Ohio Investment Network

Entrepreneurs - How It Works

We have created a database of Ohio investors who are regular investors in Ohio startups and businesses requiring capital. Our site also gives you access to investors from our partner sites in New York, Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania. We charge no commission and our rates are low, so the cost to you of finding investment can be as little as $149.

We offer a fast and easy process to get your business proposal in front of investors:

Step 1: Register as an Entrepreneur

The first step in reaching investors through the Ohio Investment Network is to register. This involves answering a few questions about yourself in our one page registration form. It is free to register and the process only takes a few minutes. What are you waiting for? Register here.

Step 2: Create A Proposal

Once you have registered, you can then login and create an investment proposal. We don't ask you for a detailed business plan, only that you answer questions that investors need to know in order to do initial due diligence on your idea and your business. When you are ready to activate your proposal, a staff member will do a final review prior to releasing the proposal to investors.

Step 3: Find Matching Investors

Once your proposal is approved, our system will cross reference your proposal information with investor preferences to determine which investors should be notified about your proposal.

Step 4: Make Contact

Once your proposal is distributed to investors, you will be notified if an investor is interested in your proposal. Please be aware that we are a match-making service only. We receive no commissions so our rates for helping you find investors can remain low. Our system gives you access to contact information of interested investors, however, we do not become involved in due diligence, negotiations, or deal structuring between you and any interested investors.

Payment Options

Option 1 Submit your investment proposal for free using our Basic Services package. When our online matching service finds an investor interested in your opportunity, you can then contact the investor by upgrading to our Referral Services or Premium Services packages. Your proposal remains active for 180 days and all investor contacts are included in the price of the upgrade packages, no matter how many of them there are. Please Note: If you submit your investment proposal for free, it must be 100% anonymous.

Option 2 Alternatively you can pay an upfront fee for one of our two higher grade packages (Referral Services, Premium Services) and take advantage of our enhanced services. This will increase your chances of finding investment by allowing you easier and faster access to interested investors and the use of the many premium services discussed on our rates page.

Ohio Investors

United States > Ohio

33yo single father based in Dublin, OH. BS in Finance; MS in Accounting Diverse background in retail operations/project management Most experience in securities with 35% return. Looking to expand and support locally (preferably). Ultimately looking to transition to managing investments full time within the next 5 years. Join me! Not only is investing a passion of mine, but so is elevating others. With that being said, my involvement can be based upon what you/the business demands.

$1,000 to $20,000

United States > Ohio

A seasoned investor, having bought and sold more than 20 companies over the last 25 years. Willing to be involved or silent investor.

$10,000 to $500,000

United States > Ohio

* 31-year-old male currently residing in Columbus, OH * Individual investor looking to invest in both start-ups and small businesses seeking growth capital (open to most industries) * Willing to leverage 10-years of Business Development / Corporate Strategy / M&A experience to entrepreneur via advisory-level involvement (open to silent involvement as well) * M.B.A Graduate of The Ohio State Fisher College of Business with concentrations in Finance and Strategy

$10,000 to $250,000

United States > Ohio

Experienced entrepreneur with a extensive background in hospitality, real esate and marketing.

$25,000 to $750,000

United States > Ohio

I am a 43 year old married mother of 2 teenage boys who lives in rural northwest Ohio. I have a bachelors degree in nursing. I started my career as an oncology nurse before transitioning into the home health field. I spent time in case management and quality nursing before working my way up to director of home health at our local hospital. 4 years ago, I started a home care agency from scratch. I recently sold it and am looking for opportunities as a silent investor. I consider myself well rounded, as prior to my career in nursing, I had experience in the investment, engineering, and hospitality industries. I'm not part of an investment group and would be acting as an individual investor.

$10,000 to $50,000

United States > Ohio

I am a 49 year-old widowed engineer living in the Dayton metropolitan area. My background for the past 25 years has been in the defense industry for the past and I am looking for passive silent investing opportunities that create a consistent flow as I slowly transition from working 40 hours per week to much less. I have just started looking towards this career shift so I am still new to this arena. My assets have mostly come from saving through retirement vehicles. I would probably look for an initial small scale investment to start building a relationship for future opportunities.

$5,000 to $100,000

United States > Ohio

I work with an investment firm, where we have a fund focused on supporting operating businesses in Ohio counties with less than 200,000 residents. Our non-bank capital can be used as gap financing to support working capital, equipment purchases, or acquisition financing. We focus on existing cash flows to ensure the business can support our investment, which is primarily debt investments, either senior or subordinated debt. Our investment size is customarily between $500k - $5MM. We also have a Pennsylvania fund focused on rural opportunities, as well as a national fund for larger opportunities.

$500,000 to $5,000,000

United States > Ohio

I am a 67 year old retired man, married 47 years. Worked in positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing for my entire career. Extensive domestic and international experience in all aspects of setting up and running both high volume, repetitive and large capital equipment manufacturing operations. Recently retired from full time work, but looking to stay active and help build manufacturing operations. Located in NE Ohio.

$10,000 to $100,000