BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND SURROUNDING AREAS; TO PROVIDE SERVICES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE FLOW OF LENDING AND INVESTMENT CAPITAL INTO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AND TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY; AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CREDIT AND INVESTMENT CAPITAL AS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR CREATING AND RETAINING JOBS, DEVELOPING AFFORADABLE HOUSING, REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND UNLEASHING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF SMALL BUSINESS.