Based in Columbus, the Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) is offering a variety of workshops and trainings including New Business Orientation and Strategies to Scale Your Business, Tools to Succeed at Government Contracting, and ServSafe Certification Training. ECDI is the top performing SBA microlender in the United States. For small business clients in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, we serve a one-stop resource center. We are a leading SBA microloan intermediary, a certified Community Development Corporation, and Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institution.