Education & Community for Ohio Startups: 15 Resources

Cincinnati State Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Cincinnati · Education & Community, Mentorship & Advising, Funding & Capital
Cincinnati State, host of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Greater Cincinnati since 2019.
Cleveland State Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cleveland / Akron · Education & Community, Mentorship & Advising, Pitch Competitions
Cleveland State University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Columbus State Small Business Development Center Columbus · Mentorship & Advising, State & Public Programs, Education & Community
Columbus State Community College hosts a Central Ohio Ohio SBDC (550 E. Spring St.) and has partnered with Goldman Sachs on small business training.
ECDI Women's Business Centers of Ohio Cleveland / Akron · Education & Community, Funding & Capital, Loans & Debt Capital, Mentorship & Advising
ECDI Women's Business Centers of Ohio.
Enterprise Technology Association (ETA) Statewide · Education & Community, Accelerators & Studios, Mentorship & Advising
Enterprise Technology Association (ETA).
Kent State Blackstone LaunchPad Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising, Education & Community
Blackstone LaunchPad at Kent State.
Ohio Cyber Range Institute Statewide · Education & Community, Tech Transfer
Ohio Cyber Range Institute (University of Cincinnati, with the University of Akron).
Ohio Women's Business Center (OWBRN) Cincinnati · Mentorship & Advising, Certification & Compliance, Education & Community
Ohio Women's Business Center, run by the Ohio Women's Business Resource Network (founded 1992).
Sinclair Community College Entrepreneurship and 10,000 Small Businesses Dayton · Education & Community, Mentorship & Advising
Sinclair Community College (Dayton).
Smashing Your Sales Goals: Velocity Accelerator Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising, Accelerators & Studios, State & Public Programs, Education & Community
For business owners and entrepreneurs 0-6 years in business looking to create a step-by-step sales process that can be used again and again to…
SparkWorks Innovation Statewide · Tech Transfer, Accelerators & Studios, Education & Community, Funding & Capital
SparkWorks Innovation (Columbus).
Technology First Dayton · Education & Community
Miami Valley IT trade association (formerly the Greater Dayton IT Alliance) with roughly 170 member companies, peer networking events, a tech…
Women's Network of Northeast Ohio Cleveland / Akron · Mentorship & Advising, Education & Community
Women's Network of Northeast Ohio (Akron).
Women's Small Business Accelerator of Ohio (WSBA) Statewide · Accelerators & Studios, Mentorship & Advising, Education & Community
Women's Small Business Accelerator of Ohio.
YSU Entrepreneurship Center Youngstown · Education & Community, Mentorship & Advising
Youngstown State University Entrepreneurship Center (Williamson College).

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