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MANSFIELD, Ohio -- Two employees have been hired to drive economic development locally -- part of the Richland County Foundation’s $1.1 million five-year transformative strategic plan.The Foundation, Richland County Jobs and Family Services and private donors are funding a director of workforce development and a director of business retention and expansion to work for the […]

Four area small businesses received recognition earlier this month at the seventh annual recognition dinner presented by the Canton Regional Chapter of SCORE.The honors were for the success the companies have shown in starting or developing their operations.Each company sought and received free business development advice from SCORE volunteers.Award winners were:• InfoGPS Networks, based in […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield’s entrepreneurial ecosystem hopes to foster more small business development locally.With that goal in mind, Braintree Business Development Center hosted an open house last week at its downtown location for start-up businesses interested in being a part of their cohort.In addition to networking and sampling of local refreshments, Braintree staff explained the […]

We are ecstatic to recognize HYSight Technologies as our $10,000 Website and Marketing Package winner! Out of 67 small businesses in North Central Ohio, we have a winner!This company is on the forefront of their industry. As the rise of technological advances increase in so many fields at all levels of business, there had to […]

The Canton Regional Chapter of SCORE recognized four area small businesses for success in starting or growing their firms at SCORE's seventh annual recognition luncheon on December 8 in the Conference Center on the campus of Kent State University at Stark. Co-sponsoring the event were Consumers National Bank; Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A; […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Braintree Business Development Center, the area’s high-tech incubation and entrepreneurship program, is accepting applications from start-up businesses that would like to be part of a start-up cohort that will begin in January.Interested entrepreneurs are invited to attend an orientation session and open house at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec, 10, at Braintree’s facility, […]

MANSFIELD – Braintree Business Development Center, the area’s high-tech incubation and entrepreneurship program, is accepting applications from start-up businesses that would like to be part of a start-up cohort that will begin in January. Interested entrepreneurs are invited to attend an orientation session and open house at 3 p.m. Dec. 10, at Braintree’s facility, 201 […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Imagine you’re visiting the city of Mansfield for the first time, and you’re wondering to yourself: Where is a good local eatery? What entertainment is available? Where can I go shopping?All those questions and more can be answered with LocaLynx, a new mobile app dedicated to promoting local businesses in Richland County. […]

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 […]