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Snapstagram prints photos taken with Instagram

Snapstagram prints photos taken with Instagram
Sometimes a business idea is so compelling that it seems like a no-brainer to back it, and that appears to be the case with Snapstagram. Founded in May, Snapstagram specializes in printing Instagram photos. For the uninitiated, Instagram is a photo-sharing app and social network that allows users to...
December 4th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

cannon.fm features content produced entirely by local musicians

cannon.fm features content produced entirely by local musicians
Coming up in the Columbus music scene has been both inspiring and depressing for Mat Marcum and Ryan Cox. On one hand, the city is home to a lot of talent. On the other, not many people, especially those outside Columbus, will ever be exposed to it. So the duo founded cannon.fm with a simple goal: to...
November 27th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Stitch City Sew-Op offers machines, classes

Stitch City Sew-Op offers machines, classes
One really is the loneliest number, especially when you’re sewing, according to the founders of a new Clintonville co-op. Not long after Katie Heck started following several sewing blogs, she got the urge to practice all the interesting techniques she was reading about online. So she set to work,...
November 7th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Nurtur Salon continues to grow, opens second location

Nurtur Salon continues to grow, opens second location
At Nurtur Salon, a haircut comes with a shoulder and scalp massage, makeup touch-up, and either a hand-and-arm massage or a mini facial. Nurtur’s Upper Arlington location, which opened six years ago at 1581 W. Lane Ave., has shampoo beds instead of shampoo bowls. At its Grandview location, which...
November 6th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

OffersBy.Me helps consumers find deals at local businesses

OffersBy.Me helps consumers find deals at local businesses
It’s safe to say that if you’re reading this story, at some time, you’ve seen an online advertisement. In fact, it may have been so compelling that it prompted you to make a purchase at the advertiser’s physical location. Obviously, that’s a win for the business, but it’s...
November 5th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

House Wine still going strong after 5 years

House Wine still going strong after 5 years
Donnie Austin moved to Ohio in 2001 for an engineering job at Honda Motor Co. Six years later, he decided it was time for a change. Austin didn’t like his job, but he did like wine, and he wanted to share his passion and knowledge with others. So in November 2007, just as the U.S. economy began...
November 2nd, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Victorian Village Guest House talks Experience Columbus membership

Victorian Village Guest House talks Experience Columbus membership
After 30 years in the banking industry, Lisa Craig Morton was ready for a change. Then, in the midst of the 2008 economic downturn, she learned that her bank job was being eliminated. It was time to try something new. “I’d often thought about doing something like a bed and breakfast or guest...
October 11th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Buttercream Wonderland delivers desserts to your door

Buttercream Wonderland delivers desserts to your door
For years, Hailey Kolman enthusiastically made desserts for friends and family. Then in 2010, while Kolman was working as a pastry chef, she teamed with Jennifer Ammons to sell her treats on a small scale. The response from customers was encouraging, so in September −after a year of planning− the...
October 9th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More
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