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 Business In Coshocton County

    A Coshocton County business will receive a federal loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make system improvements. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced The Frontier Power Company will receive a $6.4 million loan from USDA’s Rural Development branch.

    “Small businesses-especially in rural communities—are the backbone of our economy, creating up to two-thirds of new jobs in our country. Access to capital is vital for these small businesses,” Brown said. “These new resources from the Agriculture Department will allow The Frontier Power Company to continue serving residents of Coshocton County.”…Read More

    Posted on 10/5/2012 | Sen. Brown, Coshocton, rural, Rural Development, USDA, Business
  • Brown Announces Approval Of New Federal Resources For Emergency Assistance In Vinton County

    New federal assistance is available for Vinton County recovering from high winds and severe storms this summer. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared Vinton County a federal emergency disaster area. Local officials and community leaders in Vinton County can apply for federal funding for emergency work, debris removal, and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by storms and winds beginning on June 29-July 2, 2012.

    “This FEMA disaster designation is the right decision for Vinton County,” Brown said. “This summer’s severe storms have left many Ohio families…Read More

    Posted on 9/21/2012
  • Brown Announces Approval Of New Federal Resources For Emergency Assistance In Wyandot County

    New federal assistance is available for Wyandot County recovering from high winds and severe storms this summer. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared Wyandot County a federal emergency disaster area. Local officials and community leaders in Wyandot County can apply for federal funding for emergency work, debris removal, and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by storms and winds beginning on June 29-July 2, 2012.

    “This FEMA disaster designation is the right decision for Wyandot County,” Brown said. “This summer’s severe storms have left many Ohio fami…Read More

    Posted on 9/21/2012
  • 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