Resources & Loans For Small Business Owners During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic leaves small businesses across the state closed indefinitely or operating under limited capacities, resources continue to emerge to help organizations navigate this...
View ArticleFollowing the Rollercoaster of the SBA’s PPP Loans
New loan programs from the Small Business Administration (SBA) designed to support primarily businesses with fewer than 500 employees through the coronavirus pandemic have not been without their...
View ArticleNew Legislation Provides $310 Billion More in PPP Funding
On Monday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, small businesses can once again apply for the Paycheck Protection Program. On Friday, April 24, President Donald Trump signed a measure that allotted an...
View ArticleApplications Open for SEA Change Accelerator
Applications are now open for the 2020 SEA Change cohort. The social enterprise accelerator program helps socially-conscious businesses develop their models for measurable social change. The program...
View ArticlePPP Loans Averaging Lower for Round 2 – Why That’s Good
After anticipating that funding for the second round of the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program might run out within a week of its opening on April 27, nine days later billions of dollars remain...
View Article‘Now Go Start’ Business Building Sessions Kick off May 14
Maybe you’ve been mastering a new hobby or relentlessly organizing everything in your house during the coronavirus pandemic. But what about finally starting your own business? “There’s no better time...
View ArticleState Offering Liquor Rebate for Bars & Restaurants
As bars and restaurants across the state are allowed to re-open, JobsOhio and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Liquor Control will offer a one-time rebate so locations can restock their...
View ArticleApplications Open Through June 5 for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Goldman Sachs is partnering with Columbus State Community College to provide an educational opportunity for local business owners through its 10,000 Small Businesses program. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small...
View ArticleState Offering Funding For Women & Minority Owned Business, PPE Producers
On Tuesday, June 2, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced three new loan and grant programs to support small- and medium-sized businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. To...
View ArticleUpdated: New Law Provides More Flexibility for PPP Forgiveness
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on 6/8/2020 with additional details from the SBA. The forgiveness potential of the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, which stated that loans would be fully...
View ArticleCity Providing $5.5 Million in Loans & Grants to Small Businesses
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 8 with additional details and qualifications for the loan and grant programs. The Columbus COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Fund will...
View ArticleCOhatch Collaborating With OSU on Newest Space in the University District
Rapidly-expanding coworking company COhatch will create a first-of-its-kind space in the University District in collaboration with The Ohio State University. Taking over more than 8,000 square feet of...
View ArticleCity Opens Loan & Grant Programs to Businesses Citywide with 25 or Fewer...
Round one of the Columbus COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Fund, which was created to provide $5.5 million in loans and grants to small businesses through CARES Act funding, catered to...
View ArticleNorth Market Accepting Applications for Pop-Up Vendors
The North Market, 59 Spruce St., is now accepting applications for pop-up vendors to set up shop at two spaces within the market. Through the pop-up program, Ohio makers and growers can rent space on a...
View ArticleOver $6 Million Remains in Columbus COVID-19 Small Business Response and...
Over $6.5 million remains in the Columbus COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Fund. Applications for the loan and grant program close this week on Saturday, August 29 at 5 p.m. The fund...
View ArticleCOhatch Opens Sixth Central Ohio Location at Easton
COhatch has done it again. The coworking company opened the doors last week to its sixth Central Ohio location, COhatch The Square, at 4182 Worth Ave. at the Easton Gateway. It’s the coworking...
View ArticleOver 850 Business Receive Funding through City Recovery Fund
Local small businesses have received more than $8.3 million from the Columbus-Franklin County COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Fund. The city has released insights into how the $10.5...
View ArticleApplications for State’s Small Business Relief Grants Open November 2
$125 million of funding received by the State of Ohio from the federal CARES Act has been designated for the state’s Small Business Relief Grant program. The Ohio Development Services Agency will...
View ArticleCity Announces Grant Program to Support Small Businesses in Downtown & Short...
The Capital Crossroads and Discovery Special Improvement Districts and Short North Alliance will manage and distribute $2 million in CARES Grant funding to support small businesses in their respective...
View ArticleGrants From Ohio Bar & Restaurant Assistance Fund Still Available
If your business has an active on-premises liquor permit (as of October 23, 2020), you are eligible for a bar grant of $2,500 for each location. On December 30, 2020, the State of Ohio released an...
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