GROW Your Small Business in Gahanna
Officially founded in 1981, the the Gahanna Area Chamber is a private business organization comprised of over 350 business members.
By becoming a member, you are united with hundreds of individuals working to promote a strong and healthy business climate. Together with area businesses, professional men and women, and the educational system, we strive to promote a pleasant environment for the entire community. The strength of the Chamber lies in attracting a large number of members to create a pool of resources from which ideas, finances, and benefits can be drawn.
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SCORE Columbus OH, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. We have been doing this for over fifty years.
Because our work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and thanks to our network of 10,000 volunteers, we are able to deliver our services at no charge or at very low cost. To learn more about SCORE, visit their website!
The Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) is based in Columbus, with offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Canton, Toledo and Portsmouth. For small business clients in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, we serve a one-stop resource center. We are a leading SBA microloan intermediary, a certified Community Development Corporation, and Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institution.
To learn more about ECDI, please visit their website!
The Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA) has selected the Columbus Urban League to help develop and grow Ohio small, minority-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses through the Minority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC) Program.
The MBACs provide MBE and EDGE entrepreneurs with management, technical, financial and contract procurement assistance in addition to loan and bond packaging services. These services are available at no cost to businesses located throughout Ohio.
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The Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority is a public agency that provides creative and timely financing solutions in Central Ohio’s private, non-profit and public sectors. The Finance Authority has a A- bond fund rating from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services for its Central Ohio Bond Fund.
CFCFA’s has two business loan programs targeting minority-owned businesses as well as facilitating investment in low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods in Franklin County.
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