About OBDC
The Ohio Business Development Coalition is a nonprofit organization charged with developing and executing a targeted, proactive sales and marketing strategy to position Ohio for aggressive competition for business investment and expansion opportunities. It is funded with a combination of public and private sector funds. The primary objective of the OBDC is to provide the Ohio Department of Development, the state's regional economic development organizations and chambers both qualified leads and effective tools to retain and expand Ohio companies, and attract new companies to Ohio.
Mission
- Conduct market research and identify targeted industries and sales messages
- Develop a brand and messages to aggressively sell Ohio as a profitable location for business investment
- Develop the sales tools and collateral information for Ohio and for targeted industries
- Market the state in coordination with other state agencies and local/regional development organizations
- Conduct business recruitment and attraction activities; proactively sell Ohio
- Generate and coordinate lead generation and intake process for the State of Ohio; coordinate the response to these leads with appropriate state, regional and local organizations and officials
Objectives
- Retain and expand companies already doing business in Ohio
- Attract new companies to Ohio
Staff Bios
OBDC Progress Report
2007 Progress Report (3,696 KB)
