JobsOhio Growth Fund Loan
Funds Ohio growth-stage companies with below-market loans for expansion and strategic hiring where traditional financing is limited.
The JobsOhio Growth Fund Loan provides below-market-rate debt capital to growth-stage, established, or expansion-stage Ohio companies that have proven business plans but face limited access to conventional private financing. JobsOhio is a private nonprofit corporation (501(c)(4)) funded through the Ohio Lottery and Ohio liquor profits via the JobsOhio Beverage System, not through state tax appropr…
Provides below-market loans of $500,000–$5,000,000 to growth-stage or expanding Ohio companies in targeted industries that lack adequate access to conventional private financing.
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