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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LUCAS, Ohio — At first glance, the type of farming once done at Malabar Farm may seem a bit outdated.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 […]

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 […]