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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 […]

MANSFIELD – It takes a great idea, willingness to take a gamble, hard work, some spending and flexibility to start a successful new business, area entrepreneurs say.Valerie Ashcraft helps run Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp near Butler, a family business co-founded eight years ago with her husband, Chris, and his parents.She recently accepted a position […]

A weed-killing invention, a grocery-store app that helps shoppers find items on their list, a podcast for high school students — these business ideas are diverse. But they’re typical of the range of pitches presented at a SunDown RunDown event. You never know what’s going to be thrown out, or who’s going to be listening.Anyone […]

Software developer, InfoGPS Networks, Inc. (InfoGPS) chose today – the first day of sponsored sessions at Black Hat USA 2015 – to reveal groundbreaking software able to identify, classify, and track sensitive data in real-time across the organization. “We have delivered real-time, continuous, situational awareness to network administrators and information risk professionals,” says Paul Hugenberg […]

LUCAS, Ohio — At first glance, the type of farming once done at Malabar Farm may seem a bit outdated. After all, it’s been nearly 60 years since the once-famous owner, Louis Bromfield, passed away.But on the other hand, some of his farming philosophies — like saving soil, reducing runoff and keeping the ground covered […]

The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University at Stark will host Introduction to Lean Start-Up seminar with Barrett Thomas, microfinance administrator, Braintree Business Development Center, Mansfield, Ohio. The seminar will be held on Sept. 22from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Kent State University at Stark Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave […]