Business.gov-Small Business Guide to Government Grants and Loans
We've all seen the headlines: "Millions in free government money for your business." Late-night infomercials, reference guides and websites promote the availability of grant money to entrepreneurs for starting and expanding businesses. Sound too good to be true? It is. This site provides an explanation of federal and state loan, grant and venture capital financing programs available for your small business.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This document contains lists of grants offered by the federal government. Use the subject index to see if you or your business may be eligible for grant funding. The Catalog gives detailed descriptions that include eligibility, deadlines and the process of applying for the grant.
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Community Capital Development Corporation
CCDC is a private, not-for-profit corporation which makes loans to small businesses in Central Ohio and the State of Ohio. Their financing programs are designed to assist healthy, growing small businesses invest in land, building, and equipment.
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Economic & Community Development Institute
ECDI provides a network of comprehensive support services to build the economic and social capacities of individuals, families, enterprises and communities. To achieve this goal, ECDI offers micro enterprise training and technical assistance, individual development accounts, and micro-loans for small businesses.
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Entrepreneurship.org - Fostering Entrepreneurship Worldwide
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation provides inspirational stories about entrepreneurs who are leading our economic recovery. Content for entrepreneurs includes information spanning everything one may need to launch or grow an entrepreneurial company. From accounting, financing, management, marketing and sales, there is a variety of content for your reference.
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GrowNow.Ohio.gov
GrowNOW interest rate reduction program is designed to help small businesses grow by providing them with critical cash flow. When a business is approved for a loan from one of the hundreds of eligible banks in the state, GrowNOW provides an additional three percent discount on the loan's already-negotiated interest rate, when the loan is linked to creating or saving jobs in Ohio.
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Increase Community Development Corporation
The INCREASE Community Development Corporation (ICDC) is a faith-based non-profit organization devoted to increasing the quality of life in Central Ohio through education, entrepreneurship and economic development.
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Ohio Community Development Finance Fund
Finance Fund is a statewide nonprofit financial intermediary working to enable progress and inspire change within Ohio’s low-income communities. By building bridges to economic development and community revitalization, they aim to create opportunities that make a better quality of life possible.
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Ohio Department of Development:Entrepreneurship and Small Business Division
The Entrepreneurship and Small Business Division of the Ohio Department of Development provides assistance to business owners and entrepreneurs in order to encourage both the creation and the expansion of small businesses throughout the State of Ohio. Find a list of financing sources available to Ohio businesses here.
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Ohio Rural Development Partnerships
A statewide organization that brings together citizens, the private sector, and federal, state, and local officials to address the needs of rural Ohio communities.
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Rural Business Cooperative Service
Promoting a dynamic business environment in rural America is the goal of the Rural Business Cooperative Service Business Program. The program works in partnership with private sector and community based organizations to provide financial assistance and business planning.
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SBA: Financing Your Business
Visit this site to learn about the different kinds of loan programs offered by the Small Business Administration and obtain the forms necessary to apply for them. Look into the statistics section to search for the amounts and recipients of loans in past years. If it is still too confusing, check out the workshops that are offered by the SBA.
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The Credit Process: A Guide for Small Business Owners
Published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, this document includes sections on what lenders expect to see in a business plan.
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