Minority  |  State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

• Corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and sole proprietorships
• Small businesses with fewer than 250 employees
• Small businesses that are creating or retaining jobs
• Small businesses with revenues equal to or less than $10 million
• Ohio businesses (principal place of business and activity in Ohio)
• New or existing businesses
• For-profit or nonprofit businesses

State Depository Lender

• Firms involved in real estate investment, speculative activities, lending or leasing activities, pyramid sales, illegal activities, gambling activities, and consumer and marketing cooperatives
• Small businesses whose principal 2 of the business has been convicted of a sex offense against a minor
• Businesses on State Auditor's Finding for Recovery Database
• Businesses whose principal is (or an immediate family member of) an executive officer, director, or principal shareholder of the lender

• The maximum Lender loan amount enrolled cannot exceed $350,000 for fixed asset financing, and $250,000 for working capital financing
• There are no minimum loan amounts
• Currently, there are no partial loan enrollments

• The Borrower must pay a 1.5 - 3 percent of the loan amount Reserve Fund Contribution Fee (premium) for deposit into the OCAP Reserve Fund. The percentage is determined by the Lender
• The Lender must match the Borrower's percentage

• 10 percent of the loan amount
• 50 percent of the loan amount for the Lender's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd OCAP loan enrollment

Yes, the OCAP percentage is 80 percent of the loan amount if the loan is to a minority-owned business certified with the State of Ohio Equal Opportunity Division.

• Loans can be used for short-term or long-term commercial real estate purchases, expansions, or renovations
• Equipment purchases (new or used)
• Leasehold improvements, working capital, inventory purchases, or rolling stock
• Refinancing of another Lenders debt, start-up costs, franchise fees, or other business purposes

• Loans cannot be made in order to place under the protection of the OCAP prior debt that is not protected under the OCAP and is or was owed by the Borrower to the Lender or an affiliate of the lender
• Loans cannot be used for refinancing a current Lender's existing debt
• Intangibles
• Residential purchase, construction, or development
• Passive real estate investment
• A change of business ownership; permitting the reimbursement of funds owed to any owner, including any equity injection or injection of capital for the business's continuance
• Repaying delinquent state or federal withholding taxes or other funds that should be held in trust or escrow
• Financing a non-business purpose
• Guaranteeing the unguaranteed portion of an SBA or other federally guaranteed loan

• The maximum term for a real estate loan is 15 years (balloon amortization schedules are acceptable).
• The maximum term for equipment loan is seven years (balloon amortization schedules are acceptable)
• The maximum term for short-term working capital loans is one year, but can be renewed for up to two additional years without re-enrolling. After three years the loan will no longer be enrolled in the OCAP. Lender may enroll the loan as a new loan if eligibility criteria are met and contribution fees are paid
• There are no minimums

Loans may be made with such interest rate, fees, and other terms and conditions as Lender and Borrower agree.

• Borrower pays all other Lender application and closing costs
• Borrower pays 1.5 - 3 percent Reserve Fund Contribution fee

Yes, the Borrower must create or retain jobs as a result of the OCAP loan. There is no specific job to deposit ratio.

Interest rates, maturity, and other loan terms are negotiated between the Borrower and the Lender.

• Lenders are responsible for loan origination and reporting, as required by the Ohio Development Services Agency
• Ohio Development Services Agency or its network partners may refer businesses to Lenders

Lenders have responsibility for loan underwriting.

• State depository banks that are not operating under any supervisory enforcement
• Lenders whose principal has not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor

• The Lender submits an OCAP Pre-Approval Form to the Ohio Development Services Agency for OCAP eligibility review
• The Lender submits an OCAP Lender's Loan Enrollment and Certification Form along with the OCAP Loan Enrollment and Certification Borrower's Information Form after loan closing to the Ohio Development Services Agency for the OCAP contribution fee
• Borrowers must complete a lending institution's standard loan application and the OCAP Loan Enrollment and Certification Borrower's Information Form

• Ohio Development Services Agency will review the OCAP Pre-approval Form to determine eligibility
• Ohio Development Services Agency will notify the Lender of the OCAP Pre-approval Form approval. Once approved, the Lender can move forward with their loan closing
• The Lender will submit the OCAP Loan Enrollment Forms and proof of Reserve Fund contribution fee to the Ohio Development Services Agency
• Ohio Development Services Agency will send acknowledgement of receipt and enrollment to Lender
• Ohio Development Services Agency will EFT OCAP funds into the Reserve Fund

• The Reserve Fund is a money market account held by the Lender in the name of the Ohio Development Services Agency
• The Reserve Fund receives the Borrower, Lender, and OCAP contribution fees
• The Reserve Fund holds the contribution fees for all loans the Lender enrolls in the OCAP
• The Reserve Fund is used to offset up to 100 percent of losses a Lender incurs after an OCAP loan default and liquidation

• Lenders must report the loan status (balance, delinquency, etc.) on an annual basis
• Ohio Development Services Agency will generate the annual report and send to Lender
• Borrowers may report on employment activity

• In the event of default, a Lender must exhaust all collection efforts (foreclosure, liquidation, etc.) prior to filing a claim on the OCAP Reserve Fund. The Lender has 120 days after the last collection effort to file a claim
• The Lender must submit an OCAP Claim Form to the Ohio Development Services Agency to have access to Reserve Fund
• The claim amount can include principal and accrued interest, but it cannot exceed the original amount enrolled

• OCAP forms, information, and program updates can be obtained at www.ssbci.development.ohio.gov
• OCAP staff are available to answer questions by calling (614) 466-5700 or (800) 848-1300, or by email at OCAP@development.ohio.gov

• Reserve Fund provides Lenders with a source for additional collateral
• Simple enrollment process: Lenders submit a two-page Pre-approval Form prior to loan closing and a two-page OCAP Lender Loan Enrollment and Certification Form after loan closing
• The OCAP can assist businesses involved in retail (restaurants, clothing, cleaners, etc.)
• Lenders make their own underwriting decisions Ohio Development Services Agency evaluates program eligibility, but does not underwrite the loan
• OCAP Pre-approvals are provided within three to five business days of receiving a complete form
• OCAP Reserve Funds are wired within 15 days of completed loan enrollment
• Low administrative effort for the Lender
• No complex Standard Operating Procedures for Lenders or Borrowers

1. The State Small Business Credit Initiative is a program of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

2. "Principal" is defined as "If a sole proprietorship, the proprietor; if a partnership, each managing partner and each partner who is a natural person and holds a 20 percent or more ownership interest in the partnership; and if a corporation, limited liability company, association or development company, each director, each of the five most highly compensated executives or officers of the entity, and each natural person who is a direct or indirect holder of 20 percent or more of the ownership stock or stock equivalent of the entity.