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The City of Dublin and Dublin Entrepreneurial Center “DEC” would like to introduce you to our newest initiative, the Dublin International Business Assistance Center. In an effort to grow global, we are launching the Dublin International Business Assistance Center (DIBAC), which will offer services to both our local residents and visiting internationals through the following:

  • Granting use of our business offices, conference rooms, technology and resources to visiting international business delegates
  • Cultivating a hub for international organizations to grow relationships where those relationships might not grow normally
  • Providing meeting space for monthly meetings of international groups
  • Providing a variety of support including networking, contacts, resources, technology, funding and education
  • Creating specialized events for the intention of catalyzing growth of individual business and the overall international community

The City of Dublin is proving to be a global community. In fact, Dublin was recently named for the second year in a row, a “Top Seven Intelligent Community” by the international Intelligent Community Forum. Our global presence can only continue to build with Dublin’s international residents constituting more than 15 percent of our population! Additionally, many Dublin companies have significant international business operations.

Our efforts to launch the international business assistance center officially began April 11, 2011 with the arrival of a TiE (The International Entrepreneur) Ohio chapter in Central Ohio. The TiE kick-off event was a huge success and the energy continued with the official DIBAC launch event on June 21. Over 200 attendees enjoyed food and refreshments from local restaurants serving Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and Italian specialties. Our special guest speaker, Kanwal Rekhi, TiE  Global Charter Member and Managing Director of Inventus Capital Partners, was very well received.

The DEC and DIBAC could not be successful without our many “collaborators” that help make our facility attractive to our tenants and visitors. The following are a list of the DIBAC Collaborators who provide programming, connectivity, consulting, and financial and in-kind donations.

City of Dublin   TiE Ohio   TechColumbus
Ohio ITAC at Columbus State   Columbus 2020   Plante & Moran LLP
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service
Benesch   Sequent   ODOD Global Markets   JASCO   Huntington
OSU Fisher College of Business, International Programs   CORT
Columbus International Program   Compass Tech Intl   Polymer Ohio
Richard C. Herman & Associates, LLC   Cardinal Health
King Business Interiors   IGS Energy   Commercial Works   Oce’ North America

Are you visiting the U.S. and seeking temporary office and/or meeting space? The DIBAC has developed the “International Visitors Office” on the first floor of the DEC just for you! Please contact Chaz Freutel or Pat Valente, information below, to schedule the space, it’s free and fully furnished.

Please click on the DEC’s Events tab for information on any upcoming DEC and DIBAC events.

For more information regarding the DIBAC contact Chaz Freutel (614)827-1153, or Pat Valente (614)542-7308, both part of the DEC and DIBAC Team.