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Who We Are

BusinessFirst! for a Greater Dayton Region is a retention and expansion program that gives a business owner a single point of contact for a wide range of assistance that is available from local, county, regional, state and federal agencies. The BusinessFirst! program began in February of 2001 and Outreach Professionals have met with more than 9,600 local businesses throughout the Dayton region.

BusinessFirst! for a Greater Dayton Region has been the recipient of numerous awards including:

  • The National Association of Counties Award for being an innovative program which contributes to and enhances county government.
  • Business Retention and Expansion International Award of Excellence for an outstanding multi-community, county, and regional business retention and expansion program.
  • Ohio Department of Development Award for the most innovative business retention and expansion program in the State of Ohio.
  • The Ohio City/County Management Association Award for intergovernmental regional cooperation.

The Greater Dayton Region has been recognized as a Top 10 Metro for 14 consecutive years and was recognized as the #1 for growth in 2019.

The BusinessFirst! program uses a customer-oriented approach to economic development designed to link businesses to resources in the community. The BusinessFirst! team is a coordinated group of more than 100 government agencies and nonprofit economic development organizations and corporations. BusinessFirst! for a Greater Dayton Region is comprised of 30 member jurisdictions throughout multiple counties in the region, with over 100 community resource partners assisting businesses  to operate successfully in the Dayton region.

BusinessFirst! member jurisdictions include:

City of Beavercreek
City of Brookville
Butler Township (Montgomery Co.)
City of Centerville
City of Clayton
Darke County
City of Dayton
City of Eaton
City of Englewood
City of Fairborn
Village of Farmersville
Village of Germantown
Greene County
Harrison Township (Montgomery Co.)
City of Huber Heights
City of Kettering
Miami County
Miami Township (Montgomery Co.)
City of Miamisburg
Montgomery County
City of Moraine
City of Piqua
Preble County
City of Riverside
City of Springboro
City of Tipp City
City of Trotwood
City of Troy
City of Vandalia
Washington Township (Montgomery Co.)
City of West Carrollton
City of Xenia