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AUSTIN, Texas--When Crestline alum and Mansfield resident Scott Gatchall entered Inmobly in the South by Southwest Accelerator competition back in October, he knew they were in for stiff competition. What he could not have predicted was that they would emerge as one of only eighteen finalists for the prestigious award. The South by Southwest (SXSW) […]

The Innovation Fund, Northeast Ohio's most active early-stage fund for technology-based startups, has injected $400,000 into seven of the region’s most promising young companies. Four companies received $25,000 awards aimed at validating technologies while three received $100,000 awards meant to prove business models. Here are the latest winners:Apollo Medical Devices ($25,000 | Cleveland) is developing […]

Don’t call it an office. The spaces home to Ohio’s incubators are more akin to beehives – honeycombs of workspaces that are fostering the ideas of the state’s brightest entrepreneurs. Walking down the hallway of an incubator, you can practically feel the creativity. Passing workspace after workspace, you are floored by the innovation and the […]

The Jessica Hannan Band rocked Braintree Business Development Center Friday afternoon with their high-energy country music. “We are a loud band,” said lead singer Jessica Hannan. “We’re not your traditional country…it’s more of a rock-country than anything.” But what’s a country-rock band doing at Mansfield’s technology-based incubator?“Although we clearly focus on high-tech startups, we try […]

In response to a community committee’s recommendation to invest resources in economic development; the Richland County Foundation is working with strategic partners to pursue opportunities in this space. The Foundation Board of Trustees engaged Jumpstart Inc. of Cleveland for a 16-week project.In this photo, Hrishue Mahalaha and Kate Hanna of Jumpstart and Steve Fritsch of […]

“We thought it would be a good idea to actually have an official session for people who hear about Braintree, and might not be sure about exactly what services are offered, to come and ask questions,” said Braintree CEO Bob Cohen. “We tried to make it a little fun by having an opportunity to meet […]

MANSFIELD – Braintree Business Development Center, the area’s high-tech incubation and entrepreneurship program, ia accepting applications from start-up businesses that would like to be part of a cohort that will begin in January.Interested entrepreneurs are invited to attend an orientation session and open house at 2 p.m. Monday at Braintree’s facility, 201 E. Fifth St. […]

As Mansfield’s fourth SunDown RunDown wrapped up on Oct. 9, entrepreneurs, investors, public figures, and community members mingled. Several attendees noted that the quarterly event has brought attention to the Richland County area and its support of new business growth and development.SunDown RunDown is a community event, facilitated by Bob Cohen, CEO of Braintree Business […]

Entrepreneur Joe Rotunda, owner of Rotunda Scientific Technologies, is currently in the process of establishing an additional company to focus on the development of new products, an endeavor that has been undertaken with the help of Braintree Business Development Center.Rotunda Scientific Technologies focuses on the distribution of items, as well as training and consulting, in […]

His company didn't start in Pittsburgh and it doesn't operate here, but Paul Hugenberg came to the city hoping its burgeoning startup and investment community could help his Ohio-based company grow.The city is increasingly becoming a Midwest magnet, offering a slower, more deliberate pace of deal-making for investors looking for new companies with big ideas, […]