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Biz owners to get advice at Ohio Growth Summit

Biz owners to get advice at Ohio Growth Summit
The seventh annual Ohio Growth Summit kicks off next week at Columbus State Community College. The event, which takes place June 7-8 at the college’s Conference Center for Workforce Development at 315 Cleveland Ave. in Columbus, is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners take their...
June 2nd, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Sam Adams offers speed coaching for food & beverage entrepreneurs

Sam Adams offers speed coaching for food & beverage entrepreneurs
In February, Samuel Adams announced the expansion of its signature philanthropic program, Brewing the American Dream, into Ohio. This program provides low and modest-income small business owners in the food, beverage and hospitality industry with essential ingredients to start, strengthen, and grow their...
June 1st, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Summit Will Focus on Tech Innovation

Summit Will Focus on Tech Innovation
For the first time, TechColumbus and a graduate student group at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business have joined forces to host a summit dedicated to technological advancement in the region. The summit, called Innovate Columbus 2011, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 27...
April 13th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

How Businesses Can Help Fight Poverty

How Businesses Can Help Fight Poverty
The third annual Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship Summit kicks off April 15 at The Ohio State University. The event −which will be held in Mershon Auditorium at The Wexner Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.− helps students, professionals, and community members connect with each...
April 5th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Win Tickets to See Suze Orman

Win Tickets to See Suze Orman
The Metropreneur is giving away four tickets to “A Special Evening with Suze Orman“ on March 16 at COSI! The event, hosted by Thurber House, coincides with the release of The Money Class, the personal finance expert’s first book in four years. For a chance to win a ticket, just tell...
March 11th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Symposium Focuses on Lending to Small Businesses

Symposium Focuses on Lending to Small Businesses
The Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal is hosting a symposium on Thursday about the difficulties small business owners now face when trying to obtain financing and capital from the nation’s lending institutions. The sixth annual symposium, titled “The Big Squeeze: Small Business...
March 8th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Metropreneur To Host Panel Discussion During Job Help Week

Metropreneur To Host Panel Discussion During Job Help Week
The Columbus Metropolitan Library has partnered with a half dozen library systems to host Central Ohio’s second Job Help Week, which kicks off March 14. The five-day event will feature 58 programs, including “Obstacles & Opportunities,” a panel discussion presented by The Metropreneur. The...
March 3rd, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Local Businesspeople to Discuss Social Entrepreneurship on Tuesday

Local Businesspeople to Discuss Social Entrepreneurship on Tuesday
Social entrepreneurship is an idea that has been getting a lot of press recently. When people talk about social entrepreneurship, they’re typically referring to enterprises that attempt to affect change by applying the principles of business and entrepreneurship to social problems. In the world...
February 18th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More