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Q&A: OSU's Michael Camp gives a bird's eye view of Ohio's entrepreneurial landscape

Gene Monteith Thursday, January 13, 2011

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Ohio's entrepreneurial landscape? As one of the nation's leading professors in entrepreneurship, Ohio State's S. Michael Camp should know. So, we asked him.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Ohio State University, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

Columbus

Q&A: Elizabeth Edwards on Cincy's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Gene Monteith Thursday, September 09, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards is a former venture investor who believes there is no lack of innovation or entrepreneurial spirit in the greater Cincinnati region. What's needed, she says, are more ways to connect great ideas with resources. That's why Edwards left Neyer Holdings to form her own company, Metro Innovation -- and why she initiated programs like InOneWeekend three years ago and the Cincinnati Innovates contest, now it its second year. hiVelocity spoke to Edwards about Cincinnati's entrepreneurial climate.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs, Entrepreneurship, Third Frontier, University of Cincinnati, Venture Capital

Cincinnati

For these serial entrepreneurs, it's lather, rinse, repeat

Colin McEwen Thursday, April 08, 2010

The risk of starting a new business is great, the rewards uncertain. But some people enjoy the process. These "serial entrepreneurs" do it over and over again. Lather, rinse and repeat.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Venture Capital

Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland

Appalachian Ohio moving fast toward high-tech future

Val Prevish Thursday, March 25, 2010

Geoff Greenfield is an example of the type of entrepreneur who is becoming the modern face of the economy in Appalachian Ohio. As founder and president of Third Sun Solar and Wind Power in Athens, Greenfield is part of a thriving alternative energy industry that is making its home in Athens County.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Biomedical, Entrepreneur Programs, High Tech, Ohio University, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

Athens

Q&A: Baiju Shah reveals the secrets of BioEnterprise's success

Colin McEwen Thursday, February 25, 2010

President and CEO of BioEnterprise Baiju Shah never stops moving. And neither does BioEnterprise. Shah's organization has been a part of a growing campaign that -- in the last eight years -- has developed 120 biomedical companies, attracted $925 million in funding and created more than 2,100 jobs (and counting) in northeastern Ohio. hiVelocity recently caught up with Shah to get the inside scoop on how BioEnterprise is helping to define an industry and a region.

Biomedical, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Cleveland, Akron

Seamless connect between programs, capital, credited with Ohio's high-tech rise

Gene Monteith Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tony Giordano has been around the block. He's started successful companies in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He has a good job as assistant dean of research and business development at Louisiana State University's Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. So why is he moving his new cardiovascular company from Louisiana to Cleveland? Quite simply, he says, there's no place like Ohio.

Advanced Materials, biomedical, Entrepreneur Programs, Pre-Seed Funds, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

Q&A: Ray Leach explains Ohio's bullish venture capital climate

Gene Monteith Thursday, November 05, 2009

For every entrepreneur with a great idea, for every young company that wants to expand, the same question looms large: Where will we get the money to gain traction? Until a few years ago, the answer for most Ohio firms was "not here." hiVelocity spoke with JumpStart's Chief Executive Officer Ray Leach about the turnaround in Ohio's venture capital environment.

Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

Welcome to hiVelocity!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ohio is at the forefront of a new economy, creating new ideas, innovative businesses and new jobs needed for the 21st century. It's an important story. Now, hiVelocity is here to tell it.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials, Advanced Propulsion, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Higher Education, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Manufacturing Innovation, Sustainability, Tech Transfer - Research, Toledo/Northwest Ohio, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown