Could Lakewood become a hotbed for entrepreneurial talent? If the new effort
Startup Lakewood fulfills its mission, the city will in the near future be home to a fresh new crop of entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas.
Startup Lakewood is a new program formed collaboratively between the
City of Lakewood, Lakewood's
Chamber of Commerce,
LakewoodAlive, and
Pillars of Lakewood. The program consists of biweekly brainstorming meetings held in various cafes around Lakewood and led by Mike Belsito, a startup business developer. Startup Lakewood also invites entrepreneurial experts to share insights with would-be entrepreneurs.
The two-hour brainstorming sessions are free and open to all residents of Lakewood.
Startup Lakewood has initiated Startup U, a monthly program at
Virginia Marti College of Art and Design to further enlighten Lakewood residents about the ins and outs of startups. The first session takes place April 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and looks at resources in Lakewood and Cleveland that are available to newbie entrepreneurs.
Source: Startup Lakewood
Writer: Diane DiPiero
This story originally appeared in Fresh Water Cleveland.