Posts Tagged ‘Economic and Community Development Institute’

ECDI loans help entrepreneur launch two growing businesses

Tim Galakchiev was born in Russia and first came to the United States with his mother in 1998 at the age of 21. Later, his father, Edward, and Tim’s wife and children also immigrated to America. Here they began putting down roots and reuniting with members of the Columbus area Russian Jewish community,...

April 25th, 2013 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Iraqi immigrant building success with the help of ECDI

For the past six weeks, the Economic and Community Development Institute has participated in the Huffington Post JobRaising Challenge. This challenge has provided ECDI with a platform to let the nation know how we help small businesses, people and the community. Did you know we have programs that serve...

February 28th, 2013 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Kickstart to help up to 3 entrepreneurs develop their businesses

Columbus City Council, the Economic & Community Development Institute, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District, and Capitol South have banded together to rev up area small businesses. Their unique collaboration has produced Kickstart, a business plan competition that will give up to...

February 1st, 2013 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

A Job a Day, a Business a Week

“We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work, when the wages of honest labor will liberate families from the brink of hardship. We are true to...

January 24th, 2013 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

ECDI offering loans to owners of new, existing businesses

As just about any entrepreneur will tell you, financing a business can be a difficult task. However, those willing to consider a non-traditional lender might have a friend in the Economic and Community Development Institute. Part of what separates its lending program from those at commercial banks is...

January 11th, 2013 | Announcements | Read More

Woman-owned businesses thriving at ECDI’s Food Fort

Bleu & Fig Owner Brooke Kinsey is one of the fabulous female business owners taking advantage of a unique entrepreneurial boost available only in Columbus. The Eddie Grayson Culinary Lab at the Economic and Community Development Institute −a fully licensed kitchen for caterers, bakers, and individual...

December 27th, 2012 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Solay Bistro flourishes with ECDI’s help

Create a job a day, a business a week. This isn’t another slogan. It is a track record –proven over eight years– of one local non-profit. The Economic and Community Development Institute has created or assisted in maintaining a job a day and a business a week since its creation. Columbus is...

November 29th, 2012 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Devera Naturals launches at Celebrate Local thanks to ECDI

After 30 years of entrepreneurial experience as the founder of Sport Deco Inc. and Linda Joffe & Associates, cancer survivor Linda Joffe undertook the task of turning a line of all natural, home-produced skincare products into a cosmetic line that is shelf stable. Joffe dug out her college chemistry...

October 25th, 2012 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More