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Q&A: Cohesion Business Technology's John Owens on entrepreneurship and lessons learned

Dave Malaska Thursday, September 22, 2011
In the span of 12 years, John Owens has taken his company, Cohesion Business Technology, from a two-man operation that worked from his Cincinnati home to one of southwestern Ohio's largest technology services firms with annual revenue on the north side of $20 million.

Video: Bill Cooper, the iPod Kid

University of Dayton Thursday, September 22, 2011
Bill Cooper started reviewing mobile apps in high school. Now a University of Dayton student, Cooper has built his YouTube presence into a way to pay for college.

JackThreads defies tradition as Midwest-based fashion leader

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, September 08, 2011
With hard work and an eye for innovation, Columbus native Jason Ross has defied convention with men's fashion website JackThreads.

Child's play: How three Clevelanders turned childhood hobbies into big business

Diane DiPiero Thursday, August 25, 2011

For three local entrepreneurs, playing with toys is big business. Arthur Gugick sells elaborate building replicas constructed from Legos. George Vlosich uses an Etch a Sketch to create pricy masterworks. And Tom Donelan turned his love of board games into a thriving national brand. These Cleveland-area professionals have proven that child's play is no joke.

Video: Hive13

Soapbox Thursday, August 25, 2011

Way back in April 2010, hiVelocity wrote about hacker spaces. This video from Soapbox gives a close-up view of one of them, Hive13, in Cincinnati.

Captain of industry: Raj Soin leaves indelible imprint on Dayton business, philanthropic communities

Lynne Meyer Thursday, August 11, 2011
Two years ago, Rajesh Soin, founder, chairman and CEO of global holding company Soin International, received the prestigious Captain of Industry award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers.  Captain of industry, in fact, is an apt term to describe Soin's phenomenally successful career and numerous accomplishments.

Q&A: Candace Klein on the success of Bad Girl Ventures

Gene Monteith Thursday, August 11, 2011
Bad Girl Ventures launched in Cincinnati last year as a unique form of micro lender: one focused not just on getting financing into the hands of women-owned startups, but also on providing the education and resources women need to build successful businesses. In the last year, BGV has attracted a lot of attention as it has grown in participation and geography, most recently announcing its expansion to Cleveland. hiVelocity caught up with Candace Klein, BGV's founder and CEO, to ask about the success of her non-profit.

Main man behind ManCans

Gene Monteith Thursday, June 30, 2011
He's appeared on "Lopez Tonight." He was a phone-in guest on "The Doctors." He's doing two to three interviews with local and national media each week. It seems everybody wants a piece of Hart Main, who's built a nationwide business selling candles that smell like fresh cut grass, baseball mitts and bacon. Pretty good for a 13-year-old Marysville kid who's going into the ninth grade.

Entrepreneur wants to make her American Dream come true for others

Dave Malaska Thursday, June 30, 2011
Though she's been in America for little more than 20 years, Radhika Reddy has realized the American Dream several times over. Her latest dream, a one-stop center for international cultural events and a business incubator -- for both foreign and home-grown firms -- is off to a good start.

Where are they now? hiVelocity catches up with three promising companies

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, June 16, 2011
In the last year and a half, hiVelocity has showcased hundreds of smart, innovative entrepreneurs. In this issue, we're following up with three of them to see how business is going these days.

Mike Figliuolo: Angel funder, entrepreneur, thought leader

Gene Monteith Thursday, May 19, 2011
Mike Figliuolo is a former Army officer, McKinsey and Company consultant, Capital One Financial strategist, and a VP for Scotts Lawn Service. Today, he runs a practitioner-led leadership training firm, is an angel investor for tech startups, heads several web-based businesses and is a principal at a Dublin business accelerator. Oh, and he's writing a book. It's an unwieldy job description, but Figliuolo makes it simple: "I'm a parallel entrepreneur."

Craig Zamary's journey from kitchen table business to entrepreneur in residence

Lynne Meyer Thursday, May 05, 2011
Craig Zamary's first foray into entrepreneurship began at his kitchen table in 1998. He was 24. He started his second company, Green Energy TV, at age 31. Today, the Youngstown native is teaching other young entrepreneurs about building businesses.

Q&A: Entrepreneur Wil Schroter

Gene Monteith Thursday, May 05, 2011
Wil Schroter was only 19 and a student at Ohio State University when he started his first company: Blue Diesel. Since then, he has blazed a trail of business creation that has resulted in more than half a dozen companies. We caught up with Schroter to ask him about entrepreneurship and his views on Ohio as a place to do business.

Video: If you're a deer, you won't like GhostBlind

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University and TechGROWTH Ohio Thursday, May 05, 2011
Forget about invisibility cloaks, which are good only for hiding from mythical enemies in Harry Potter movies. This is the real deal.

Dan Rockwell: Not your father's entrepreneur

Gene Monteith Thursday, April 07, 2011
Dan Rockwell is a big guy with a quick laugh and an unassuming manner. But behind the easy-going exterior is a man addicted to experimentation and new ideas -- some of which are turning the concept of what a startup should be on its head.
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