​Founded: 2014
Objective: To bridge the gap in transportation for parents with children with special needs.
 
Little Tots Transport is a small transportation company that is looking to provide services for families who are really in need.  Most times, parents are unable to get the necessary resources to cover these types of services so Little Tots Transport wants to be that service when there are no other options.  The company was started when the owner and CEO (Debra Wilkins) was having trouble securing transportation for her son who has a disability. There were a few barriers which kept him from qualifying for services for autism scholarships or services with the Board of DD. The costs for private pay were more than she could cover so she decided to offer a solution to ease the pressure from parents in a similar situation. 

​Owners: 
Roger DeBelly, P.E., RCDD
Dave Desjardins, P.E., LEED AP
Doug Hohman, P.E., LEED AP
Darren Keil, P.E.
Art Myerholtz, P.E.
Alison Staudinger, P.E, LEED AP BD + C
Jeff Stringham
Established: 1995
Location: 5604 Main St #200, Sylvania, OH 43560
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​JDRM Engineering, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm providing professional mechanical, electrical, and technology engineering services to architectural firms, contractors, institutions, universities, hospitals, and industrial facilities. The company was formed in 1995 with the merger of principals, staff, and business interests of separate mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firms.  Those firms had a close history of collaborating on projects since 1959 and the four founding principals began working together in 1976.

​Doug Farren
Managing Director, National Center for the Middle Market
Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University

​Doug Farren, Managing Director of the National Center for the Middle Market at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business is confirmed to speak at the Chamber's Morning Access: Education and Workforce Development breakfast on October 13, 2017. This breakfast provides an opportunity for business and education leaders to connect directly in a relaxed business setting.  

The 17th edition of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s public service leadership program is set to begin in January 2018. Every year, the program graduates individuals representing a cross-section of the area who go on to improve the region and advance their own professional goals. The program is the longest running of its kind in the state. To date, more than 300 leaders from around the Toledo Region have graduated from the program.

Richard S. MacMillan, Managing Partner of MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd LLC, has been recently announced as President of Toledo Bar Association for the 2017-2018 service year. The Toledo Bar Association, founded in 1878, is a professional organization for attorneys, judges, paralegals and law students. Its mission is to provide outstanding service to our members and to assist them in serving our profession and the community.

President: Andrea Kinkade
Incorporated: 1982

​Kaminsky & Associates, Inc. (Team Kaminsky) was founded in 1956. Focusing exclusively on employee benefit planning and consulting, the firm works with companies of all size, but their niche market is companies that have 50-1000 employees.

​Are you interested in obtaining capital to start your dream business? Prepare for lending conversations with expert Charlie Chambers.
 
Obstacle 1: Proof of Experience
“As an advisor with the Small Business Development Center, I see a number of small businesses who come to us because they went to their local bank and said simply ‘I want a loan to start a business,’” says Chambers. The bank will want to see proof of experience in the industry that they are planning to start their venture.