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Part Time Works aims to fill gaps in employment market

Part Time Works aims to fill gaps in employment market
A new local staffing agency is hoping to fill a gap in the employment market by specializing in the placement of talented, experienced professionals in long-term, part-time positions. As CEO of BLF Management Ltd., a Columbus-based association and nonprofit management firm, Brad Feldman saw firsthand...
February 26th, 2013 | Business Profiles | Read More

Life Support promises a hangover cure in a bottle

Life Support promises a hangover cure in a bottle
After a night of clubbing in South Korea, Terry Yanko wasn’t feeling so great, so a friend suggested he try a hangover cure made with what he called “the special berry.” Though Yanko was skeptical, he drank it and just 30 minutes later he felt renewed. When he returned to the states,...
February 19th, 2013 | Business Profiles | Read More

At Work: Fine Citizens’ new home is the perfect fit

At Work: Fine Citizens’ new home is the perfect fit
Why go through a rebrand when your company is nearing ten years old? Fine Citizens President and CEO Phil Wilson started his first interactive agency in 2003 after working in the field of architectural engineering. “I wanted more of a creative expression,” he says. His intentionally small,...
February 18th, 2013 | At Work | Read More

PAUL app delivers fast access to mobile video

PAUL app delivers fast access to mobile video
Despite problems with buffering, tablets and smartphones are morphing into portable televisions. In fact, Cisco contends that two-thirds of the world’s mobile data traffic will be video by 2017 and, as screens grow and 4G and LTE become more readily available, mobile video viewing will skyrocket. Sounds...
February 12th, 2013 | Business Profiles | Read More

X Squared Angels to invest in women-led companies in Ohio and beyond

X Squared Angels to invest in women-led companies in Ohio and beyond
After meeting members of New York-based Golden Seeds, Carol Clark became intrigued with its strategy of investing in women-led businesses, and decided Ohio needed a similar resource. Clark then began rounding up established local investors, and 15 of them committed to becoming members of her angel group,...
February 8th, 2013 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

Why You Should Create Video Content (And Some Ideas To Inspire)

Why You Should Create Video Content (And Some Ideas To Inspire)
Social this and social that. Everyone’s doing it, but who’s standing out from the crowd? Creativity in digital marketing is in high demand, and brands are racking their brains for how to achieve it. But the secret has always been out. So instead of blaming lack of dollars (small business,...
February 6th, 2013 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Do you really have your ducks in a row?

Do you really have your ducks in a row?
This is the first in a series of articles about the no less sexy, but often overlooked side of opening a new business: construction and its legal processes. Sexy because, if you work through each phase as it’s meant to function, you could win smooth passage and likely a more attractive, profitable...
February 5th, 2013 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Kickstart to help up to 3 entrepreneurs develop their businesses

Kickstart to help up to 3 entrepreneurs develop their businesses
Columbus City Council, the Economic & Community Development Institute, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District, and Capitol South have banded together to rev up area small businesses. Their unique collaboration has produced Kickstart, a business plan competition that will give up to...
February 1st, 2013 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More
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