Small Business

There can be no economic recovery in our state or our nation without a thriving small business sector. But too many small businesses – which create more than 64 percent of jobs in our nation – lack access to the capital they need to survive and create jobs. We must ensure that small businesses have the resources they need to rebuild our economy and promote economic development around Ohio.

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  • Sen. Brown Announces New Federal Resources For Ohioans In Five Northwest Ohio Counties Affected By Severe Weather

    New federal assistance is available to Ohioans that experienced financial loss due to hail that occurred on July 1, 2012. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will make available federal, low-interest disaster loans to agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses, most private non-profit organizations, and small business owners in Erie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood Counties who were affected by the severe weather.

    “Small business owners in these Ohio counties can now access resources needed to recover from severe storms that swept through the area in July-which…Read More

    Posted on 9/12/2012

  • Sen. Brown Announces That Ohioans In Nine Western Counties Affected By Severe Weather Eligible For Small Business Administration Disaster Loans

    New federal assistance is available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and non-profit organizations that experienced financial loss due severe weather in Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, Van Wert, and Williams counties. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will make available federal economic injury disaster loans to organizations affected by the excessive heat, frost, freeze, and drought that began February 1, 2012.

    “Small business owners in Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, Van Wert, and Williams counties ca…Read More

    Posted on 9/10/2012

  • Brown Announces New Resources For Western Ohio Agricultural Producers Affected By Hail In July 2012

    New federal assistance is available for farmers and agricultural producers in Ottawa, Erie, Lucas, Sandusky, Wood, Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, Van Wert, and Williams County farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers who experienced crop or production loss due to hail that occurred on July 1, 2012. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ottawa County as a primary natural disaster county, and Erie, Lucas, Sandusky, and Wood Counties as contiguous natural disaster counties due to hail. Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, Van Wert…Read More

    Posted on 9/5/2012

  • Brown Announces New Resources For Agricultural Producers In Nine Southern Ohio Counties Affected By Flash Flooding In May

    New federal assistance is available for Ohio farmers and agricultural producers in nine southern Ohio counties who experienced crop or production loss due to severe weather this Spring. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine southern Ohio counties as disaster areas due to excessive rain and flash flooding in May.

    “Ohio producers whose livelihoods are threatened by no fault of their own deserve economic relief so they can replant and rebuild,” said Brown. “The USDA disaster designation will support southern Ohio farmers and our state’s largest industr…Read More

    Posted on 9/5/2012

  • Brown Announces New Resources For Drought-Stricken Ohioans In All 88 Ohio Counties

    New federal assistance is available for agricultural producers in Ohio who experienced crop or production loss due to a recent drought. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today designated all of Ohio’s 88 counties as disaster areas due to severe heat and excessive drought this year.

    “These new resources will provide some relief to farmers and livestock producers dealing with this year’s record drought,” Brown said. “Although USDA’s assistance will help some producers get back on their feet, passing the Senate farm bill reauthorizes critical disaster progr…Read More

    Posted on 9/5/2012

  • Sen. Brown Announces New Federal Resources To Create Job Training Center In Athens County

    The Tri-County Career Center in Nelsonville will receive new federal resources to create a Regional Business Workforce Training Center. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $250,000 to the Tri-County Career Center in Athens County to create a custom training facility that existing area businesses can use to train incumbent workers as well as new hires.

    “Economic development is on the rise in Ohio’s small towns and rural communities,” Brown said. “With the support of the Appalachian Regional Commission, these funds will help the Tri-County Career Center train worker…Read More

    Posted on 8/28/2012

  • Sen. Brown Announces That Ohioans In Darke County Affected By Drought Are Eligible For Small Business Administration Disaster Loans

    New federal assistance is available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and non-profit organizations that experienced financial loss due to the drought that began earlier this summer. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will make available federal economic injury disaster loans to organizations affected by the drought that began June 26th in Darke County.

    “Small business owners in Darke County can now access resources needed to recover from the ongoing drought-which may have impacted their business through no fault of their own,” Brown sai…Read More

    Posted on 8/28/2012