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READY, SET, GROW! Business Basics for Start-Up, Small & Agri-Businesses CSU Extension Community & Economic Development Program Central State University Extension’s Community and Economic Development program seeks to empower individuals and communities to achieve their goals through education and technical assistance. To learn more about how you can implement a Community and Economic Development program in your area, contact your local CSU Extension County Agent: Cuyahoga County Ambrose Moses III, JD (216) 429-8200 ext. 250 Franklin County Renita Porter (614) 674-6501 ext. 217 Hamilton/Butler County Lisa Craig (513) 785-6652 Lucas County Brittany Jones (419) 213-2027 Montgomery County Kevin McGhee (937) 224-9654 LEARNING EXPECTATIONS Sharpen your business acumen Apply your acquired business knowledge to enhance your business Improve your business bottom line Expand your business network Discover all of the possible and available business opportunities to scale Eng Engaging Communities & Transforming Lives Visit us online at CentralState.edu
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READY, SET, GROW! Business Basics for Start-Up,
Small & Agri-Businesses
CSU Extension
Community & Economic
Development Program
Central State University Extension’s
Community and Economic
Development program seeks to
empower individuals and
communities to achieve their goals
through education and
technical assistance.
To learn more about how you can
implement a Community and Economic
Development program in your area,
contact your local
CSU Extension County Agent:
Cuyahoga County
Ambrose Moses III, JD
(216) 429-8200 ext. 250
Franklin County
Renita Porter
(614) 674-6501 ext. 217
Hamilton/Butler County
Lisa Craig
(513) 785-6652
Lucas County
Brittany Jones
(419) 213-2027
Montgomery County
Kevin McGhee
(937) 224-9654
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Sharpen your business acumen
Apply your acquired business
knowledge to enhance your business
Improve your business bottom line
Expand your business network
Discover all of the possible and
available business opportunities to
scale
Engag-
Engaging Communities & Transforming Lives
Visit us online at CentralState.edu
Each workshop is developed to help beginning
entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership
and assist existing businesses to remain competitive
in a complex and ever-changing global marketplace.
Business Plan Development
Increase knowledge and confidence concerning entrepreneurship
Proper formation of your business
Your business plan design
Identifying Your Customer
Creating a customer profile
Your initial assessment of your customer through market research
Your business plan design
OUR WORKSHOPS
Designed for aspiring start-up, small & agri-businesses who
are seeking basic business assistance as they embark upon
their new journey in entrepreneurship.
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3 Business Certifications
How to do business with the State of Ohio
MBE/EDGE Minority Certifications
Business strategies
Access to Capital
Small business loan options—pros & cons
SBA Loans
Marketplace lenders
Business credit cards
Merchant cash advances
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TARGET AUDIENCE:
*Small to Mid-Size Businesses
*General Businesses
*Rural /Urban Markets
*Agriculture/Farming
