Start a business

Resources available when you are ready to launch your business.

Find Startup Funding
This is a list of financing opportunities. If you do not have a written business plan to present to investors, consider reviewing CentralOhioEntrepreneurs.org's Plan a business's resources. If do not know which type/types of financing best match your goals & stage of development consider finding a mentor or visiting CentralOhioEntrepreneurs.org's Be Financially Savvy webpage.

Select and register a business name & legal structure
Resources to help you with the first steps of officially launching your business

Find a commercial real estate location
Real estate & zoning resources

Obtain federal, state & local licenses
Many businesses are required to be licensed. Is yours?

Becoming an Employer
Resources to help you hire your first employee.

Bookkeeping & Tax Resources
Resources to help you start financial records.

Franchise
Resources to help you understand if a franchise is the right business model for you.

Planning & Economic Development Departments
Local chambers of commerce departments and central Ohio governments engaged in planning & economic development at the local level. The services offered vary by community