ECDI in the News
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New entrepreneurship center opens at Wright State to help veterans, spouses start, expand businesses
Nov 25, 2024
Wright State University
WHIO: Wright State opens the first Veteran Business Outreach Center in Ohio
Nov 14, 2024
WHIO
Wright State University hosts Ohio's first Veteran Business Outreach Center
Nov 13, 2024
Dayton 24/7 Now
Helping veterans start businesses is the mission at new Wright State office
Nov 13, 2024
Dayton Daily News
WSU opens state’s first small business outreach center for veterans, military families
Nov 13, 2024
WDTN
Ohio's first Veterans Business Outreach Center to open this week
Nov 11, 2024
Dayton 24/7 Now
Business boot camp helps Marietta student bring her sweet dream to life
Oct 15, 2024
Ohio Today
#HerStory: Highlighting Selena Barabino for National Women' Small Business Month - Amaryllis Beaute Haven, LLC Testimony
Oct 10, 2024
Women of Toledo
SBA Administrator Announces $1 Million for Grant Awardees to Expand Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
Aug 27, 2024
SBA
Tameka Huey Barkley’s Lavender Lemonade Beverage is on Shelves at Fairfax Market
Aug 16, 2024
Cleveland Magazine
Exploring entrepreneurial resilience and community in the state of Ohio
Jul 18, 2024
GoDaddy
Cooking Up Hope at Ro’s Kitchen: A Fresh Approach to Serving the Community
Jun 29, 2024
Columbus Underground
Rising Challenges: Columbus-Area Bakers Struggle to Meet Demand for Artisanal Bread
Apr 9, 2024
Columbus Monthly
SBA names new Women’s Business Centers to serve women entrepreneurs, business owners
Apr 8, 2024
SOSLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY
Unlocking Workplace Excellence: Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Development Board Launch Fourth Next Level DEIA Cohort
Jan 29, 2024
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
26 pitches to be heard at Accelerate: Citizens Make Change Feb. 22
Jan 26, 2024
Cleveland Jewish News
Retail dreams turn to reality at Cleveland Corner Shop Collective
Sep 12, 2023
Ideastream Public Media
Wonderbus brings in Columbus entrepreneurs selected by ECDI
Aug 29, 2023
Columbus Business First
Meals on wheels: 4 Columbus-area food trucks offering global cuisine
Aug 3, 2023
The Columbus Dispatch
Jeffrey J. Patter Joins Board of the Economic & Community Development Institute
Aug 3, 2023
Ulmer & Berne LLP
KeyBank Provides $30 Million of Financing for the Cleveland Foundation Midtown Collaboration Center
Jun 6, 2023
KeyBank
Franklin County café celebrates 1 year as social enterprise. How many workers were helped?
Jun 1, 2023
The Columbus Dispatch
More than 900 businesses take part in Hamilton County’s first Small Business Day
May 22, 2023
Fox19
Hamilton County launches Small Business Office with networking, education event
May 22, 2023
WCPO
11 nonprofits receive funds from Citizens Bank to help support their communities
May 12, 2023
Cleveland.com
Ohio Couple Combines Passions through Launch of CDFI-Funded Gift and Tackle Shop
Apr 10, 2023
Opportunity Finance Network
Shawnee State University celebrates grand opening of Kricker Innovation Hub
Mar 11, 2023
The Highland County Press
ECDI utilizes its support-service recipients to start a second phase of renovations
Mar 7, 2023
Columbus Business First
Diversity in Business Awards: Here are the 18 individual and organization honorees for 2023
Feb 23, 2023
Columbus Business First
Executive Insights: A Q&A on entrepreneurship and job creation with Inna Kinney, founder and CEO of ECDI
Feb 22, 2023
Columbus Business First
Economic and Community Development Institute and Turner Construction Company
Jan 3, 2023
Ohio Department of
Administrative Services
Awards honor Ohioans advancing MLK principles
Jan 3, 2023
Ohio Department of
Administrative Services
Workforce goals for minorities, women need teeth, facilitator says
Oct 20, 2022
Construction Dive
A New Summit Street Diner in the Works – Coming Soon Bertha Mae’s Kitchen
Sep 1, 2022
The Sojourners Truth
Kricker Innovation Hub’s Ignite Portsmouth awards $5,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs
Jul 13, 2022
Portsmouth Daily Times
SBA Announces 2022 Central and Southern Ohio District Small Business Week Winners
Apr 30, 2022
Small Business Administration
Service's Cafe Overlook celebrates grand opening next week
Apr 12, 2022
Columbus Business First
How ECDI is helping local social enterprise businesses reach profitability with purpose
Apr 6, 2022
Columbus Business First
The Village of Healing Center in Euclid wants to make sure Black families can thrive
Feb 12, 2022
Cleveland 19
ECDI named largest microlender in the U.S. by the Small Business Administration
Feb 7, 2022
Columbus Dispatch
Huntington Bank And City Of Cleveland Announce Entrepreneurship Program To Help Region's Small Businesses Grow
Jan 26, 2022
MarketWatch
Mayor Ginther And First Lady Shannon Ginther Announce New Columbus Women's Commission Members
Jan 18, 2022
The City of Columbus
Columbus Lender Buys Contracts From Minority- and Women-Owned Firms
Dec 23, 2021
Construction Dive
Helping to Keep Small Businesses Afloat: One Businesses Comeback After The Pandemic
Dec 3, 2021
ABC6 Columbus
ECDI, Cleveland partnering on business incubator for disadvantaged entrepreneurs
Aug 18, 2021
Cleveland Business Journal
How a partnership with Turner Construction is helping this minority-owned business grow
Jul 28, 2021
Columbus Business First
ECDI seeks to raise $20M as it starts project to expand small-business incubation space
Jul 26, 2021
Columbus Business First
How this Black-owned small business secured access to PPP funds through ECDI
May 25, 2021
Columbus Business First
Columbus Black Business, ECDI client, Elite National Building Services Finds Cleaning Niche
May 14, 2021
The Columbus Dispatch
The Power 100: Here are Columbus' most influential leaders, the final 20 for 2021
May 7, 2021
Columbus Business First
New Women's Business Center of Central Appalachia will Provide Training, Assistance and Loan Capital
Apr 9, 2021
The Herald Dispatch
New Center in Portsmouth to help Women-Owned Small Businesses
Apr 6, 2021
WSAZ3 West Virginia
Columbus microlender urging Ohio's small businesses, sole proprietors to apply for PPP
Apr 4, 2021
Columbus Business First
Microlender ECDI Helps Small Businesses Secure $6M in Latest PPP Funding
Apr 2, 2021
Columbus Business First
Foodies on 4: featuring ECDI client, Le Vieux Lyon French Bakery Café
Mar 13, 2021
NBC4 Columbus
Ohio Small Businesses Have Until March 31 to tap PNC-seeded $10 million pandemic loan fund
Mar 9, 2021
Akron Beacon Journal
Dayton Bank, Ohio Nonprofit Team Up To Provide $10 Million to Ohio Businesses
Mar 9, 2021
Yahoo! / Tribune Publishing
ECDI - Tim Kehoe - Discusses Working Proactively with Small Businesses
Mar 2, 2021
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