Small Business Resource Fair - Toledo, OH

Join the Business Empowerment Alliance of Toledo (BEAT) on May 6th for a day of small business resources, trainings, and networking! Meet other local entrepreneurs and learn about the numerous free and affordable business resources offered in the Northwest Ohio region.

Entrepreneurial resources, professional services, trainings, and more!

• Meet with regional entrepreneurial resource partners

• Quick 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 professional

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

• ECDI
• LISC Toledo
• BANK419
• City of Toledo – Economic Development
• Huntington Bank
• Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen (NOCK)
• State of Ohio Minority Business Development Division
• Toledo‑Lucas County Port Authority
• Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library
• University of Toledo Business Incubator

More partners added weekly - check back soon!

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5:00 p.m. - Library Resources for businesses - Linda Faye Lucas, Business Specialist Librarian at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

Explore the Library databases that can help your business find New Customers, New Vendors and even spy on your competition, all available for free with a Library Card.

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.

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Host or Publisher Economic & Community Development Institute