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SUMMARY:Ask an Expert: Minority Business Development
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DESCRIPTION:Access services offered through the Ohio Department of Develop
 ment.\nhttps://columbus.libnet.info/event/16735859
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Department of Development Minority Bus
 iness Development Division supports the growth and sustainability of small
 \, minority-owned\, and disadvantaged businesses in Ohio.</p>\n<p>Supporti
 ng these businesses means providing them with resources that include techn
 ical and professional assistance\, access to capital\, surety bonding\, an
 d connection to business opportunities through the assistance of the Minor
 ity Business Assistance Centers (MBAC). The Division leverages these resou
 rces to support the achievement of the state's 15% Minority Business Enter
 prise (MBE) set-aside requirement.</p>\n<p>The Division works with entrepr
 eneurs and emerging business enterprises to help them achieve scale and ma
 rket success. The overarching goal is to help small\, minority-owned\, and
  disadvantaged businesses contribute to job creation and economic growth i
 n Ohio.</p>\n<p>The MBACs provide the following services:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>A
 ccounting assistance</li>\n<li>Business management counseling</li>\n<li>Co
 mpleting federal\, state\, and local certification applications</li>\n<li>
 Contract procurement assistance</li>\n<li>Estimating/bidding assistance</l
 i>\n<li>Identifying local resources</li>\n<li>Loan packaging assistance</l
 i>\n<li>Marketing plan development</li>\n<li>Referrals to financial assist
 ance programs</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br />&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://columbus.libnet.i
 nfo/event/16735859
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