Links for Business

Lorain County Community Development 

The Community Development Department serves county residents through community development initiatives by striving to improve quality of life; to foster smart growth; to promote economic vitality; to encourage development/redevelopment and to provide tools to community leaders for management and making policy decisions.

Lorain County Port Authority

The mission of the Port Authority is to promote economic development by assisting private industries initiatives; by encouraging development and redevelopment; and by promoting investment in business, industrial and transportation projects.

Lorain Port Authority

The Port Authority promotes waterborne commerce, provides economic development opportunities within the City of Lorain, and enhances public access to our waterways.

State of Ohio

Ohio.gov provides up-to-date information and resources about the state of Ohio. Topics include Living in Ohio, Education, Working & Employment, Tourism & Recreation, Business, State Employees, & Government.

GovBenefits.gov

GovBenefits.gov is a partnership of Federal agencies with a shared vision: to provide improved, personalized access to government assistance programs.

Advance Northeast Ohio

Advance Northeast Ohio is the region's economic action plan, which unites our 16-county region to accelerate positive changes that create jobs, increase incomes and reduce poverty.

Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE)

The Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education continues to promote the region’s colleges and universities and the talent they produce. It works to mobilize the region’s higher education and business communities for collaborative action to advance the region’s growth and development. 

College 360°

The College 360° Initiative wants to alleviate the "brain drain" that many Northeast Ohio communities currently face. By utilizing the region's higher education assets with the unique strengths of the community, College 360° hopes to increase the region's supply of college educated workers.

The Entrepreneurship Innovation Institute (EII)

The Entrepreneurship Innovation Institute at Lorain County Community College provides convenient and afforable training and support for businesses of every kind.

The Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE)

GLIDE is a comprehensive regional innovation center, resource hub, and business incubator that supports all facets of the start-up, development, and growth of enterprises.

Lorain County Growth Partnership

LCGP works with local businesses and organizations to be more competetive in a regional marketplace. The Growth Partnership also increases collaboration between county government, local government, and community organizations.

Lorain County Business Connection

The Lorain County Business Connection is a business outreach program sponsored by the Lorain County Growth Partnership. Business Connection is a collaborative effort focused on business retention and expansion that complements existing Lorain County programs and outreach efforts.

Lorain Growth Corporation (Mainstreet)

Main Street is committed to keeping downtown areas in our county vibrant. This inter-city partnership serves as a symbol of economic health, local quality of life, pride and community history.

Team Lorain County

Team Lorain County is part of a regional effort to attract, retain and expand businesses in Northeast Ohio. They provide site selectors, economic developers, and reasons to believe that Lorain County is pro-business.

Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Lorain County, through a coordinated economic development program which provides leadership, maximizes resources and emphasizes cooperation.

The Employment netWork

The Lorain County Employment netWork is a partnership of local agencies and organizations that deliver a comprehensive system of high quality, customer-friendly services designed to meet your education, training, employment or supportive services needs.

Small Business Development Center of Ohio

Ohio SBDC provides free consulting and training to pre-venture and existing small businesses. Areas of expertise include business start-up, financial analysis and forecasting and marketing and sales planning.

Fund for Our Economic Future

The Fund for Our Economic Future is a collaboration of local organizations that have united to transform the region's economy through grantmaking, research and civic engagement.

U. S. Small Business Administration

The SBA offers programs tailored to encourage small enterprises, including financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans.

Public Services Institute

The Public Services Institute and Joint Center for Policy Research is a division of Lorain County Community College providing a link between higher education and governments, non-profit organizations.

Innovation Alliance

The University of Akron and Lorain County Community College have entered into an unprecedented alliance which combines the collective resources of both institutions. The alliance will catalyze innovation in education, government, health care, manufacturing, and high-growth industries.

MAGNET

The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network is the voice for and to the region's manufacturers, providing public and private resources needed by those companies to compete around the world.

Team NEO

Team NEO markets Northeast Ohio to attract business investment in targeted industry clusters. The team serves as a central resource, informing and serving those considering investment in Northeast Ohio.

JumpStart, Inc.

JumpStart funds high-growth businesses and ideas, works with their founders to develop the businesses into venture-ready entities and simultaneously celebrates Northeast Ohio's early-stage company successes.

Braintree

A non-profit business incubator which assists business startups and emerging companies in North Central Ohio. Experienced Braintree Partners offer counseling, customer referral, access to capital, and training opportunities.

Cleveland Plus

Cleveland+ is an entirely new way to look at Northeast Ohio - as one united region leveraging all of our strengths to compete for new businesses, leisure travelers, conventions and meetings.

GreenCityBlueLake

GreenCityBlueLake is the interactive web workspace for sustainability in Northeast Ohio, where the people and organizations advancing sustainability in the region can tell their stories, learn from each other, and develop strategies to accelerate the progress.