Small Business Resource Fair - Columbus, OH

Join ECDI and the WBC on May 15th, in partnership with the Columbus Metropolitan Library, for a day of small business resources, trainings, and networking! Meet other local entrepreneurs and explore the many free and affordable business resources available in Central Ohio.

Entrepreneurial resources, professional services, trainings, and more!

• Meet with regional entrepreneurial resource partners

• Quick 15-minute workshops to help sharpen your skills in areas like marketing, finance and operations.
• Learn about FREE business resources in our ecosystem
• Network with local business owners and economic development professionals

Come for the resources, stay for the connections, and leave with the tools to grow your small business like never before!

• ECDI
• ECDI Women's Business Center of Northern Ohio
• ECDI's Veteran Business Outreach Center of Ohio (VBOC)
• ECDI's Food Business Incubation Services
• ECDI's Contractor Resource Center
• Columbus Metropolitan Library
• ACEnet: Appalachian Center for Economic Networks
• Brightstar Consulting
• City of Columbus - Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program - Columbus State Community College
• FranNet of Central & Southeastern Ohio
• Ohio Small Business Development Center - Columbus State Community College
• SCORE
• SEA Change
• Ohio Department of Development
• Wage and Hour Division

Since 2004, ECDI has assisted Ohio’s entrepreneurs through their one-stop-shop business services model, suited to meet the needs of all entrepreneurs, regardless of what business stage they’re in. From providing capital to entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses, to providing focused, business-specific educational opportunities to enhance entrepreneurial skill sets, ECDI works with their clients to meet their specific needs. Whether you merely have a business idea or are opening up your fifth location, we have helped more than 15,000 entrepreneurs to take advantage of the services we provide.

Host or Publisher Economic & Community Development Institute