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Two entrepreneurs have launched an app meant to help Richland County shoppers find local small businesses, then take advantage of current coupons and deals.LocalLynx searches out participating businesses in the greater Mansfield area — but Shane Hostetler and Kevin Haring and an unnamed investor hope to replicate the idea at many locations around the country.Consumers […]

ASHLAND, Ohio -- An Ashland-based small business will be giving away nearly $10,000 of services in honor of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28.Spire Advertising will offer one north central Ohio small business a website and marketing package valued at $9,974.“Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. This is an opportunity to show […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- LocaLynx is trying to draw local interest. So, what better way than to run a contest strictly for area residents?Sara Steward downloaded the app, liked the Facebook page, and pocketed $500 for her trouble."We had more than 650 entries," said Shane Hostetler, co-founder of the business. "We've been working on this project […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio – The future of internet technologies for businesses is not a matter of cost, it’s a matter of value. NCORITA’s fourth technology conference focused on “The Future of IT.” Keynote speaker Carl Deal challenged attendees to think about how the technologies he was about to speak about could be applied to their world.“When […]

Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Online business Knowyourcustomers.com is excited to launch the release of their automated, crowdsourced web app, version 2.0. This exclusive web-based tool will help businesses learn about their customers before they engage in business with them, including past payment histories with other vendors. The founders are pleased to launch their 2.0 […]

MANSFIELD — Two entrepreneurs have launched an app meant to help Richland County shoppers find local small businesses, then take advantage of current coupons and deals.LocalLynx searches out participating businesses in the greater Mansfield area — but Shane Hostetler and Kevin Haring and an unnamed investor hope to replicate the idea at many locations around […]

Nathan Gross discussed the Mansfield Makerspace Meetup group and the value makerspaces provide to communities Thursday morning at a Richland County Regional Manufacturing Coalition meeting.He said makerspaces allow people to complete more complex projects than they can at home and introduce makers to other people who could help out.“The businesses and collaborations that spin out […]

MANSFIELD — A regional conference on how businesses could be affected by the latest Internet and mobile phone trends will be hosted Oct. 15 in Mansfield.It’s open at no charge not only to information technology professionals but anyone who wants to learn more about opportunities and challenges as more business transactions takes place online.“We have […]

MANSFIELD – John Covender started out in the disaster restoration business but took a zigzag in 2012 by founding a company designed to meet an unserved need for small businesses like the one he’d run.KnowYourCustomers.com helps business owners, landlords, attorneys, accountants and others who run small offices figure out which prospective customers might not pay […]