Huntington Bank Honored for Its Small Business Loans

Two Ohio development organizations have recognized Huntington’s recent small business lending efforts. The Community Capital Development Corp. and the Ohio Statewide Development Corp. have named Huntington 2010′s “Bank of the Year.” For the second consecutive year, the CCDC honored Huntington...

March 21st, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

Shine On Offers Alternative Energy Solutions

Worthington-based Shine On Solar Solutions will celebrate its one year anniversary next month, but the company was a long time in the making. For years, its founder and managing director Tom Van Cleef has studied all types of renewable energy, having decided we have passed the peak of oil production...

March 18th, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

At Work: Eartha Limited is Making Columbus Greener

Mike Minnix has been interested in natural resources and environmental sustainability for quite some time. Originally from Columbus, Minnix went to Ohio Dominican for college, where he played football and had the goal of becoming a park ranger. When an injury ended his football days, he went to the...

March 17th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

ECDI and Bank of America Work Together to Bring an Additional $800,000 to Local Small Business Development Efforts

Earlier this week, Bank of America awarded the Economic and Community Development Institute a $40,695 grant as part of a larger national program that helps with small business lending. ECDI will use the funds allocated for the grant to secure more than $270,000 in loan capital from the U.S. Small Business...

March 16th, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

One20 Farm Uses Worms to Get Rid of Waste

Several years ago, a sustainably-minded woman with some old school hippie influences married a chef/food nerd −their words− and together they founded One20 Farm in their little backyard garden. Today, Kellie and Jeremy Gedert’s worm composting business is a family affair, with even their...

March 16th, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

How to Generate Leads for Your Business Using SlideShare

Last week, I presented a personal branding workshop with Sarah Storer to the Ohio State University Public Relations Student Society of America. While I admit that Sarah is a better public speaker, I thought I had done a decent job of developing our presentation deck. So after the event, I published...

March 15th, 2011 | How-To Guides | Read More

dsolv Makes Yard Waste Disposal Easier, Greener

Cumbersome paper lawn bags just weren’t cutting it for Paul Kolada, so he charged several employees at Priority Designs, his Gahanna-based industrial design firm, with developing an environmentally-friendly alternative. Eighteen months later, his vision for a compostable bag was realized and a...

March 14th, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

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