Ohio
 on October 9, 2025
Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague discusses his new Buckeye Business Advantage program at the Journal-Tribune office in Marysville on Oct. 1. The new program aims to provide reduced interest loans to small business owners across the state. (Gazette photo by Kyle Meddles)

Ohio Treasurer pitches small business program

By By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette 

 

A new loan program from the Ohio Treasurer’s office could benefit small businesses in Union County and around the state.

Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the Buckeye Business Advantage on Oct. 1 and stopped by the Journal-Tribune office to talk about it. The program is aimed at helping Ohio’s small business owners access low-cost capital.

“There are a lot of programs out there to attract companies from out of state, to give them incentives to come here, this program is for Ohio manufacturers,” he said. “It’s to help them expand and it’s for small Ohio manufacturers, less than 150 employees.”

Sprague said part of the push to do this program came from the post-pandemic world of supply cha…

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