Our priority at JumpStart is to support you and your early-stage business, so it can grow. Whether JumpStart provides you with advice through an educational seminar, investment dollars, intensive guidance, or networks and connections, JumpStart is here to help improve your success. So to make it easy for you to access all the tools and resources on this site, start here!

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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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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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