Business Resources
If you are interested or have further questions, please contact Sophie at smueller@midtowncleveland.org
The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund (ESF) gives CDCs an economic development tool that targets startups and home-based businesses in operation for one year or less.
Eligibility for Grant:
Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund
- City of Cleveland business
- For-profit
- Operating for one year or less
- Referred by MidTown or Small Business Service Provider
The EDWG Rapid Response Fund (RRF) was created to support Cleveland neighborhood small businesses with micro-grants to cover the cost related to their business's daily operation and expansion.
Eligibility for Grant:
EDWG Rapid Response Fund
- City of Cleveland business
- For-profit
- Located within a storefront or main street/retail corridor
- Operating for at least a year
- Referred by MidTown
- Registered with the State of Ohio Secretary of State
- Filed federal taxes for the prior year
- Opened a business checking account one month before the application submission
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress is leading the revitalization of Cleveland’s neighborhoods. It impacts the community by providing financial support, training, and capacity-building efforts to community development corporations (CDCs), supporting and performing placemaking activities to improve residential, commercial, and greenspace properties, and delivering economic opportunity programming to ensure city residents can thrive where they live.
