The City of Bowling Green's Revolving Loan Fund provides loans to businesses for start-ups and expansions, resulting in more jobs for low- and moderate-income persons.

The City of Bowling Green’s Business Revolving Loan Fund, an implementation of the CDBG block grant program, has recently been modified by lowering the interest rate to 0% to encourage businesses within City Limits to apply. The purpose of the loans is to enhance local businesses and promote job growth targeting low-and moderate-income wage earners. For each $35,000 borrowed, the business must commit to generating one new job. Terms of the loans range from 3-5 years, and special terms are available for businesses located in the Downtown Special Improvement District.

“We feel that offering a zero percent loan to encourage job creation for low- and moderate-income individuals will help strengthen our community and provide a new source of funding for business growth.  Our goal is to work in tandem with financial institutions to offer a variety of loans that will grow our local businesses and make Bowling Green a better place to live and work.” Says Martha Woelke, Community Development Administrator.

For information about RLF loans, please contact the City at 419-354-6203 or cd@bgohio.gov

Bowling Green Economic Development would like you to be aware of a special 0% interest loan available to merchants.  Loan amounts will be for $2,000 to $10,000 – First 6 month are payment-free, followed by 12 monthly repayment installments.  If you would like the application emailed to you or if you have any questions, contact the Bowling Green Economic Development office at 419-353-3591 or email kthompson@bowlinggreen-oh.com.

Efficiency Smart is an energy efficiency program offered through Bowling Green Municipal Utilities. Businesses that are customers of Bowling Green Municipal Utilities are eligible to take advantage of Efficiency Smart’s free services to help them reduce their energy use and save on operating costs. Some of the services Efficiency Smart provides include identifying opportunities to save energy, providing recommendations on the most cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades, calculating potential energy and cost savings, and offering financial incentives for qualifying improvements on projects ranging from lighting to compressed air.  Visit Bowling Green’s Efficiency Smart webpage to learn more about the free services available to you through Efficiency Smart. You can also contact them at 877-889-3777 or info@efficiencysmart.org to get started.

“The Best of Both Worlds” is the way a recently arrived executive described Wood County, Ohio. “A Virtual Metropolitan Area” is how it as labeled by a logistics professional.

The rural, friendly, and safe community has all the benefits normally associated with those traits—low cost of living, excellent schools, productive workforce, and low crime rate. But Wood County’s locational and transportation advantages offer entrée into the global marketplace at a magnitude one would only expect to find in metro areas devoid of these benefits.

Served by America’s longest east-west Interstate highways (80/90), and her longest north-south Interstate (75), Wood County’s virtual metropolitan area contains a population of 18 million within a 2 hour drive radius, with two-thirds of the North American consuming market within a one day truck drive.

Wood County Economic Development Commission

Created in 1920, the Wood County Health Department has a long history of protecting its citizens. Our mission is to prevent disease, promote healthy lifestyles and protect the health of everyone in Wood County.

Environmental Health information, click here: Food Safety Licenses

Welcome to the Wood County Job and Family Services (JFS) website. Children, adults, families and the elderly can find information on programs and services administered by JFS which are available to Wood County, Ohio residents.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (EMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL AND INCOME PROGRAMS)
These programs, commonly known as Ohio Works First, SNAP (Food Assistance) and Medicaid, provide cash, food assistance and health care coverage based on State and Federal eligibility criteria.

To make application or check current status / report changes please go to: http://ODJFSBenefits.ohio.gov.

SOCIAL SERVICES
The programs assist families and adults who have emergency needs such as loss of shelter or car repairs necessary to keep employment. In addition, programs are available to assist the elderly including Homemaker/Home Health Services. A Child Care program is also available to those citizens meeting income guidelines.

Learn more at Wood County Job & Family Services

For more information related to Government and Departments, click here: Wood County Ohio.gov

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce advocates for businesses, providing resources, networking opportunities, and educational materials to help Ohioans drive economic growth. Ohio Chamber of Commerce

ECDI is a statewide non-profit organization that helps small businesses succeed. In addition to Small Business Loans, they also provide Entrepreneur Training, and Business Mentoring. If you'd like to learn more or want to apply, reach out to April Welch at awelch@ecdi.org or 419-574-9476.

The Office of Workforce Transformation's mission is to connect Ohio's business, training, and education communities and create opportunities for more Ohioans to earn in-demand skills needed to advance their career while building a stronger workforce for our state.

To learn more about the Current Initiatives, Partners and to review annual reports, please visit the official website of the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation. Contact: Workforce@owt.ohio.gov

The JobsOhio Small Business Grant was developed to provide additional financial support for qualified projects in designated communities and/or for businesses owned by eligible populations across the state. Check your eligibility here!

The Ohio BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene puts out monthly safety updates to keep your business informed. You can view the monthly schedule online.

• View Training How-to guidelines here.
• Virtual training classes (VTC) July - December schedule.
• View e-Courses and Webinars details here.

Ohio.org supports our state’s tourism industry to drive economic prosperity throughout Ohio. We feel that this website would offer a place for many of our Investors to advertise their business and/or events. The website is not only used by tourists, but also by locals and is open to big and small businesses, restaurants, artists, retailers, events and more. The best thing about this website is that it is FREE! We encourage you to take some time to see if you think your business would benefit from this free online advertising opportunity.

If your business is selected to be published on the website, please let us know so that we can share that information with our other Investors.