Duties of director of development as to encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 122.041, under Department of Development.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 122.041

The director of development shall do all of the following with regard to the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program created under section 122.922 of the Revised Code:

(A) Conduct outreach, marketing, and recruitment of EDGE business enterprises, as defined in that section;

(B) Provide business development services to EDGE business enterprises in the developmental and transitional stages of the program, including financial and bonding assistance and management and technical assistance;

(C) Develop a mentor program to bring businesses into a working relationship with EDGE business enterprises in a way that commercially benefits both entities and serves the purpose of the EDGE program;

(D) Establish processes by which an EDGE business enterprise may apply for contract assistance, financial and bonding assistance, management and technical assistance, and mentoring opportunities.