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OSU, OU coming together to create new venture capital fund

Two of Ohio’s most prominent universities are teaming up to create a new venture capital fund that addresses the funding needs of early-stage technology ventures. It was announced Thursday that The Ohio State University has committed $20 million to the fund and Ohio University has pledged $15 million....
April 9th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

eEvent working on new event marketing engine fueled by good deeds

eEvent working on new event marketing engine fueled by good deeds
eEvent is refining its offerings to fit customer demand, and the $250,000 investment it recently received from TechColumbus will surely help. The funding has not only allowed the three men behind the event marketing engine −Andi Sie, Edy Sulistyo, and Lawrence Samantha− to devote themselves to it...
April 4th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Grant available for women entrepreneurs

Grant available for women entrepreneurs
Clothing retailer Eileen Fisher is providing support to business owners with its Business Grant Program for Women Entrepreneurs. The program seeks applicants from wholly women-owned businesses that combine the principles of social consciousness, sustainability, and innovation to create new businesses...
March 27th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

D.P. Dough Franchising now in Columbus

D.P. Dough Franchising now in Columbus
In 2009, Matt Crumpton’s friend, Tony Castricone, really wanted to open a D.P. Dough −which primarily serves fresh-baked calzones− in Columbus. Being a lawyer and a fellow D.P. Dough fan, Crumpton said he’d help him out. They met with the Athens franchise owner, who told them a new...
March 26th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Side Street Planning launches operations in Columbus

Side Street Planning launches operations in Columbus
City planning is something that doesn’t happen overnight. So it seems like a natural fit for a city planner to spend some time working in the industry before launching their own business in the field. After 15 years of planning experience for both pubic and private clients, Jason Sudy was ready...
March 22nd, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Duet Health debuts new app for doctors

Duet Health debuts new app for doctors
A new mobile application from Duet Health gives doctors another tool for educating and communicating with their patients. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, The Duet for Individual Physicians app features medical and pharmaceutical information, personalized messaging, appointment, drug, and course...
March 20th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Ohio gets funding to leverage private lending to small businesses

Ohio gets funding to leverage private lending to small businesses
The Ohio Department of Development last week announced new funding for a program that will put more than $55 million toward private lending to small businesses and help increase the amount of credit available to them. The State Small Business Credit Initiative was created by the Small Business Jobs Act...
March 8th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

New law expected to help Ohio’s microdistilleries

New law expected to help Ohio’s microdistilleries
A new law that takes effect March 22 is expected to help spirits producers in Ohio expand operations. House Bill 243, introduced by Ohio Reps. Casey Kozlowski and Ron Young, allows microdistillers to sell spirits in full-size bottles at their facilities for carry out without having a special permit. Under...
March 6th, 2012 | Governance | Read More
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