Valley Economic Development Partners 4319 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44505

"All levels of Valley Economic Development Partners are the epitome of a five star rating. During the height of Covid19 tensions were high and money was low. There were not many places to turn for assistance and then I found out about Valley EDP. My initial phone inquiry was met with enthusiasm and answers to all my questions. I felt that all I had worked for was NOT going to slip away as I hung up the phone with a sigh of relief! Do not hesitate to call upon my now new friends at Valley EDP, as they will not disappoint !!"

"I have had a great experience working with Valley Partners. Maureen has been so great to work with. She has always been quick to respond and has gone above and beyond to make sure that our business was taken care of."

"An amazing experience. They were so much help, we couldn’t have done this without them. Cannot speak higher of this organization."

"Hello Teresa, I just wanted to let you know that I have been working with Mureen Stenglein on our PPP application and have been so pleased with her help in this process. She has been so helpful, patient and responsive to every request for assistance. I know you all are under a lot of pressure as the forgiveness process gets underway and Maureen has been just awesome and always cheerful - something that seems to be in short supply these days. Matt Brooks"

"Applied for my 2nd PPP loan. Sent in paperwork requested. Called every week to check the status. We were told nothing else was needed, everything was submitted, and that they were just waiting on the SBA… I got this response for 6 weeks straight. Called today to find out my application never made it to the SBA because “they could not locate my business articles with the state.” We’ve been in business for over 5 years. I just did a simple search on the State’s database and found the articles within seconds. Their excuse was that they had hundreds of applications to process. Long story short, my company missed out on funds needed to stay afloat during the pandemic. Their incompetence and lack of communication has put a small/disabled veteran/black/woman-owned business at a further disadvantage during this tough time. I WOULD NOT recommend that any minority owned business utilize their services."