Are you a business that plans on spending money on the business? Do you need more cash and/or working capital?
Are you thinking about borrowing or financing real estate, equipment, furniture, or other items for the business? Would below market-rate financing be appealing to you? Is it difficult to get a bank to lend you what you need? Do you have other financing challenges? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, there is likely one or more resources below that can assist you.
The TSEP team member designated to assist you navigate these resources generally depends on where you are located or what kind of business you are:
- Downtown Tiffin – Amy Reinhart
- Tiffin (Other) and/or Industrial – Aaron D. Montz
- Rural Seneca County and/or Start-Up Businesses – Adam Gillmor
Alternative Financing
- NOPEC – Property Assessed Clean Energy* (PACE)
- Tax Increment Financing** (TIF)
- TLCPA – Property Assessed Clean Energy* (PACE)
Bonds
- Blanchard Valley Port Authority Financing*
- Clean Air Improvement Program
- DFA Fixed-Rate Bond Fund
- Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund*
- Northwest Ohio Bond Fund*
- Seneca County Revenue Bonds*
- Volume Cap
- Wood County Port Authority*
Credit Enhancement
- Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
- Capital Access Program
- Collateral Enhancement Program
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Minority Business Bonding Program
- SBA 7a Loan Guarantee
- USDA Business & Industry Loan Guarantee
Interest Rate Reduction
Investment Capital
- CoreNetwork Fund
- Drive Capital
- EB-5 Investor Visa Program
- Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits
- InvestOhio
- North Coast Ventures
- Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits
- Ohio New Markets Tax Credits
- Ohio Opportunity Zone Tax Credits
- Ohio Tech Angel Fund
- Opportunity Zone
Loans
- 166 Direct Loan*
- CDBG Economic Development Loan
- Child Daycare Loan Fund
- Economic Injury Disaster Loan
- Energy Loan Fund
- Innovation Ohio Loan Fund*
- JobsOhio Growth Fund Loan*
- JobsOhio Revitalization Program*
- Microenterprise Loan Fund
- Minority Business Direct Loan
- Paycheck Protection Program Loan
- Private Bank Proposal Solicitation**
- Rail Economic Development Grants and Loans
- REAP Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Eff. Improvement Guar. Loans & Grants
- Regional 166 Direct Loan
- Research & Development Loan Fund*
- Rural Industrial Park Loan*
- Savings Through Efficiency Program
- SBA 504 Loan
- SBA Veterans Advantage
- Seneca County Revolving Loan Fund
- Targeted Business Loan Fund
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.
