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Provides a program designed to facilitate small business growth, job creation, and access to capital. SBDC's provide confidential one-to-one business advising at no cost, management training, and educational programs. It is the only statewide system that works with entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages of business growth. The Ohio SBDC Certified Business Advisors utilize a business coaching process to assess the business situation and work with entrepreneurs to think through problems, identify the need, find options, and pinpoint solutions. The District 6 SBDC can provide assistance with items such as: access to capital, business plan development, guidance on government regulations, buying/selling business, feasibility analysis, financial analysis, growth strategies, human resources, management, marketing, research, and strategic planning, just to name a few.

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.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides training to learn new job skills and to increase current job skill levels in a wide variety of professional employment areas. Provides background for testing for certification and professional licensure as well as continuing education credits where appropriate. Service is also available to employers wishing to increase skills of their employees as a whole. Areas covered include: bank teller training, truck driver training, training and education for those in the construction trades, small business development, customer service, careers working with aging individuals, health care careers (State Tested Nursing Assistant-STNA- training), Spanish for health care professionals, social work certification, human resources, meeting/event planning, food service/hospitality, classes to prepare for standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and other college entrance exams, police/fire/emergency training, and computer classes (including certification in advanced information technology).

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides neighborhood promotion, building assessment, and other activities that aim to develop and revitalize the commercial areas of the service area. Provides technical assistance for small business development, marketing, and other activities that build local commercial areas.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Facilitates and promotes business success and growth in the Belpre area and Mid-Ohio Valley. Provides networking opportunities, education, start-up support and business retention and expansion facilitation, plus community service.

Makes loans to businesses in Lakewood for up to 40% of eligible cost, or a maximum of $30,000 per project, for exterior building repairs/renovations and interior building code improvements. A comprehensive improvement to the facade, in accordance with the architectural standards and sign ordinance, is mandatory.

Represents dentists throughout the state of Ohio. Provides information, services and support to dentists. Offers continuing education opportunities for the dental profession.

Provides various monthly community classes such as cooking and nutrition classes, CPR courses, GED classes, fitness classes, and health screenings.

In coordination with other county subdivisions, fosters an environment within Columbiana County which is conducive to economic development and helps implement and administer programs which enhance business or property activity in the county.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides a variety of personal enrichment classes and recreational activities. Classes and activities offered may include, but are not limited to, computer training, financial management, gardening, starting a small business, arts and crafts, cooking, foreign language, and music instruction.

Offers business development programs including: - Technology Incubator: Offers office, lab, and light manufacturing space as well as a tech incubator program, a mentoring program, and a software accelerator. - Software Product Development Accelerator: Offers an intense, hands-on program focused on software product development and accommodates startups in any industry developing a software solution. Startups work with advisors and Bounce network professionals to build a software product and start iterating with early customers. Each company exits the program with a solid pitch deck and financial model, and gain exposure to the essentials of business model design, startup growth management, go-to-market strategy, and fundraising. - Mortar at Bounce: Offers a 15-week accelerator course that helps both existing and aspiring non-tech entrepreneurs learn the nuances of business ownership and build a comprehensive business canvas; the goal being to launch businesses that create jobs and circulate dollars locally.

Provides developers, business owners, residents, and others with activities to encourage investment, preservation and infill development of commercial districts and residential neighborhoods. Works to access loans and grants to fund projects.

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.

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 online and in-person information and resources for nonprofit agencies. Services include professional development (certificates and workshops), technical assistance/consultations, online Job Center and online on-demand resources and educational opportunities.

Provides low interest loans and fixed financing for business loans for persons interested in starting a new business, expanding their current business, or those in need of renovation.

Provides low interest loans which will give needed and appropriate assistance and support to companies investing in Lakewood in order to foster redevelopment efforts, increase jobs, generate new tax revenue and provide for physical improvements in Lakewood.

Provides services to stimulate commerce, attract new businesses, expand existing businesses and foster a favorable business environment that represents our member-investors.

Offers a range of consulting services in areas such as: - Customized Board Training: Customized board training presentations to address the particular and timely concerns and issues facing a nonprofit. Specific topics include the role and responsibilities of serving on a board, best practices in nonprofit governance, leadership succession planning and the roles of advisory boards. - Board Consulting: Conducts board consultations for board and staff leaders of nonprofit organizations. The board assessment process engages the full board in a discussion around the best practices in governance. BVU then prepares recommendations and facilitates a process with the board to strengthen its own performance. - Leadership Succession Consulting: Provides leadership succession and transition planning consulting for nonprofit staff and boards, including the development of emergency succession plans, long range staff succession plans and board succession plans. - Operational Consulting: Engagement of volunteer consultants, financial management, technology, marketing, legal and human resources.