Posts Tagged ‘funding’

Cancelled: UpTech offers $100,000 in seed capital to Ohio startups

UpTech is a nonprofit entity affiliated with several economic development agencies in the Cincinnati region, and they’re in Columbus today to provide more information about their startup accelerator program. One hundred thousand dollars in seed capital is available through the program for 10 startup...

February 15th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Best Business Program of 2011: ECDI Funding Program

Small business assistance comes through a variety of educational, financial and mentorship programs. The Economic and Community Development Institute is one local organization that provides all the above and more. ECDI’s funding programs topped our 2011 reader survey for best local business program,...

December 28th, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

nChannel to get up to $300,000 in funding from TechColumbus

TechColumbus yesterday announced that cloud-based retail solutions provider nChannel Inc. has been approved for up to $300,000 in financing from its Pre-Seed Fund. Headquartered within the TechColumbus incubator, nChannel is developing an easy to use, cloud-based platform that enables retailers to...

November 8th, 2011 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

JC’s Sweet Ice Tea gets Sam Adams loan

JC’s Sweet Ice Tea is the latest beneficiary of The Boston Beer Co.’s Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program. The Columbus-based business has received a $10,000 loan from the program, which assists entrepreneurs in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries. “Our product...

September 1st, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

Roundup: green jobs in Central Ohio, funding your new venture & more

The founders of the Columbus Idea Foundry have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5,500 to double the size of their space. [Read More] Ohio ranks 5th in the nation for cost of doing business, according to CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2011″ report. [Read More] Central...

July 16th, 2011 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

Roundup: Ohio Small Biz Taxes, Startup Funding & More

Walker Evans, founder of Columbus Underground and The Metropreneur, and other local professionals talk about young entrepreneurs in the capital city. [Watch Here] Ohio ranks among the 10 best states in the nation for its small business tax burden, according to a new report from the Small Business and...

April 23rd, 2011 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

State-Sponsored Initiatives Promote Job Creation, Business Growth

The Ohio Department of Development has teamed with several other state agencies to launch two new programs− one will foster self- employment opportunities, while the other will help small businesses gain access to capital. On Wednesday, ODOD’s Division of Entrepreneurship and Small Business...

October 8th, 2010 | Governance | Read More

TechColumbus Growing Regional Tech Industry One Business at a Time

Locals looking to establish tech businesses, or connect with existing ones, have quite the resource in TechColumbus. Located at 1275 Kinnear Rd., TechColumbus essentially is a business incubator that works with investors and entrepreneurs to develop and launch technology startup companies in the 15-county...

September 3rd, 2010 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More