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Public Services
WIRE-Net can be your direct link to a range of
public services through our CIRI program (Cleveland Industrial Retention
Initiative). Through your WIRE-Net Industrial Outreach manager,
you can access a broad range of city services, including safety
and security issues, your councilperson, your neighborhood CDC (Community
Development Corporation) and other community based organizations.
CITY of CLEVELAND
Graffiti Abatement Program
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE DIVISION OF
STREETS
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To ensure the removal of
graffiti from all areas of the City of Cleveland
ACTIVITY:
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Eradicate graffiti with the use of City
employees and volunteers.
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Enforcement of anti-graffiti
ordinances.
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Educating the public, especially children,
concerning the negative aspects of having graffiti in the
neighborhoods.
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Empowerment of the community to take action
to eliminate graffiti through the various community groups
Through this program the City will removes
graffiti from commercial and industrial buildings at no cost to the
owner. Since the program is complaint driven a company should call
Barbara who mans the streets maintenance complaint line at (216)
664-2310. The request is then sent to either Mr. Warren or Mr.
Powers for processing at the facility located at 49th and Harvard.
The direct number to that location is (216) 432-6000.
YOUR LINK TO CITY of CLEVELAND
SERVICES
City
of Cleveland
Division
of Purchases & Supplies
601
Lakeside Avenue - Room 128
Cleveland,
Ohio 44114
- NeighborhoodLink!
- These pages are designed to provide citizens with information
on the City Council: its members, its committees, and the current
issues before the Council.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Cleveland, OH
WHAT SBA IS AND DOES...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was
created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government
to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business
concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain
and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. Small business
is critical to our economic strength, to building America's future
and to helping the United States compete in today's global marketplace.
Through its extensive network of field offices and partnerships
with other public and private organizations, SBA is able to deliver
its services to the most remote areas of the United States.
OHIO SCORE CHAPTERS
SCORE: "Counselors to America's Small Business"
is a 12,400-member volunteer association sponsored by the U.S. Small
Business Administration. It matches volunteer business-management
counselors with present and prospective small business owners in
need of expert advice. SCORE has experts in virtually every area
of business management and maintains a national skills bank to help
identify the best counselors for its clients. The collective experience
of SCORE counselors spans the full range of American Enterprise.
SCORE Chapters offer low-cost "How to Start
Your Business" workshops that address topics such as assessing
entrepreneurial potential, developing a start-up checklist, selecting
a legal identity, creating a business plan and securing funding.
Other workshops assist experienced business owners in expanding
their business, purchasing a franchise, and creating marketing strategies,
among many others.
There may be a nominal fee for training workshops
and seminars. Look on the Ohio Calendar of Events to find a workshop
near you.
SCORE's free and confidential one-on-one counseling
is available through its 389 chapters around the country. Counseling
by SCORE teams is available in many locations. In addition, the
organization offers e-mail counseling via the Internet through the
national SCORE homepage.
SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES
More than 12,400 volunteers provide training and one-on-one counseling
at no charge.
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
SBDCs provide training, counseling, research and other specialized
assistance at nearly 1000 locations nationwide.
BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS
Business Information Centers (BICs) provide a one-stop location
where current and future small business owners can receive assistance
and advice.
U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS
USEACs offer a full range of federal export programs and services
from a number of federal agencies under one roof. Many locations
have new-to-export programs called E-TAP.
WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS
SBA's network of more than 60 Women's Business Centers (WBC) provides
a wide range of services to women entrepreneurs at all levels of
business development.
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BUREAU OF WORKERS COMPENSATION - Ohio
EMPLOYER FEATURES
- Employer guided tour – A general introduction to BWC and
Workers' Compensation for the employer.
- File a claim – Complete the First Report of Injury (FROI)
online.
- Apply for coverage – Complete the application online and
get your temporary certificate of coverage.
- MCO Directory Lists – Contact information for reporting
claims, submitting medical information and medical billing.
- Personalized policy scenarios – Allow you to view the effect
participation in an alternative rating program or discount program
may have on your premiums.
- Drug-Free EZ – Learn more about this new incentive program
designed specifically for small businesses.
EMPLOYER POLICY INFORMATION
- Demographic information – Review and update your name,
address, and company Web site.
- Coverage history – Review the coverage history associated
with your policy.
- Optional supplemental coverage – Review and update optional
supplemental coverage, i.e., sole proprietors and partners, family
farm corporations, ministers associated with your policy.
SAFETY SERVICES
- BWC's Division of Safety & Hygiene can meet all your safety
and health needs, and at no direct cost to you.
- Learn how the Division of Safety & Hygiene helps employers
reduce their claims frequency and costs.
- Get up-to-date safety & health information from a variety
of sources such as safety councils, sample programs and related
links.
- Learn about the free, on-site, injury-prevention services BWC
provides all Ohio employers and request those services here.
- Find out if you're eligible to earn matching grants for investing
in specific safety improvements.
- From videos to classes, find ways to teach your employees about
workplace safety here.
- Take advantage of these online services, such as training presentations
and ergonomics Web sites, to help you improve safety in your workplace.
PROGRAMS
- Flex Pay Program: Alternative method of paying your premium.
- Group Rating: Join a group within your industry.
- Premium Discount Program: An incentive program designed to assist
experience-rated employers establish a safer, more cost effective
workplace.
- Drug Free Workplace Program: A program that encourages employers
to detect and deter substance use and misuse, and take appropriate
corrective action.
- Drug Free EZ Program: A program specifically designed to help
small employers (average of 25 or fewer employees) deter and detect
substance use and misuse, and take appropriate corrective action.
