Free Webinar Alert! 🚨 Google for Your Business: What You Need to Know in 2025 📅 Aug 5 | 🕚 11AM–12:30PM Learn how to: ✅ Show up in local search ✅ Build trust with posts & reviews ✅ Avoid costly profile mistakes 👉 Register here: monkeylink.co/908386

Entrepreneurs in Dayton—don’t miss LaunchPad on Aug 21 at The Hub! 🎯 Free lunch, happy hour & expert talks on customer validation, value props & biz planning. Featuring Matthew Veryser, LeKeisha Grant + more! 🔗 Register: monkeylink.co/8ba765 Launch Dayton

📅 This week for Ohio entrepreneurs: Learn. Network. Grow. 💼 Here’s what’s happening near you! 👉 ECDI.org/calendar

Small business owners: have you planned for your future?👩‍💼 Don’t miss our free online workshop on succession + securing your business legacy. 📅 Tues, Aug 26 | 11AM ET 💻 Online | Free Save your spot 👉 monkeylink.co/941c41

Wishing you a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Our offices will be closed on Monday, September 1, and will reopen on Tuesday, September 2. Whether you’re taking time to relax or keeping the momentum going, we hope you enjoy the holiday!

🎉 Labor Day Special! 🎉 Save $15 on tickets to In the Company of Women with code LABORDAY—now through Sept. 5. Join us Oct. 23 for the most inspiring night of the year, honoring women leaders & supporting women-owned businesses. ✨ 🎟 Get tickets: monkeylink.co/399402

💡 Small business owners = some of the hardest working people we know. This #LaborDay, support their hustle by shopping small, sharing their pages, and cheering them on!

Need capital to grow your small business? 💼 The Small Business Catalyst Fund offers loans from $5K–$750K at 7.5% fixed interest to help with payroll, equipment, or refinancing. Limited funding — apply now: ecs.page.link/TNscE

💻 Free Workshop: Tools to Grow Your Business Learn free resources to boost planning, credit & growth! 📅 Sept 16 | 12–1:30 PM | Virtual ✨ No cost to attend Register 👉 monkeylink.co/7c0020

We’re hiring! 📢 ECDI is looking for an Office Manager to join our Cleveland team. This onsite role is all about keeping the office running smoothly & creating a welcoming space for our clients. Apply here 👉 monkeylink.co/ec4056

Make your small business dreams a reality! 🙌 ECDI’s Express Loan gives new Ohio entrepreneurs the working capital they need to grow with confidence. Running a business takes resources — and we’re here to help. Start your loan inquiry at ECDI.org/loans

ECDI client Sarah Nathan saw a need for modern takes on Jewish cultural foods — and turned that vision into NOOISH. With ECDI's support, her business is now growing into a bigger space and preparing to launch new products. Read the feature Columbus Jewish News: monkeylink.co/521828

🍴 Columbus food entrepreneurs — this is for you! The Consumer Packaged Goods Cohort is a 6-week program to take your product from recipe ➡️ market. ⚡ Only 8 spots! Apply by Sept. 24: foodfortohio.com/cohort #ColumbusEntrepreneurs #CbusMakers #614Startups

It’s #ConstructionAppreciationWeek! 🚧 At ECDI’s Contractor Resource Center, we help small + startup contractors grow with accessible loans, industry trainings, business support & connections to contracting opportunities. 👉 Learn more: ECDI.org/construction

Spotlight on Alma Cochran, owner of AJL Group (Cincinnati, OH). Through ECDI’s Contractor Resource Center, Alma has gained the financing, training & support to strengthen her business and take on new opportunities. 💪 🔗ECDI.org/construction #ConstructionAppreciationWeek

Spotlight on Eric Ray, owner of Ray’s Reconditioning (Massillon, OH).👷‍♂️ Through ECDI’s Contractor Resource Center, Eric gained the working capital he needed when traditional lenders said no. 🔗 ECDI.org/construction #ConstructionAppreciationWeek

Want to grow your business? Join us for ECDI Office Hours every 4th Thursday in Cincinnati! 📅 First session: Sept 25 | 4–6 PM 📍 Outerspace, 734 State Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45204 💡 Free & open to the public! Learn more 👉 monkeylink.co/0f5e7d

New to ECDI? Our Express Loan gives Ohio entrepreneurs affordable working capital to grow: 💲$10,000 | 36-month term | 2% interest ✔ Existing Ohio business with at least 6 months of operations and must be a new ECDI client 👉 Inquire today: monkeylink.co/d773c9

Portsmouth women in biz 👋 join us Oct 15 at Deadbolt Escape Rooms for an evening of fun + networking! Part of our As Strong as The Woman Next to Me series, it’s all about support, connection & laughs 👭 Spots are limited—$15 👉 monkeylink.co/b27078

Cleveland entrepreneurs! Join us Tues, Sept 30 | 4–7:30 PM at MidTown Collaboration Center for The Business Buzz. ✨ Panel w/ SBA, WBC + local biz owner Randa Jackson 🤝 Happy hour after—network, swap ideas & keep the convo going! 🎟️ Free RSVP: monkeylink.co/5f5d8e