Community Links
Fayette County Economic Development
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce
City of Washington Court House
www.ci.washington-court-house.oh.us
Fayette County Government
Carnegie Public Library
Fayette County Memorial Hospital
Washington City Schools
Miami Trace Schools
Southern State Community College
Fayette County YMCA
Fayette Works One Stop Employment Center
Resources for Small Businesses
Please Beware of Scams.
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!”
There are reports of several programs that may be scams.
If you are searching for grants and an agency offers to find
grants for you – DO NOT PAY anything in advance.
Utilize reputable sources of information such as the following:
Fayette County Economic Development Department partners
with several Small Business service entities to assist start up
and existing small businesses in making sound operational and
financial business decisions.
Ohio Department of Development recognizes the vital role
entrepreneurs play in Ohio’s economy, the Entrepreneurship
and Small Business Division works in partnership with a broad
network of public and private partners across the state to provide
the information, assistance, and advocacy that facilitates small
business growth and development. The Division supports Ohio
small businesses (up to 500 employees) by creating opportunities
for them to expand financial literacy and access the capital,
entrepreneurial skills, and coaching they need to succeed.
www.development.ohio.gov/entrepreneurship
SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business.
Planning to start that business you’ve been talking about?
SCORE can help. The largest provider of FREE business
counseling to small businesses and a resource business partner
with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE
helps 20,000 new businesses get off the ground each year.
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Columbus State
Community College, a public - private partnership supported by
the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Ohio Department of
Development, Columbus State Community College and local
partners. Through our programs and services, we provide
entrepreneurial development assistance and high-end business
consulting to start-up and emerging business owners free of
charge. Our reach extends nine counties including Delaware,
Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Pickaway, and
Union counties.
TechColumbus is the catalyst for technology-driven economic
growth in Central Ohio. We work to create new companies,
strengthen existing businesses, open doors to technology
resources, help promote and attract the next generation of
high-wage/high-growth industry sectors, support the attraction
and retention of talented people, and promote opportunity for
all citizens.
TechSolve of Cincinnati helps clients identify and implement
process changes and growth solutions that yield the best results
for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Over the
past twenty-five years TechSolve has helped small to mid-sized
companies implement business-building process improvement
solutions that deliver measurable, top-line and bottom-line
results. Our consultants have in depth business and engineering
experience across a wide range of industries that enable us to
identify and quickly prioritize the best improvement opportunities.
TechSolve, formerly the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing
Sciences, Inc. (IAMS), was founded in 1982 by the City of
Cincinnati, the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, and
large industrial firms with the objective of assisting local
manufacturing companies to improve efficiency in the newly
competitive world market.
The 3/50 Project mission is to strengthen independent brick
and mortar businesses.
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. We recognize
that small business is critical to our economic recovery and
strength, to building America’s future, and to helping the United
States compete in today’s global marketplace. Although SBA has
grown and evolved in the years since it was established in 1953,
the bottom line mission remains the same. The SBA helps
Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an
extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public
and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S.
Virgin Islands and Guam.
General Information
Businesses located in the Downtown Historic District of
Washington Court House must follow certain procedural
requirements and adhere to certain restrictions regarding
signage design and colors, building fascia and trim colors,
and types of windows and doors utilized as prescribed by the
Washington Court House Downtown Historic District Review
Board. An Occupancy Permit will also be required Businesses
need to contact the City of Washington Building and Zoning
Department.
www.ci.washington-court-house.oh.us/Building Department.html
Businesses performing interior or exterior construction, electrical,
plumbing and utility upgrades, fire suppression, or change of use
to an existing structure should contact the Fayette County
Building Department prior to any work being performed for
information on local and state regulatory codes and necessary
permits.
www.fayette-co-oh.com/Building Dept/index.html