Articles By: Walker Evans

Walker is the founder of ColumbusUnderground.com and co-founder of TheMetropreneur.com along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media from a hobby into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.

Seeking nominees for 2013 Social Entrepreneurship Award

Social Entrepreneurship is the identification of a social problem and the use of entrepreneurial principles and practices to create a social venture aimed at solving the problem. Social entrepreneurs are important to the community and to the world, as they work to achieve social change through non-traditional...

February 14th, 2013 | Announcements | Read More

Small Business Saturday is sluggish in Columbus

Now in its third year, Small Business Saturday is relatively well known throughout the United States. For the initiated, this annual sales event was created in 2010 by American Express as an alternative to the big box shopping of Black Friday and the e-commerce sales of Cyber Monday. The program encourages...

November 26th, 2012 | News | Read More

Columbus Startup Weekend returns November 9

Startup Weekend is back! If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be an entrepreneur, then you’ll want to attend this weekend’s event. You’ll witness, idea building, late-night coding and design sessions, and bootstrapping a new business in just 54 hours. Participants are...

November 5th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Columbus 2020 recognized as a top performing organization

Regional economic development entity Columbus 2020 was just named the silver medal winner in the High Performance Economic Development category for economic development organizations by Atlas Advertising. Atlas produces the annual High Performance Economic Development Benchmarking Survey, where Columbus...

October 8th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Ohio named 22nd best state for entrepreneurship

In a study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ohio has been named the 22nd best state for entrepreneurship, jumping 18 places from last year. States are ranked according to measurements of entrepreneurial activity in five areas: • Percentage growth of business establishments • Per capita growth...

October 4th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Best of Leadercast 2012

Press Release: Best of Leadercast 2012 sparkspace will be hosting The Best of Leadercast 2012. There will be a replay of the highest rated speakers from the May 4th Leadercast event and a facilitated discussion around the ideas and insights that are shared. During the event there will also be a special...

September 10th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo 2012

10.11.12 Embassy Suites Columbus Airport $69 Full Day * $49 Half Day (Morning or Afternoon) Exhibitor Booths: Small Business $125; Corporate $250 REGISTER TODAY! Register online at www.increasecdc.org or call (614) 476-1758

September 4th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Kitchen incubator facility to open in Franklinton

Entrepreneurs with food-based business ideas will soon find it easier to test their products when The Commissary on Town Street opens its doors. This new kitchen incubator will provide a commercial-grade environment for food startups to develop recipes, test products and collaborate with like-minded...

August 21st, 2012 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More