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Thriving startup community means jobs aplenty ... for the right candidates

Karin Connelly Thursday, September 26, 2013

The large number of open jobs in the startup community indicates growing success, but working for a startup has unique challenges. Recruiters and employers discuss the critical qualities required for a good fit between companies and employees.

Business Accelerators, Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Talent

Cleveland

Ohio's rural biz incubators thrive with best practices, clear results

Tom Prendergast Thursday, September 26, 2013

Ohio is home to a host of smaller and rural business incubators. Despite dispersed populations and limited local markets, many are getting results similar to their urban counterparts--on much tighter budgets.

Business Accelerators, Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Ohio Third Frontier, Seed Funding, Talent, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

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

Cincinnati's path to fostering entrepreneurship

John Kachuba & Elissa Yancey Thursday, August 22, 2013

hiVelocity examines how Cincinnati can make the most of its strengths and capitalize on the diversity of the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Business Accelerators, Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Seed Funding, Talent, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

Cincinnati

Symbiotic economics: Ohio's corporate establishment meets the startup community

Joe Baur Thursday, August 08, 2013

Ohio's biggest names in business give back to the state's economic ecosystem by lending a helping hand to startups and entrepreneurs.

Apps, Business Accelerators, Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Medical, Miami University, Software

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati

Suburban tech centers: where community meets co-working

Paul Batterson Thursday, June 27, 2013

Inventors and entrepreneurs are finding new homes in Ohio cities--but not the ones full of expressways and skyscrapers. Tech centers, community maker spaces and business accelerators are popping up in the not-so-sleepy suburbs, where they blend co-working, convenience and community.

Business Accelerators, Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing Innovation

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati

To accommodate rapidly growing staff, Explorys moves into former museum space in Cleveland

Karin Connelly Thursday, February 14, 2013

Explorys, which offers a secure software platform that allows healthcare systems to summarize, analyze and manage data, has moved into the former home of MOCA. The Cleveland-based company currently has more than 80 employees and is expected to climb to between 110 and 125 by next year.

Business Incubators, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Health Care, Information Technology