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Mansfield once again showed its support of entrepreneurship by turning out in force for SunDown RunDown Wednesday evening at the Old Bag of Nails Pub on Lexington Avenue. SunDown RunDown is a forum that helps entrepreneurs make connections with investors, mentors, and talent. Entrepreneurs are given five minutes to pitch their idea or product, outlining […]

KnowYourCustomers.com, has taken the spirit of entrepreneurship to an unforeseen level, using his can-do attitude to battle cancer. Covender, introduced in the Eye on Entrepreneurs series in March of last year, said he was often asked how he kept a positive mindset during his battle. He noted his reply, “Because I’m an entrepreneur. I won’t […]

Ten of the most influential women in Richland County business include Jodie Perry and Marilyn John:Mary K. Bolin, president, My Town Partners LLC. Since June 2010, Bolin has been president of My Town Partners LLC, a staffing and educational specialist for Mansfield and surrounding areas.She is a 1985 graduate of North Central State College, with […]

The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University at Stark will host an introduction to exporting seminar with Bob Cohen, chief executive officer at Braintree Business Development Center in Mansfield. The seminar will take place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. July 7 at the Kent State University at Stark Conference Center; 6000 Frank […]

On the surface, Cleveland, Ohio’s JumpStart may appear to be just one organization in northeast Ohio. When you delve deeper, however, you uncover the many layers of what is one of the state’s largest entrepreneurial networks, with the goal of turning ideas with high growth potential into thriving businesses.JumpStart serves as head of the JumpStart […]

MANSFIELD – Braintree Business Development Center CEO Bob Cohen will present “The Role of Gender in Communication” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, in the Community Room at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, 43 W. Third St.It is a free, educational and light-hearted lecture sponsored by the Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation […]

MANSFIELD – If you are interested in developing a business idea, need help with your existing business or have a product and don't know what to do next, resource people at the Braintree Business Development Center may be able to help at one of their monthly Caffeinated Ideas sessions. The next session is from 10 […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Braintree tenant Steve McKown, the entrepreneur featured in the Eye on Entrepreneurs series last May for his marketing business MoCoopinz, has since rebranded the company to become TextLoyal. “We are still MoCoopinz LLC, doing business as TextLoyal,” said McKown. “It’s hard to make a name change, but it went pretty smoothly and […]

COLUMBUS – Falon Donohue, a 2001 Crestview High School graduate, has been named executive director of VentureOhio.In this role, Donohue will be responsible for advancing VentureOhio’s mission of assuring abundant capital for all stages of entrepreneurial companies, strengthening resources in Ohio for building high-growth businesses and increasing awareness of Ohio’s entrepreneurial successes.John McIlwraith, chairman of […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio - Figg’s Liquid Innovations has been in business for four years, and although founder Korinna Goettel said she’d hoped to be further along at this point, she said that things are going well.“It’s almost as though you have to pay your dues,” Goettel said. “It’s almost as if, until you get to a […]