Small Business Development Guide
Sources of Start-Up Assistance
Small Business Development Center at Ashland University. . . . . . . . . . . 877-289-1468
419-207-5568
Ohio Small Business Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ohiosbdc.org
First Stop Business Connection (Columbus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-248-4040
"Starting Your Business in Ohio" packet
Small Business Administration (SBA) Cleveland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216-522-4180
Small Business Administration (SBA) Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614-469-6860
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . .419-522-3211
Lake Erie Manufacturing SBDC Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419-535-6000
Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative (MCI) at Ashland University. . .419-289-5295
International Trade Assistance Center (ITAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419-521-2651
Braintree Business Incubator (Mansfield). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419-525-1614
Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614-466-4211
Bureau of Workers' Compensation (Columbus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-686-1553
Minority Contractors & Business Assistance (Akron). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419-242-7304
Enterprise Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-867-2997
Bureau of Vocational Rehab. Services (Ontario). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419-747-3040
US Patent Information (Columbus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614-469-6955
Copyrights, Library of Congress (Washington D.C.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202-707-2905
Call any of these facilities for lists of other organizations that may
be helpful for your start up business needs.