Meet The Winners Of Our Core City Pitch Competition
On April 19, ten entrepreneurs took the stage to present their business ideas to a packed house of friends, family, community members and a panel of judges at our second-annual Core City Pitch Competition. For nearly all the entrepreneurs involved, this was their first experience pitching to a large audience, and for some, their very
Cleveland Continues Its Rise, But We Still Lag Behind In Jobs
In many ways, it’s a great time to be living in Northeast Ohio. Our culinary and cultural scenes are both booming. Cleveland is filled to the brim with young professionals who aren’t just working downtown, but living there too. And of course, our Cavaliers are the reigning NBA champions and the Indians made it to
[PODCAST] Startup Stories: Living Local, Thinking Global
Whether you live in Cleveland or California, building a world-class startup requires you to think on a global scale. On Thursday, March 30th, JumpStart invited a panel of experienced NEO entrepreneurs to Bottlehouse Brewery to share real stories and offer real advice about getting the most out of your local resources, while also keeping your
Video: CLE 43 Focus Profiles JumpStart
CLE 43 Focus’s Harry Boomer interviews JumpStart Senior Advisor Lamont Mackley about how JumpStart’s work helps to unlock the full potential of diverse entrepreneurs and positively impacts Northeast Ohio communities. Watch the two-part interview below.
Entrepreneur Insight: Bob Gephart, VizZle
In 2005, Monarch Teaching Technologies was founded to develop visual learning software for the treatment of children and adolescents with autism. This software, which became VizZle, has since been adapted for use by schools, clinicians and families of children with special needs. Taking a big step toward getting their innovative learning tool into more classrooms
Charu Ramanathan Launched Life-Changing Technology In Northeast Ohio
When Charu Ramanathan came from India to earn her doctorate in biomedical engineering, she had a vision for turning Case Western Reserve University’s non-invasive technology into a diagnostic tool to monitor heart activity. That drive to transform the project she loved into an actual tool that would help people meant going beyond publishing her thesis.