Buckeye Business Directory

Ohio State’s alumni directory featuring Buckeye-owned and operated businesses from our 595,000+ alumni.

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Welcome to the Buckeye Business Directory! In our continuing efforts to support our graduates, we invite all alumni-owned, small businesses and services to submit their information for listing.

This directory is backed by the Ohio State University Alumni Association and Buckeye Nation Rewards to ensure you're reaching the fans, friends, students, staff and fellow alumni across Buckeye Nation.

Buckeye Business Directory

Our public directory will make it easy to search for Buckeye-owned businesses. Visitors will be able to find your business and learn more about what you have to offer, along with any special deals or "buckeye benefits."

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You'll get exclusive access to Ohio State's ever-growing community around the World

45000 +
Students

Ohio State has the 3rd largest Student Enrollment in the Country with 18 graduate and professional programs in the top 10 (U.S. News and World Report).

37821 +
Faculty + Staff

Our Faculty and Staff support more than 200 academic centers and institutes, where research, policy-making, knowledge creation and student engagement happen daily across many disciplines.

526 K+
Alumni

Buckeye alums are in all 88 Ohio counties, 50 states and 171 countries worldwide. And more than 18k + new alumni are added every year upon graduation. 

1.2 M+
Friends & Fans

Buckeye Fans are the best in the land. Our passionate fan base leads the nation with millions of fans and followers world-wide.

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Through the Buckeye Business Directory and Buckeye Nation Rewards, you can promote and reach customers and fellow alumni through a variety of powerful features, services and sponsorship.

Promoting a Video

We can prompt our users to watch a video of your choice. From commercials to educational content, we can get users to watch and learn.

Displaying An Article

If you have an announcement or offer you would like or members to know about, we can setup article challenges to make sure your content is viewed.

Searchable Profiles

The directory will allow users to search and filter by business type and affiliation. You will be able to categorize and tag your business to make it easier to find.

Asking the Community

Looking for insights or feedback? We can set up a custom survey for our members who are rewarded for completing it.

Driving Foot Traffic

Through the Buckeye Nation Rewards App, we can reward members for visiting a physical location. Once they arrive they can unlock special offers or rewards.

Targeted Ads

The Buckeye Business Directory will provide various, effective ways to accommodate and track standard and non-standard advertisements.

Social Promotion

With a sponsored listing, we can set up a custom post with the content, copy and link of your choosing. Users then share it to their own personal network where their friends and followers see the post.

Email Newsletters

An upgraded listing can have your business featured or listed in various university-sent announcements, emails and newsletters.

Promote Offers and Sales

Through the connection with Buckeye Nation Rewards, you can send special offers, discounts and exclusive deals to the loyal community over over 100k members and community.

FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers

Yes. Ohio State would like to support all small businesses, however, this page is dedicated towards alumni-owned businesses. 

No. It is free to add your profile and list your company on the Buckeye Business Directory. To enhance your listing and reach more customers, there will be paid sponsorship opportunities to promote your business.

No. This resource is intended as a directory. For discounts and promotion opportunities, please visit  Buckeye Nation Rewards sponsorship. 

All business applications are reviewed, verified and posted at the discretion of the Ohio State Alumni Association. 

No. Ohio State is not providing financial services through this resource. 

Buckeye Nation Rewards is a loyalty rewards program that provides users with fun and rewarding ways to engage on digital platforms like their website, social media, and mobile app. The Buckeye Business Directory is hosted as a part of this website and business owners may promote and reach Buckeye Nation Rewards users through features on Buckeye Nation Rewards.

Yes, any alum who creates their own products or has their own online shop, is welcome to create a listing on the Buckeye Business Directory.

Listings will be updated at least twice per month.

Business owners can contact the Alumni Association at [email protected] to modify or remove their listing.

Once we get our initial listings added, the directory will be located on a separate page of this website. The Alumni Association will share widely through a variety of communications including email, social media, and links from other websites.

  • Inclusion in this directory should not be considered an endorsement by The Ohio State University or The Ohio State Univesity Alumni Association, Inc. The Ohio State University is not providing financial support or services to these businesses. The use of the Ohio State name and/or registered trademarks by businesses is generally prohibited. Also, please note that The Ohio State University logo and other Ohio State registered trademarks may not be used by external companies without permission.

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