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Small Businesses & Communities

JobsOhio drives growth through programs and partnerships. Ohio’s small businesses face different challenges, so JobsOhio has developed our small business strategy to serve their unique needs. For communities to thrive, they must implement economic development projects that attract private investment and create jobs. The Vibrant Communities Program assists distressed small and mid-size cities with projects that fulfill a market need and represent a reinvestment in eligible cities.

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Small Businesses Growth & Support

2023 RESULTS

  • JobsOhio Small Business Grant projects: 146 projects completed and 622 new jobs
  • Six JobsOhio & Lightship Bootcamps for over 60 businesses (which resulted in at least two closed JobsOhio Small Business Grant projects)
  • Supported Adelphi Bank (Minority Depository Institution) launch in Columbus

2024 GOALS

  • JobsOhio Small Business Grant projects: 146 new projects and 500-1,000 new jobs toward five-year goal
  • Continue Lightship Bootcamps, Goldman Sachs 10K SB, and Black Tech Week
  • Launch JobsOhio Small Business Academy, Powered by Aileron
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Building Vibrant Communities

2023 RESULTS

  • Vibrant Communities Program: 12 projects completed and 187 new jobs 
  • Pre-Project Planning: 7 new projects 

2024 Goals

  • Vibrant Communities Program: 10 new projects
  • Pre-Project Planning: 10 new projects

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