Cincinnati entrepreneur Anisha Bradley is coupling business acumen and the convenience of the web to launch a virtual business incubator that will help busy, far-flung professionals.
Bradley, who runs her own financial services firm, just launched Engaged 360, an online company offering easy access to courses designed to help new and established businesses thrive. The company, which went online in November, offers classes in everything from business plan writing to marketing and strategic planning.
Engaged 360 is designed to reach people across Ohio and beyond.
"This saves people a lot of time and money. By being online we can service people worldwide without them having to travel. This is also eco-friendly and helps clients to be eco-friendly as well," says Bradley, who previously worked as a tax consultant for Deloitte and Touche and Ethicon Endo-Surgery. She founded Capital Logic, a financial management company, in 2008.
Engaged 360 charges users an annual fee based on company size and the level of services they require. Membership is open to students, individuals and any sized company. Services offered include live-web based classes, online member forums, complementary marketing, accounting and legal services (at an extra, but discounted rate) and more.
The top membership level features a facilitated in-person networking group that matches members with potential business partners and resources.
"What I find is a lot of businesses don't have a solid foundation on which to build their businesses, whether that's marketing or customer service. So we decided to put this together. It's not just the classes that are beneficial, but it's also getting a chance to network with other members," says Bradley.
Source: Anisha Bradley, Engaged 360
Writer: Feoshia Henderson