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A nearly $200,000 investment is something many entrepreneurs dream of. That dream became reality for entrepreneurs Rick Iler and Paul Hugenberg III thanks to a SunDown RunDown pitch. Iler and Hugenberg founded InfoGPS Networks LLC, which was featured in Richland Source's “Eye on Entrepreneurs” series as well as in SunDown RunDown coverage. It was at […]

Entrepreneur Mark Hess is an example of what hard work and perseverance, with a little help from a business incubator, can accomplish. His company, Hess Industries, is a successful tool and die company, as well as a Braintree Business Development Center anchor tenant.“My wife, Pam, and I started 15 years ago, out of Braintree, which […]

Entrepreneur Dan Manges and his business partner, who prefers to be known simply as Hammer, are in the process of launching Fractal Surfing, a software start-up with a niche in the market of website building and content management.What makes Fractal Surfing unique in the world of online platforms is the simplicity of use for the […]

Mansfield once again showed its support for entrepreneurship during the third SunDown RunDown event, which saw a packed house Wednesday evening at the Old Bag of Nails Pub.SunDown RunDown is a forum in which five entrepreneurs are given five minutes each to pitch their idea, followed by five minutes for the audience to ask questions. […]

A local event brings entrepreneurs and investors together right here in Mansfield. Individuals looking to start, run and grow their businesses won't have to look very far. Braintree is a local company that focuses on supporting small business in northeast and north central ohio.Their event, Sundown Rundown proves to be popular. This is the third […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Fresh foods and gardening have always been a part of Pam Mack’s life, but over the past few years, she’s also made them a lifestyle.In fact, you could say the produce she grows today supports life itself — for her family and for her customers.Recently retired from a position with the state, […]

KnowledgePost, designed by entrepreneurs Evan Ishida and Andrew Bennett, is an innovative website that “makes it easy to find, collect and share professional learning.”“Our initial focus is creating a platform that is going to make it easier for folks in business HR [human resources], or business managers and business owners to find providers of professional […]

Now Northeast Ohio has two angel investment funds. A group of 34 individual “angel” investors from Stark County and surrounding areas plan to form the Impact Angel Fund, which aims to invest in high-tech startup companies across the southern portion of Northeast Ohio — from Mansfield to Canton to Youngstown. After rejecting the group's proposal […]

Entrepreneurs have many reasons for launching an enterprise, but Pam Mack’s is unique: Mack wanted to leave a legacy for her grandsons in honor of their deceased mother, Mack’s daughter. Mack’s entrepreneurial enterprise, named L Marie Ltd. in tribute to her daughter, is a certified organic vegetable company with value-added products soon to hit store […]

Steve McKown could easily be considered a serial entrepreneur. Owner of Tan Pro West in Mansfield, McKown has expanded his business horizon by opening MoCoopinz, a full service company providing mobile marketing.MoCoopinz provides kiosks that are easy to use, noted McKown. A customer simply inputs their cell phone number. The system will then tell them […]