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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 […]

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 […]