Other Northeast Ohio Resources
Many of these organizations can provide important information and
support (including loans, technical expertise, community and
political support, etc.) to companies that need assistance both
inside and outside their operations, or are expanding (adding
equipment, providing training, or growing their facility). Others
have a more narrow focus. If you need assistance, or know of another
opportunity to strengthen NE Ohio's economy by connecting a
colleague to these resources, please refer them to one or more of
these resources. And feel free to contact WIRE-Net with questions or
for help identifying where to start.
Cleveland Department of Economic
Development: Information, Financing, Assistance with City
Services
The Department is a good starting place in you need something from
the City of Cleveland (alternatives include the Councilperson for
your area, your local community development organization, or
WIRE-Net). In addition the Department supports manufacturing in
three major ways: through its leadership in the Cleveland Industrial
Retention Initiative (CIRI), which calls on hundreds of Cleveland
manufacturers each year and helps resolve mostly "outside the
gate" issues; and, secondly, through the provision of loans and
tax incentives in order to stabilize and grow manufacturing in
Cleveland; and, thirdly, by providing financial support and
technical assistance to help firms train new or existing workers.
Brian A. Reilly, Director
City Hall, 601 Lakeside, Room 210
Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)664-2406
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/government/departments/econdev/edind.html
Greater Cleveland Partnership and
the Growth Capital Corporation: Information, Support and
Financing.
The Greater Cleveland Partnership is
organized around four key strategies that will drive the private
sector's efforts to support job creation and increase economic
vitality. GCP's Growth Capital Corporation provides below-market
financing for job creation and retention through SBA and State of
Ohio 166 Loan programs. The Growth Capital Corporation is a good
place to start for help in matching your financing needs with the
many sources of below-market rate financing available in NE Ohio.
- Innovation, Technology and High-Growth
Businesses
- Business Retention, Expansion and
Attraction
- Connected Physical Development
- Education and Workforce Development
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Tower City Center, 50 Public Square, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2291
Phone: (216) 621-3300; (866) 553-5427
Fax: (216) 621-4617 General Inquiries: customerservice@gcpartnership.com
http://www.clevelandgrowth.com/
Governor's Northern Ohio Economic
Development Office: Information, Support and Financing
The Governor's Economic Development Office works in partnership with
local governments and organizations such as the Greater Cleveland
Growth Association, to provide programs that ensure every need is
met to guarantee a successful venture. Their staff can guide
businesses through loan, grant and other assistance programs for
growing businesses for real estate projects, equipment and job
training.
Contact:
Fran Migliorino
Governor's Regional Economic Development Representative
Lausche State Office Building
615 West Superior Ave., 12th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 787-3240 Fax: (216)787-3244 fmigliorino@odod.state.oh.us
MAGNET: Information, Support,
Technical Assistance and Financing for manufacturing product
development.
The mission of MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth
Network, is to support, educate and champion Northeast Ohio
manufacturing with the goal of transforming the region's economy
into a powerful, global player. WIRE-Net is working with MAGNET on
its Advocacy, Innovation and Workforce Initiatives.
www.magnetwork.org
4600 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103-4314
216.432.5300
877.GROW.MFG
Cuyahoga County Department of
Development: Information, Support & Financing.
The Community & Economic Development Division provides financial
and technical assistance to businesses and communities through a
number of economic development programs. For example, the M.A.D.E.
in Cuyahoga County Program offers financial assistance incentives
specifically targeted at manufacturing industries that are
relocating, expanding, upgrading or building new in Cuyahoga County.
http://development.cuyahogacounty.us/commdev.htm
Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority:
Information and Financing.
The Port has a development office that several WIRE-Net members have
tapped as a source of below-market financing for acquisition and
expansion. They can provide "off balance sheet financing",
where the Port builds/buys and owns a facility, and leases it back
to the user on a long-term basis, including an option to buy,
reducing the amount of debt on your books.
Through its Development Finance Authority, the Port fosters
public-private partnerships to assist in the creation of jobs and
community revitalization. The Development Finance Authority offers a
portfolio of financing options tailored to fit individual needs.
Since its inception, the Development Finance Authority has assisted
area businesses in obtaining financing for community projects
totaling more than $1.4 billion.
Financing options include:
- Fixed-Rate Financing Program
- Off-Balance Sheet Financing and Leasing
Program
- Infrastructure Financing Program
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth St., #2300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
http://www.portofcleveland.com/development/overview.asp
216-241-8004
info@portofcleveland.com
Linda E. Highsmith-Poole
Vice President, Development Finance
216-241-8004 ext. 24
lhighsmith@portofcleveland.com
JumpStart: Financing and Technical
Assistance for start-ups.
Have an idea and a plan to start a fast growing company in NE Ohio?
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. "High-growth" means that the company has a
solid plan for reaching $30 to $50 million in annual revenues within
five to seven years.
The best place to get information is from their website and online
application forms.
www.jumpstartinc.org
737 Bolivar Road Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio 44115
P 216.363.3400 F 216.363.3401 Email ask@jumpstartinc.org
TeamNEO: Information and Support.
Team NEO acts as the regional catalyst to understand the needs of
the key industries of the region (including manufacturing and
logistics) and develop public-private partnerships to provide
solutions to address them. Through this role, Team NEO serves as the
first point of contact for businesses in targeted industries that
are seeking to locate or expand in Northeast Ohio.
Manufacturing- Shilpa Kedar - 216.363.5422 Website: www.teamneo.org
NEO411.biz: Information.
NEO411 is a service of the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE).
NEO411.biz has worked with thousands of individuals and small
businesses, helping them connect with regional service providers and
resources for assistance starting or growing their business. Their
website is a comprehensive listing of resources to help you start a
new venture, or grow an existing one.
www.NEO411.biz
50 Public Square, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2291
Telephone: 1.800.505.4811; 216.696.1292
Fax: 216.781.3349
E-mail: info@neo411.biz
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