Community Conversation: Small Business Support
Small businesses play a vital role in thriving communities but running a company is no easy task. Fortunately, Cleveland is home to many entrepreneurial support organizations offering technical services and pathways to capital for entrepreneurs. Join JumpStart’s Lamont Mackley and Michael Obi from the Urban League of Greater Cleveland for a community conversation moderated by
Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation With David Edelman
Join us on Wednesday, December 15 for the next Founders Unfiltered featuring David Edelman, founder of Thrivable, a real-time research platform that aims to put patients at the center of healthcare product development. David is no stranger to the startup scene. He identified the critical need for Thrivable while building Diabetes Daily, a leading online
Small Business Impact Program Showcase – Toledo
On Wednesday, December 8, you’re invited to (virtually) meet the graduating cohort of JumpStart’s Small Business Impact Program at their culminating showcase. This event will be an online demo-day-style competition where program participants will use their new knowledge and skills to present their pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to take home
Small Business Impact Program Showcase – Cleveland
On Tuesday, December 7, you’re invited to (virtually) meet cohort 13 of JumpStart’s Small Business Impact Program at their culminating showcase. This event will be an online demo-day-style competition where program participants will use their new knowledge and skills to present their pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to take home up
Toledo Business Growth Collaborative Panel Discussion
The Toledo Business Growth Collaborative is a network that consists of existing small business assistance organizations in the Greater Toledo community. Working together, these organizations are dedicated to finding and filling gaps in the service continuum and connecting their clients to the resources they need. Join us to learn more about these organizations and how
Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation With Carla Macklin
Join us on Wednesday, November 17 for the next webcast of Founders Unfiltered featuring Carla Macklin, co-founder of the Buckeye Mask Company, an automated manufacturing facility that makes reusable face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Ohio’s workforce. Carla is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a background founding companies in adaptive clothing
Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation With Kris Beck
Join us on Wednesday, October 27 for the next webcast of Founders Unfiltered featuring Kris Beck, CEO of Proformex, a policy management platform for life insurance professionals. Prior to founding Proformex, Kris served as an executive leader, scaling enterprise SaaS companies and ultimately guiding two companies to exits of more than $100M. We’ll sit down
Scaling: Impact of CRM from Seed to Growth Stage
How many businesses start managing early leads on spreadsheets and then BAM! You’ve got to launch your first marketing campaign. As you grow, how do you target your marketing when your data is in different tools? Prevent sales from wasting time calling the same contacts who just opted out of your newsletter Together, we’ll workshop
Stark Community Challenge Showcase
Join us via live Zoom on Wednesday, September 22nd to watch the Stark Community Challenge Finalists showcase their solutions to the problem/opportunity statements, talk about their challenge journey, how they plan to spend the $5000, and receive feedback from key community stakeholders.
Staying Innovative With Dwindling Resources – Breakfast with Ray Leach, JumpStart, Inc. CEO
Join JumpStart CEO Ray Leach for this lively discussion of how to stay innovative with dwindling resources. Ray Leach is the founding CEO of JumpStart Inc. a Cleveland, Ohio-based non-profit venture development organization that has gained a national best-in-class reputation for its innovative economic development models and its ability to leverage its experience and expertise
Great Lakes International Innovation Summit
GLIn2 – Great Lakes International Innovation Summit began in 2016 as a collaborative event co-hosted by the Michigan Business Innovation Association and the Wisconsin Business Innovator’s Support Association. It has now expanded out to other Great Lakes states such as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota, as well as Canada! This multi-day event will offer educational and networking opportunities for all
Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation with Christian Zimmerman
Join us on Wednesday, Sep. 29 for the next webcast of Founders Unfiltered featuring Christian Zimmerman, co-founder and CEO of Qoins, a debt-payment solution that uses automation and education to quickly pay off credit cards and other forms of revolving debt. Having worked at other early-stage startups such as Hirewire and Shiftgig, Christian grew a