Posts Tagged ‘technology-based businesses’

Online media expert shares apps, devices that aid organization

As regular Metropreneur readers know, we’ve recently begun asking tech-savvy small business owners what tools, devices, software, and applications work for them in hopes their answers will give you the knowledge necessary to take your business to the next level. This month, we turned to someone...

June 17th, 2011 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Startups selected for 10-xelerator program

The state of Ohio and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business have selected 10 teams of young entrepreneurs to participate in the Ohio’s New Entrepreneurs Fund pilot program, which kicks off this summer in Columbus. The program, funded through the Ohio Third Frontier, is designed...

May 16th, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

QStart Offers Tech Development, Advisory Services to Startups

QStart Labs was established in 2008, but its roots go further back. For years, what is now known as QStart was simply the tech team for Columbus-based NCT Ventures and it only serviced NCT portfolio companies, helping them save on technology costs and enabling them to use more of their investment for...

May 3rd, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

Innovation Center Helps Tech Entrepreneurs’ Ideas Become Reality

The Innovation Center has been helping entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses since 1983 by providing services, resources, and flexible facilities that put them on the path to success. Located in nearby Athens, Ohio, the IC features high-speed Internet, shared office equipment, leasable office...

April 22nd, 2011 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

Summit Will Focus on Tech Innovation

For the first time, TechColumbus and a graduate student group at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business have joined forces to host a summit dedicated to technological advancement in the region. The summit, called Innovate Columbus 2011, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 27...

April 13th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

ONE Fund Offers Tech Startups Money

The Ohio Third Frontier and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business are attempting to stem the tide of the state’s brain drain with an unorthodox pilot program aimed at young entrepreneurs with exceptional ideas for commercially viable technology startups. The program, called...

April 8th, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

Innovation Capital On the Rise in Central Ohio

Innovation capital in Central Ohio reached record levels last year, as 117 companies across the region received $307.56 million to grow their businesses, according to TechColumbus. The 72.6 percent increase in innovation capital between 2009 and 2010 is the biggest jump that’s occurred since TechColumbus...

February 23rd, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

TechColumbus Hosts 14th Annual Innovation Awards

TechColumbus honored 14 individuals and companies last night during its 2010 Innovation Awards ceremony at Battelle Hall in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The 14th annual event, which celebrates the region’s technology industry allstars, kicked off at 5 p.m. with a networking cocktail...

February 4th, 2011 | Event Reviews | Read More