Small business development center to locate at CH City Hall
Pictured are Cleveland Heights Council Members Jason Stein and Cheryl Stephens; Mayor Edward Kelley; Dean Robert Scherer; Berinthia LeVine, vice president of university advancement and executive director of CSU Foundation, Inc.; and Cleveland Heights Council Members Phyllis Evans, Dennis Wilcox, Bonita Caplan and Kenneth Montlack.
On Sept. 12, the City of Cleveland Heights and Cleveland State University's Monte Ahuja College of Business announced a partnership for the establishment of a Small Business Development Center to be located at Cleveland HeightsCity Hall. The center's mission is to advance economic development activities for small-to-medium sized businesses by providing them with management and technical assistance, face-to-face consulting, financial projections and information on how to obtain bank financing.
The center is led by Jim Kraft, director, and has support from two graduate students who are employed through the Monte Ahuja College of Business. CSU Dean Robert Scherer, Cleveland Heights Mayor Edward Kelley and Cleveland Heights City Council praised the center’s exceptional record of working with 80 clients to date and encouraged small businesses in the region to call if they need assistance.
The center is supported by the Small Business Administration and the Ohio Department of Development. For more information, call Jim Kraft at 216-291-5723.
Howard Thompson
Howard Thompson is economic development director for the City of Cleveland Heights.