Posts Tagged ‘Local Events’

TechColumbus Announces 2010 Innovation Award Semi-Finalists

TechColumbus has announced the semi-finalists for its annual Innovation Awards ceremony, which is scheduled for Feb. 3. The list of semi-finalists recognizes many small businesses, including: 3X Systems AFS Web – ZOOM CMS AINik Solutions, LLC AircraftLogs AltaSim Technologies American Business...

December 4th, 2010 | Announcements | Read More

Surviving Columbus’s Events Scene: A Fresh Approach to Networking

You probably hate doing it. Going to events and forcing yourself to network is nerve racking. Do you have your elevator speech down? Will you be underdressed or overdressed? Do you have to speak in front of everyone or approach strangers, and which one is worse? Despite the imagery, you overcome inertia,...

November 22nd, 2010 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Craftin’ Outlaws Returns This Weekend

Columbus’s longest-running alternative craft fair, Craftin’ Outlaws, kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Gateway Film Center near the Ohio State University campus. The sixth annual event, which wraps at 5 p.m., will feature more than 50 vendors. Attendees can expect a wide variety of “high-quality,...

October 11th, 2010 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Panel to Showcase Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship

This Saturday, Sept. 18, The Metropreneur is hosting a moderated panel discussion that will focus on the ups and downs of starting a small business. “Columbus Entrepreneurialism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” will feature three local entrepreneurs who will share not only their own challenges...

September 16th, 2010 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Local Libraries Host “Big Ideas For Your Small Business” Series

Several Central Ohio Libraries are joining forces next week (September 13 -17) to host a series of events called “Big Ideas for Your Small Business” as a part of their Job Help Week. Participating libraries include The Bexley Public Library, Columbus Metropolian Library, Grandview Heights...

September 8th, 2010 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Weekly News Roundup: Entrepreneurs to Watch, Ohio on Inc. 500 & More

Columbus Alive’s “People to Watch 2010″ features several entrepreneurs, including Brady Konya and Ryan Lang, Mike Minnix, Timothy Wolf Starr, Bethia Woolf, and Jacob Wooten. [Read More] If the Inc. 500 is any indication, Central Ohio is a hotbed for entrepreneurial activity...

September 2nd, 2010 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

Weekly News Roundup: Lessner on Countdown, ECDI Legal Tips & More

Economic and Community Development Institute President and General Counsel Steve Fireman has launched a column, titled Legalese,in which he will regularly weigh in on legal matters pertinent to entrepreneurs, give advice, and provide resources. [Read More] Columbus has the 20th-lowest combined county,...

August 26th, 2010 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

Weekly News Roundup: Ohio Biz Expo, DEC Workshop & More

The 2010 Ohio Business Expo, scheduled for tomorrow at the Rhodes Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds, allows small companies and minority- and women-owned businesses seeking contract work to connect with state agencies. [Read More] hiVelocity recently profiled six young entrepreneurs doing business...

August 19th, 2010 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More