The Myth Of The Coasts
The ‘Myth of the Coasts’ is a guest blog post from Cathy Belk, President of JumpStart, Inc., and is the seventh blog post in the Case Foundation’s Myth of the Entrepreneur series. This series is intended to intentionally examine, and change, the stories our culture tells about entrepreneurship. For more information on the Case Foundation’s approach to
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.
Three Reasons To Be Very Optimistic About Ohio’s Entrepreneurial Future: Observations From The 2016 VentureOhio Gala
Last week, I attended the third-annual VentureOhio Gala, an event designed to celebrate the year’s biggest entrepreneurial success and share the results of the annual Ohio VentureReport. But as I enjoyed the night, I couldn’t help thinking how much different things used to be. I left California in 1995, moving to Cleveland to join a
[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
Meet The Winners Of Our 2016 Inspiring Scaleup CEO Award, John Fenn & Mark Campbell
John Fenn and Mark Campbell are brothers-in-law. They are also co-founders of Budget Dumpster, one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. The duo founded the company in 2009. Despite being in the waste business, they own no actual trucks or dumpsters. Instead, they serve as brokers—facilitating rentals for companies that already own the equipment,
Two Startup Scaleup Pitch Winners Named To Crain’s List of 20 In Their 20s
Crain’s Cleveland Business recently published a series of features on 20 up-and-coming professionals who all have one thing in common—they are under 30! And wouldn’t you know, among this group of young community leaders are two winners from the Startup Scaleup 2016 Sidewalk to Stage Pitch Competition—Benjamin Colas and Xyla Foxlin. Benjamin took home a
3 Tips To Scale Your Business To $10 Million
Achieving your first few million in sales requires a crystal clear value proposition that solves a real problem for your customers, not to mention a considerable amount of focus, dedication and hard work. But taking your sales revenue to the next level requires something more—a bulletproof strategy. The following three tips will aid in developing
Five Questions With Kareem’s Landscaping Founder Kareem Hardy
Transitioning his work ethic and skills honed as part of the landscaping team with the City of Cleveland, Kareem Hardy is successfully navigating the world of entrepreneurship. As a certified landscape designer, Kareem has a passion for creating and maintaining beautiful green residential and commercial spaces in Greater Cleveland. He also values the opportunity he
Core City Cleveland: Entrepreneur Showcase In Pictures
On August 11, our second group of Core City: Cleveland Impact Program participants took the stage to present their fine-tuned, demo day-style pitches to an audience of friends, family, community members and a panel of judges. The event also featured a small exhibition hall, where attendees could network with alumni of the impact program and
Five Things You Should Know About Our 2015 Economic Impact Report
Each year, Cleveland State University works with JumpStart to prepare a report tracking the yearly economic impact of companies supported by us and our many partner organizations. This year’s report, which looks back at 2015, showed that 270 companies supported by our collaborative group generated more than $1.4 billion in economic impact for the state of Ohio.
Five Questions With Owens Print & Creative Solutions Founder James Owens
After spending 10 years in the commercial print and graphic design industry working for big box retailers, James Owens made a decision to start working for himself. In late 2014, he founded Owens Print & Creative Solutions, a company that specializes in the quick turnaround of commercial printing, graphic design, web design and other marketing