The Candle Lab Thrives Despite Adversity

Though Steve and Katesha Weaver aren’t The Candle Lab’s founders, their diligence and hard work have helped the business flourish in the three years they’ve been at the helm. Today, The Candle Lab offers hand poured soy candles in more than 120 scents at stores in Worthington, Grandview,...

December 1st, 2010 | Business Profiles | Read More

Competition Allows Entrepreneurs to Obtain Funding, Support Services

A business venture competition designed to help emerging entrepreneurs kicks off tomorrow. TiEQuest Ohio, sponsored by The International Entrepreneurs Ohio chapter, offers competitors a shot at a prize package valued at $25,000 ($5,000 cash, as well as legal, accounting and administrative support, and...

November 30th, 2010 | Announcements | Read More

Website Helps Entrepreneurs Access Resources

Several local entities partnered two years ago to create a website intended to help entrepreneurs launch and grow small businesses. The site, CentralOhioEntrepreneurs.org, has its origins in an entrepreneurial steering committee formed by the Columbus Chamber and became a reality thanks to an Ohio...

November 29th, 2010 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

ECDI Welcomes Public to Its New Home

The Economic and Community Development Institute on Monday is hosting an open house at its new facilities at 1655 Old Leonard Ave. in Columbus. The two-hour event, called A Taste of ECDI, begins at 5:30 p.m. “We want to say thanks to our funders, clients, and stakeholders,” says Evelyn Ebert,...

November 26th, 2010 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Weekly News Roundup: Gahanna Wants Business, Recovering Retail & More

Gahanna Among Eight Cities that Want Your Business CNNMoney.com on Tuesday released a list of eight communities across the United States that offer compelling incentives to would-be entrepreneurs and Gahanna made the cut. The website claims the city’s local income tax break and Office and Industrial...

November 25th, 2010 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

Ten Tips to Keep in Mind When Shopping Locally This Holiday Season

I grew up without the convenience of chain stores. Once or twice a year, my family would make a trip to the ‘burbs to visit these giant stores, with the fancy toy aisles tucked in the back. It was always an interesting, but overwhelming, experience. Then, my parents told me a giant shopping center,...

November 24th, 2010 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Call for Submissions: Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

TheMetropreneur.com is pleased to announce our inaugural “Entrepreneur of the Year” Awards. This program will recognize the outstanding efforts of three local small business leaders who have shown a tremendous amount of growth, innovation and/or community impact in 2010. Our call for nominations...

November 23rd, 2010 | Announcements | Read More

Green Biz Finds New Uses for Recyclables

Steve Grossman was an officer at his family’s recycling business when it was sold in the 1980s. Being, in his words, too young and not prepared to retire, Grossman founded and merged several companies to form a new recycling business that offers consulting services, markets traditional recyclables,...

November 23rd, 2010 | Business Profiles | Read More