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The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University at Stark* will host Introduction to Crowdfundingseminar with Bob Cohen, ceo, Braintree Business Development Center, Mansfield. The seminar will be held on Aug. 25, 2015 from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Kent State University at Stark Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave. N.W. in Jackson […]

Bob Cohen (CEO of Braintree Business Development Center) and Victor Pavona (Director of the Small Business Development Center at Kent State University at Stark, visit the Ron Ponder Show on 1480 WHBC Radio in Canton.

Korinna Goettell , Founder of Figg's Liquid Innovations spent some time time with Ron Ponder of WHBC 1480 am discussing her company.

The Innovation Fund has never been limited to Lorain County — but the nonprofit’s latest round of awards reaches all the way to Mansfield and Alliance.The fund has awarded a total of $200,000 to five young tech companies in Northeast Ohio, according to a news release. Half of that money went to InfoGPS, the company […]

Elyria, OH, June 29, 2015: The Innovation Fund, Northeast Ohio’s most active pre-seed fund for technology startups, has committed $200,000 to five technology startups based in five different Northeast Ohio counties. The companies, representing Lorain, Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Richland counties, will use the money to validate their technologies and business plans in hopes of […]

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 […]