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Benefits of crowdfunding go beyond raising cash Blog entry: May 30, 2013, 4:30 am | Author: GRACE HEFFERNAN Grace Heffernan is Project Manager of Cluster Acceleration at NorTech, where she supports the economic development organization's work to accelerate the growth of regional innovation clusters in emerging industries.When Cleveland-startup Innovative Developments launched a crowdfunding campaign on […]

Bob Cohen and new Ohio Development Services Agency Director David Goodman at a legistive day in Columbus.

Bob Cohen, the CEO of the Braintree Business Development Center, says crowdfunding sites are starting to pay more and more attention to Ohio.When Richard Rodman, Supradeep Kumar, Rohan Kusre, Arkopaul Sarkar, and Chad Stroud were trying to market FlashCrop, a mobile phone application designed to help students create digital flash cards, they felt like they […]

 Few New Frontier tech grants awarded to small towns Written by Jessie Balmert CentralOhio.com mansfieldnewsjournal.com Eleven years ago, then-Gov. Bob Taft rolled out his Third Frontier Commission to bring high-tech companies to locations across the state, but grants rarely go to businesses outside of Ohio’s largest cities. Taft pitched his program in the 2002 State […]

Foodie'nomics: Trends in Northeast Ohio's Food and Agri "Culture"Moderator:• Bob Cohen, CEO Braintree Business Development CenterPanelists:• David Moss, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing OfficerEmerging Chefs• Steve Schimoler, Chef/Owner Crop Bistro & Bar• Keith Pabley, Founder Good Greens• Tom Lix, Founder Cleveland WhiskeyOVA meetings are generally dominated by heavy subjects. They tend to cover innovations in advanced […]

YBI reveals studies By Jamison Cocklin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it YOUNGSTOWNTwo studies released Thursday show the Youngstown Business Incubator has a far-reaching economic impact, which it believes will bolster an already strong reputation and attract more startup companies.Going forward, like other nonprofits across the […]