U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 632-3933
Horizon Certified Development Company (HCDC)
1776 Mentor Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
(513) 631-8292
Procurement Trade Assistance (PTAC)
and Manufacturing Technology SBDC (MTSBDC)
EMTEC
4700 Ashwood Drive, #135
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
(513) 489-2540 (MTSBDC)
(513) 489-2542 (PTAC)
University of Cincinnati SBDC
7162 Reading Road, SUite 725
Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
(513) 556-2072
Ohio SBDC at Biz Tech
20 High Street
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
(513) 737-6543
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
550 Main Street, Room 2-512
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 684-2812
Research Links
www.sba.gov
Information on starting, financing and expanding a business. Includes "How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget", a free online training course for entreprenuers.
www.business.gov
The U.S. Business Advisor provides one-stop access to Federal government information, services and transactions.
www.odod.state.oh.us/edd/1ststop
Ohio's 1st Stop Business Connection provides start-up business kits.
eVenturing.org
Comparisons to industry standards.
http://entreworld.org
http://peerspectives.org
General business issues/how to's
www.melissadata.com
Free census lookups
www.census.gov
Demographic data
www.esribis.com
Demographic reports / lifestyle characteristics / free Zip Code information.
www.infospace.com
Business listings / location of competitors within radius of business.
www.zapdata.com
Dun & Bradstreet data and free propecting lisis.
www.annualcreditreport.com
Free Credit Report, small charge for Credit Score.
http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/sales_and_use/license.stm
Ohio vendor's license information and forms.
www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/businessservices/corp.aspx
Ohio business name registration or filing forms for LLC or S Corporation.
www.ohiobwc.com/employer/forms/coverage/default.asp
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation forms.
www.cift.eisc.org
Center for Innovative Food Technology
www.cincytechusa.com
CincyTechUSA
www.goering.uc.edu
The Goering Center for Family and Private Business.
