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JumpStart's Impact since inception: 604 jobs created, $186.7 million in capital raised, 2,000+ business plans reviewed, 99,200 hours of free assistance. Read more about our impact.
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Dave Berkus to Lead JumpStart Event. JumpStart welcomes Dave Berkus, and experienced venture capitalist and technology entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, for the next Growing Bright ideas seminar. Join us for Extending the Runway: Building Better Boards on February 25th at Corporate College East.
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$1.1 Billion Invested in 183 Companies Leads to Thousands of Jobs: The 2009 Venture Capital Report for the Cleveland Plus Region announces that between 2005 and 2009, $1.1 billion was invested in 183 unique companies in the region. This equates to over 40,000 jobs that have been or will be created in Northeast Ohio.
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Mr. Leach Goes to Washington. JumpStart CEO Ray Leach testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on December 9th. Ray spoke to the topic of "Weathering the Storm: Creating Jobs in the Recession."
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Upcoming Events

TiE Ohio Events in 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
TiE Ohio has partnered with the Hudson Library & Historical Society and the Cuyahoga County Public Library System to deliver a series of events for entrepreneurs. The events are complimentary and open to the public.
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Growing Northeast Ohio’s High-Tech Economy with NorTech’s Rebecca Bagley
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Rebecca O. Bagley, President and CEO of NorTech, the Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition, will discuss “Growing Northeast Ohio’s High-Tech Economy.”
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Cleveland Entrepreneur's Club February Meeting
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Cleveland Entrepreneur's Club welcomes speaker Thom Ruhe, Director of Entrepreneurship for the Kauffman Foundation, to its February meeting.
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Stark County Entrepreneur Week
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Kent State University Stark is proud to announce its first annual Stark County Entrepreneur Week. This event-filled week will provide opportunities for all entrepreneurs and feature keynote addresses by Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Ray Leach, CEO of JumpStart.
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The Power of Small Business Networking
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Break out of the island that is your small business and share your stories, ideas, needs, and advice with other similarly stranded entrepreneurs at Hudson Library & Historical Society’s first-ever entrepreneurship networking event.
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IdeaExchange Blog

An Always Topical Topic: Presenting to Investors

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Posted by Chris Mather

Any entrepreneur looking to grow their business is always thinking (or should be) about how to improve their investor pitch. Once you have an opportunity to get in front of ...

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