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Ohio Micro-Enterprise Loan and Minority Business Direct Loan Programs

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$500,000

The Ohio Minority Business Direct Loan Program provides fixed-rate loans (historically at reduced interest) of up to $500,000 covering up to 50% of eligible project costs; the Micro-Enterprise Loan Program serves smaller borrowers.

Funder

Ohio Department of Development, Minority Business Development Division

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Business must be certified as an Ohio Minority Business Enterprise (at least 51% owned and controlled by US citizens who are members of an economically disadvantaged minority group) and located in Ohio.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://development.ohio.gov/business/minority-business · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: development.ohio.gov

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