Explanation
This ordinance authorizes Columbus City Council to enter into contract with Make Columbus for the provision of small business development services.
Columbus ranks near the top of major metropolitan areas with regard to new business startups and entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the number of small businesses operating in central Ohio and their corresponding sustainability rate has continued to increase over the last several years. In 2016, The Kauffman Index named Columbus as the 16th best city for “Main Street Entrepreneurship.”
As Columbus continues to grow, small businesses will serve as the engine for regional job growth, and it is critical that the city engage resources that provide small businesses with the tools and assistance they need to scale. To that end, Make Columbus provides the connection between established small businesses and the services, expertise, and capital necessary to scale those businesses in size.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are available within the Job Growth Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize Columbus City Council to enter into contract with Make Columbus for the provision of small business development services; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Job Growth Initiatives subfund; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes. ($27,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus ranks near the top of major metropolitan areas with regard to new business startups and entrepreneurship; and
WHEREAS, as Columbus continues to grow, small businesses will serve as the engine for regional job growth, and it is critical that the city engage resources that provide small businesses with the tools and assistance they need to scale; and
WHEREAS, Make Columbus provides the connection between established small businesses and the services, expertise, and capital necessary to scale those businesses in size; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of promoting small business development, this Council deems it an effecti...
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