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Layer owner using skills grandmother taught her to build bakery business

Layer owner using skills grandmother taught her to build bakery business
Paula Katz discovered a love for baking at the tender age of six, when her maternal grandmother, Juliet, began letting her help out in the kitchen. Juliet never wrote her recipes down and her granddaughter is the only family member she ever taught to bake. To this day, Katz is trying to get Juliet’s...
February 22nd, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Kickstarter helps raise money for creative ventures via crowdfunding

Kickstarter helps raise money for creative ventures via crowdfunding
Funding a business venture, especially a creative one, can be challenging. Kickstarter is working to change that. Every week, the online crowdfunding platform allows thousands of people to pledge millions of dollars to creative projects −big and small− that resonate with them. In exchange for that...
February 21st, 2012 | Trendspotting | Read More

Founder’s Factory emphasizes relationships between mentors, startups to drive success

Founder’s Factory emphasizes relationships between mentors, startups to drive success
Todd Whittington and his team at the Founders Factory are on a mission: to provide value to the startup community and address the particular pain points that exist in our region. Despite having several of the components necessary to fuel a boom in entrepreneurism −quality schools, a variety of industries...
February 20th, 2012 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

Express Program helps small businesses save money on energy costs

Express Program helps small businesses save money on energy costs
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has promised to resolve issues surrounding AEP’s rate increases for small business customers, but in the meantime companies can take advantage of a program designed to reduce energy usage and lower energy costs. The Express Program is open to all non-residential...
February 17th, 2012 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

At Work: A look at Sweet Stella Designs’ studio space

At Work: A look at Sweet Stella Designs’ studio space
Amy Neiwirth is having a great year. She recently moved into a new apartment, which allowed her to bring her jewelry and art studio back into her home, she sold nearly 500 pieces of jewelry in 2011, and she’s gotten lots of publicity− most notably, a mention in The Official Bicentennial Guide...
February 15th, 2012 | At Work | Read More

Gay matchmaking company launches in Columbus

Gay matchmaking company launches in Columbus
Gay and lesbian singles in the city have a new matchmaking resource: Q-Vault. Founded by Nicci Sprouse, Joel Diaz and Jason Gonzales, Q-Vault is designed to facilitate quality introductions and, hopefully, many happy relationships along the way. “Everyone wants to be in a relationship and be loved,”...
February 14th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Locally brewed Luna Kombucha is a hit with consumers

Locally brewed Luna Kombucha is a hit with consumers
One local man has turned his passion for kombucha into a product whose popularity is growing at a substantial rate, especially considering it’s only been on shelves since August. Michael Iannarino, founder of Luna Kombucha, began having digestive problems five years ago. After doing a little Internet...
February 13th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Business branding, design is best left to the pros

Business branding, design is best left to the pros
As many of our readers know, starting a business can be difficult. In the early stages, entrepreneurs are often working with a limited budget, and hiring a firm to do branding and design work can seem like an inefficient use of resources. Perhaps unsurprisingly, experts in those fields disagree. They...
February 10th, 2012 | Tips of the Trade | Read More
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