Summer Mixer
Stop by the Crooked River Room at the Bounce Innovation Hub in Downtown Akron for a fun summer evening of networking, handcrafted lemonade infused with seasonal fruits and bursting boba, and enjoy some light bites! There will be games and gift card prizes for you to help connect with the community. The Summer Mixer is
Innovation Fund Information Session
Are you interested in applying for the Northeast Ohio Innovation Fund award? The first step in the process is attending an information session conducted by the team. Please note that this step is mandatory. You cannot apply for funding without first attending one of these sessions. They are held virtually and the next one is May 11th.
Connected Mid Ohio
Mark you calendar and register now for this interesting networking event at Katana Fitness Center on May 9th. This is not your usual boring networking event. CONNECTED-Mansfield has rebranded as CONNECTED- Mid Ohio to better reflect the attendance coming from nearby places like Shelby, Crestline, Ashland, and Wooster. the event is free-of-charge and will offer
Mental Health Awareness Month Networking Event & Roundtable
Join us on Thurs., May 18, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. for a networking event and roundtable discussion focused on mental health awareness and the challenges entrepreneurs face. Please check back for more details. You can learn more about Bounce here. Please contact Molly at [email protected] with any questions.
Life’s a Pitch
Our 9th MORTAR at Bounce cohort is coming to the close of their 15-weeks! Join us as the finalists compete for $3,000 while you meet and learn about our graduates and their businesses. There will be networking, food, music, and some amazing local small businesses. There is no cost to attend. The event will be
Seed Funding For Startups – Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund is a nonprofit that provides seed funding for technology startups throughout the Northeast Ohio region while supporting entrepreneurial education for students of local higher education institutions. The first step to obtain our pre-seed funding is to attend a free Innovation Fund 101 Information Session conducted by our team. This is required in order to qualify
Pitch Cypher 2.0
Connect with Cleveland’s innovation movement at Pitch Cypher, a tech-focused pitch event bringing together founders, creatives and start-up insiders over good music and drinks. Join us at Edwins Too on Thursday, June 8 for the next meetup in a series of events highlighting Cleveland’s BIPOC tech trailblazers. Register today to attend the event and support
Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation with Camille Heard
Camille Genise Heard is the co-founder and CEO of FELOH [Fell-Oh], a conscious and inclusive social marketplace just for beauty. She has led FELOH through idea, market validation and product development, and is currently working with her growing team to scale the company. Additionally, as Entrepreneur-In-Residence at JumpStart, Camille serves her startup clients by applying
60 in 60: Sixty Breakthrough Hacks in Sixty Minutes
What could be better than learning tips, tricks and hacks to help make you more productive, efficient, effective, profitable and successful? Join GCP for an interactive, fun, fast-paced event with three forward-thinking business owners who have found unique and innovative tools and solutions to operate and grow their businesses. Not only will you be inspired
Webinar: Finding Funding – Startup Capital Beyond Angels and VCs
From the moment that a startup is established, raising funding becomes the #1 goal. Is Angel or VC money the only way to go? What other funding options are out there? Hosted by Shadi Yazdan of SY Strategy, this session will cover the following tactics to help founders consider alternatives beyond the norm, including: A
Silicon Heartland Series: Jumpstart Ventures
Ask A VC show features Ray Leach of JumpStart, a Cleveland-based venture development group investing in startups in Ohio and the Midwest. About Silicon Dragon Ventures on Zoom Silicon Dragon Ventures presents its online series. We kicked off the series in April 2020 with Bill Tai, a first investor in Zoom, and have since featured
WEBINAR: The Buyer Experience
How often are you actually selling to customers? More often than not, you are working with them to streamline their buying of your goods or services. That process is the buyer experience, and creating a buying experience that resonates well with your customers is a necessity. But what is Buyer Experience? And how do I