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Portage County Office of Economic Development Ravenna, Ohio 44266 Phone: 330-297-3470 E-mail: pcoed@neo.rr.com www.portageworkforce.org/pcoed Economic development financing, investment and job creation tax credits, industrial sites, industrial buildings, enterprise zones and county demographics. Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium (NEOTEC) Foreign Trade Zones and Northeast Ohio Logistics information Ron DeBarr, President & CEO Neotec Kent State University Administrative Services Bldg. Kent, Ohio 44242 USA E-Mail: neotec@kent.edu www.neotec.org International Trade Assistance Center Kimberly Holizna, Director P.O. Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242-0001 Phone: 330-672-4081 Fax: 330-672-2259 E-Mail: itac@kent.edu www.neotec.org/itac The International Trade Assistance Center, ITAC, provides services to small and medium size businesses that are new to export or want to expand export activity. Portage Workforce Connection 1081 West Main Street Ravenna, OH 44266-1207 Phone: 330-296-2841 www.portageworkforce.org Portage Workforce Connection provides information and services related to employment, labor market, training, careers, community services, job fairs and recruitment assistance for businesses. Post Offices – Aurora (330) 562-7505 Aurora Memorial Library (330) 562-7505 Record Publishing – Aurora Advocate (330) 688-0088 www.recordpub.com Call for a free new business write up. Secretary of State – J. Kenneth Blackwell Business services – start up business information, document authentication, election services – register to vote, notary commission, trademark information are just a few of the services this site offers. http://serform.sos.staste.oh.us/sos// www.ccr.gov The US Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have taken steps to simplify the federal contracting process by creating an integrated database of small businesses that want to do business with the government.	Ohio Department of Development's 1st. Stop Business Connection 77 S. High St. 28th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43216 (800) 248-4040 http://www.odod.state.oh.us/Onestop/ The 1st Stop Business Connection, formerly the One-Stop Business Permit Center, provides FREE state-level information needed to get started or continue on your entrepreneurial journey. You will be guided through six simple steps to create a business information kit. Then, you can immediately download your kit or have it e-mailed to you. Kent/Portage Small Business Development Center College of Business Administration, Room 306 Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 (330) 672-1275 http://www.business.kent.edu/Sbdc/index.htm The Kent/Portage Small Business Development Center offers support, training and resources for new and existing small businesses. Small Business Administration -- Get Information on starting or expanding a business JumpStart is a business development organization that identifies and invests in early-stage companies that have strong potential in the marketplace, solid prospects for high growth, and are likely to qualify for later-stage funding. Beyond investing, the JumpStart team provides a continuum of business development services to its client companies to help ensure their success. www.jumpstartinc.org   Corporate Social Responsibility Resource Center for Business Ethics   Global Business Responsibility Resource Center provides corporate social responsibility reports on business ethics, the environment, corporate citizenship, human rights, and workplace issues. www.ohio.gov   Click on Ohio Business Gateway for information to start a business. Forms and checklists. www.morebusiness.com A free newsletter, articles that are truly helpful, templates & tools and more! For the struggling Small Business owner to the one who sees a rough patch ahead, this site can help make your path a little smoother. www.allbusiness.com This site offers comprehensive overview of business information. Has links, covering buying, selling a business, sales strategies, customer service, email marketing, to name a few of the services. Samples of contracts, checklists, forms and letters. www.ohiobusinessvotes.com Great information voting?  Legislative directory, election issues, district maps etc. www.corporateinformation.com  Need info on a private company? This is a great starting point. It offers information on more than 150,000 private companies worldwide
Miscellaneous Documents & Demographics
Aurora  Profile 5-2006.pdf Aurora Profile 5-2006.doc Six Page Portage Profile 2003 PDF Produced by the Office of Strategic Research, Ohio Department of Development.  Profiles for all Ohio Counties are provided on the Ohio Department of Development Web Site.	Top 10 Employers Portage County 05.06.pdf Top 10 Employers Portage County 05.06.doc PC Tax Rates 2005 for 2006.PDF PC Tax Rates 2005for 2006.XLS PC Industrial Directory 05.06.PDF PC Industrial Directory 05.06 Excel Portage County Population 2000 Census.PDF
Residential Building Permits Portage County 1990 - May 2006.pdf Residential Building Permits Portage County 1990 - May 2006.xls

Download a summary of the Portage County Human Resource Association (PCHRA) 2001, 2002 and 2003 wage and benefits surveys and find out you can participate in the 2003 survey and receive a free copy of the complete report. Requires Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free at www.adobe.com. Produced with the cooperation and support of the Portage County Workforce
Policy Board and the Portage County Commissioners. More details about PCHRA

	2003Wage & Benefits Survey Summary.PDF
	2001 Wage & Benefits Survey Summary.PDF
	2002 Wage & Benefits Survey Summary.PDF