Candid Conversation: Entrepreneurship & Family Sacrifice
Entrepreneurship can be exciting and rewarding. But the long hours and high stress can take a real toll—on you and the people who care about you. On Tuesday, December 6, JumpStart invited entrepreneurs and their families to the Great Lakes Science Center for an honest discussion about the sacrifices they make on a daily basis.
Accounting For Growth: How Strong Financial Planning Can Make Or Break A Startup
In the beginning, startups are all about the idea. But young ventures grow quickly, and financials can get complicated fast. Get caught snoozing on your financial practices and you’ll find it much harder to demand a fair valuation, or raise the capital you need to keep growing. On Thursday, October 27 JumpStart hosted a conversation
Securing Venture Capital Begins With An Honest Definition Of Your Business
With the launch of our three new investment funds, we have received hundreds of exciting applications from startups all across the country who are looking for the capital they need to grow. So far, the screening process has been a fantastic experience for our team! However, one theme we have picked up on is that
4 Reasons To Move Your Business To The Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor
Are you familiar with the Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor (HTC) and the tremendous opportunities it offers innovative biomedical, healthcare and technology companies? In 2010, the HTC was founded through a joint effort by BioEnterprise, The Cleveland Foundation, The City of Cleveland and MidTown Cleveland to provide suitable space to house the growing number of health-tech and
Dream Teams: Great For Fantasy Football, More Complicated For Startups
Fantasy football season is here and I’m looking at another year of barely scraping by. Out of the last four seasons, my only real success came in 2012, when my buddies somehow allowed me to get Adrian Peterson, Aaron Rodgers and Calvin Johnson at the peak of their powers. That was a true dream team.
[PODCAST] Building A Blockbuster Personal Brand
Did you miss this standing-room-only session at Startup Scaleup 2016? Did you leave the session looking for even more information? If so, now’s your chance to listen to a second edition of “Building A Blockbuster Personal Brand.” In this podcast, Jacquie Chakirelis, Senior Digital Director at Advance Ohio, discusses the foundation of building a strong
Event Recap: Building A Blockbuster Personal Brand
Jacquie Chakirelis knows a thing or two about branding. Her successful career in marketing has afforded countless opportunities to build local and national audiences from scratch for her clients. She currently develops collaborative digital marketing strategies that focus on customer lifecycle engagement as Senior Digital Director for Advance Ohio, a digital marketing agency, while also
[PODCAST] How To Get Your Next 100 Sales Leads
Did you miss this interactive discussion centered on building a healthy sales pipeline? Did you leave the session looking for even more information? If so, now’s your chance to listen to “How To Get Your Next 100 Sales Leads.” In this podcast, you’ll hear Ryan O’Donnell, the founder of Cleveland startup SellHack, explain how he
Event Recap: How To Get Your Next 100 Sales Leads
Ryan O’Donnell understands that great ideas don’t sell themselves. As co-founder and CEO of Cleveland-based SellHack, a sales prospecting and lead generation tool, he has set out to ensure the profitability of great products and services. On September 14, Ryan led an interactive discussion, How To Get Your Next 100 Sales Leads, where he explained
Quick Tips For Developing Your Personal Brand
Whether you’re seeking to land more clients for your company, to grow your professional network or to simply build the foundation for future success, it is important to develop a strong, recognizable personal brand. Similar to business-level branding, personal branding allows you to establish a reputation, credibility and a unique identity for yourself, all of
[PODCAST] How To Take Your Business From $2M To $10M
Did you miss this standing-room-only session at Startup Scaleup 2016? Did you leave the session looking for even more information? If so, now’s your chance to listen to a second edition of “How to Take Your Business From $2M – $10M.” In this podcast, you’ll meet a whole new lineup of experienced entrepreneurs who share
[PODCAST] The Female Founders’ Guide To Funding, Business Assistance Resources And Venture Capital In Northeast Ohio
On August 18, JumpStart hosted a conversation about the many ways female founders are defying the statistics and securing funding for their businesses. The discussion centered around the approach entrepreneurs can take to leverage the funding and resources available in Northeast Ohio, including female-specific programs and capital options. Listen to the event below, recorded on