workforce development programs.

Provides MBE (Minority Business Enterprise Certification) and EDGE (Encouraging Diversity Growth and Equity) entrepreneurs with management, technical, financial and contract procurement assistance as well as loan and bond packaging services.

Provides assistance to individuals who are starting a small business or non-profit or wish to make a small business or non-profit more successful. Confidential services include individual counseling, mentoring, workshops, and seminars. Services are provided by volunteers, including retired and working business owners, executives and corporate leaders, who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.

Assists "high-tech" entrepreneurs in transforming ideas into new technological commercial ventures. Provides support services through business incubation, business assistance and counseling, networking opportunities,flexible space, high-speed internet access.

Offers consultation for new businesses.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Offers free services to help start a small business or to make a small business more profitable including individual counseling, mentoring, workshops, and seminars. Services are provided by volunteers including retired and working business owners, executives and corporate leaders who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.

Provides services for low income housing rehabilitation and litter control (recycling center). Also provides revolving small business loans. Also may repair and replace septic systems for income eligible families in certain areas of the county.

Offers classes for individuals interested in starting a small business. 2024 Program: From Business Idea to Business Start-Up. Presented by Eric Smith (CED Educator, Central State University Extension) and Doug Litteral (MBAC, Business Advisor NECIC). * Sep 16 and 18: Design Thinking for Small Business * Sep 23 and 25: Business Models * Sep 30 and Oct 2: Business Branding * Oct 7 and 9: Business Marketing * Oct 14 and 16: Business Resources

Provides several types of guaranteed small business loans. Loans can be used for the cost of start up, expansion, equipment purchases, permanent working capital, and inventory or business-occupied real estate purchases.

Offers free services to help start a small business or to make a small business more profitable including individual counseling, mentoring, workshops, and seminars. Services are provided by volunteers including retired and working business owners, executives, and corporate leaders who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.

Provides interest free loans up to $10,000 for people who meet the agency's eligibility requirements. Funds are available for small business, tuition, medical expenses, home improvements (including improvements that increase accessibility in a home), high-interest (predatory) debt on funds borrowed from other sources, and a variety of other needs. May include multiple debts into one loan request as long as amount requested does not exceed $10,000. Checks are written to the organization that is owed, not to the individual.

Offers a variety of educational and supportive services for start-up and existing businesses, including business, computer, and social media classes, workshops, and seminars, financial literacy classes, and one-on-one coaching.

Provides 16-week (self-paced) employment training program for persons who are blind or severely visually impaired. Program involves management training, food service safety, sanitation, merchandising, customer service, business math, accounting, restaurant law, taxation and vending machine maintenance/repair, as well as on-site work experience. Service includes exam and licensure. Locations are awarded according to agency selection process.

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Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides business retention and marketing activities to maintain stable climate for small businesses in the area. Provides training and business technical assistance as participants in the Neighborhood Main Street Initiative.

Offers computer classes and instruction in dance, foreign languages, gardening, arts and crafts, woodworking, upholstery and babysitting. Also offers self-directed, online classes on a variety of topics.

The Small Business Development Center's services include: -One-on-one counseling - Business plan assistance -Orientation to federal, state, and local programs -Financing alternatives -Strategic planning -Accounting and legal issues -Local and regional networking -Marketing and promotion -Office space rental, classrooms and conference rooms

This young professionals group are for ages 21-45 who work in Knox County, Ohio. They meet when scheduled for networking and discussions.

Offers a broad range of consulting services such as strategic planning, business management, marketing, and product development for small businesses in Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.