Are you a new or small business? Is your business located in downtown Tiffin? Are you a manufacturer? Do you do any business internationally? Are you a tech company or engaged in research and development? Is your business veteran-, woman-, or minority-owned?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, there is likely one or more specialty resources below that can assist you.

Page Table of Contents

• Other Resource Pages – financing, real estate, workforce resources.
• Downtown – Amy Reinhart will assist.
• Entrepreneurship & Small Business – Audrey Flood
• Export & International – David Zak
• Manufacturing – Nick Dutro
• Research & Technology – David Zak
• Veteran-, Women-, Minority-Owned – Audrey Flood

Other Resource Pages

• Financing Resources – directs to the Financing Resources page.
• Real Estate Resources – directs to the Real Estate Resources page.
• Workforce Resources – directs to the Workforce Resources page.

Downtown

• Community Reinvestment Area #1**
• Destination Seneca County
• Developer Guide** (Downtown)
• Downtown Digest**
• Downtown Facebook Page**
• Downtown Business Enhancement Committee**
• Downtown Celebration & Summit**
• Downtown Design Committee**
• Downtown Development Committee**
• Downtown Marketing Committee**
• Downtown Retailers Committee**
• Facade Enhancement Grant**
• Government Liaison Services**
• Historic Preservation Easements
• Historic Tax Credits – Federal
• Historic Tax Credits – State
• Main Street Program – State, National
• Seneca County Common Ground
• Seneca Regional Chamber
• Tiffin University Downtown Marketing Program*
• TSEP/Downtown Media Relations**
• TSEP/Downtown Social Media**

Entrepreneurship & Small Business

• 1st Stop Business Connection
• Clean Air Resource Center
• Entrepreneurship Communities Partnership*
• Northwest Ohio SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
• Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC)
• OSU Extension
• Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• Seneca CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Activity)
• Seneca County Common Ground
• Small Business Basics
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Tiffin-Seneca Entrepreneurship Committee**

Export & International

• Export Assistance Network
• Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
• Export Success
• Foreign Trade Zone
• Friends of Findlay (Japanese business)
• Global Agriculture/Food Export Assistance Program
• Gold Key Service
• Heidelberg University
• In-Market Export Assistance
• International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE)
• JETRO Midwest
• Nakama no Kai
• Ohio Export Internship Program
• RGP International Development
• Tiffin University

Manufacturing

• Industrial Management Council
• Manufacturing Bus Tour**
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Manufacturing Showcase**
• Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
• Safety Council

Tech & Research

• CIFT (Center for Innovative Food Technology)
• CoreNetwork Fund
• Data Center Tax Abatement
• Drive Capital
• EWI (Edison Welding Institute)
• Innovation Ohio Loan Fund
• JumpStart
• Mercy Health Innovation
• North Coast Venture Fund
• Ohio Partnership for Water, Industrial & Cyber Security** (OPWICS)
• Ohio Tech Angels Fund
• Research & Development Center Grant
• Research & Development Loan Fund
• Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR)
• Small Business Technology Transfer Grants (STTR)
• Tech Validation and Start-Up Fund

Veteran-, Women-, Minority-Owned Businesses

• Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity Program (EDGE)
• Minority Business Assistance Center
• Minority Business Bonding Program
• Minority Business Direct Loan
• Minority Business Enterprise Certification
• Ohio Minority Business Advisory Council
• Seneca County Veterans Service Commission
• Seneca Regional Chamber – Education
• VetBizCentral
• Veterans Advantage Guaranteed Loans

Note: When the TSEP team assists a business obtain a resource, it is indicated by one asterisk*. If the TSEP team directly manages or administers that resource, it is marked with two asterisks**. If it is not marked, it is a business we can help connect you to.