U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 684-2814
Procurement Trade Assistance Center (PTAC)
1776 Mentor Avenue, Suite 420
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
(513) 489-2528
e-mail: bwirth(at)emtec.org
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
Manufacturing Technology SBDC (MTSBDC)
TechSolve
6705 Steger Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
(513) 948-4026
Ohio SBDC at Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
(513) 487-6517
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.
http://www.development.ohio.gov/edd/1ststop/onestop/index.cfm
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.
www.businessloanfunds.com
