Start where you actually are.
Most business help gives everyone the same thing, whether it fits or not. We do not. GCMI figures out where your business actually is, then matches you with the training, coaching, technical assistance, and capital that fit.
28 years building this region's entrepreneurs.
The Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative is a certified Community Development Financial Institution serving low to moderate income individuals and underserved communities across Greater Cincinnati.
Learn more about GCMIWhere are you stuck right now?
Most people do not need everything. They just need to get unstuck.
Stuck looks different depending on where you are, but it usually sounds like one of these:
- I have an idea and I cannot tell if anyone will pay for it
- I am busy every day and I still cannot tell if I am making money
- I know I need help but I do not know what kind
- I have been told to get a loan and I do not know if I am ready
- I am doing everything myself and I cannot grow past it
- I keep starting things and never finishing them
Four ways we get you moving again
Training
Structured learning that builds mindset, knowledge, and practical skill. Multi-level programs for aspiring and established entrepreneurs, so you are in the room with people facing what you are facing.
Learn more →Coaching
One-on-one work with a GCMI coach. Your business, your numbers, your situation. Coaching is where you figure out what matters most right now and stop trying to fix ten things at once.
Learn more →Technical Assistance
When the thing you need is a specialist, coaching connects you to one. GCMI works with technical assistance consultants across the professional services most small businesses need and cannot afford to hire outright.
Learn more →Access to Capital
Capital readiness, loan packaging, and microloans from $1,000 to $35,000. Every GCMI loan is paired with coaching, because capital without support is just debt.
Learn more →Which one fits where you are?
Each one takes a few minutes, stays on your device, and ends with a clear next step.