Posts Tagged ‘The Ohio State University’

OSU, OU coming together to create new venture capital fund

Two of Ohio’s most prominent universities are teaming up to create a new venture capital fund that addresses the funding needs of early-stage technology ventures. It was announced Thursday that The Ohio State University has committed $20 million to the fund and Ohio University has pledged $15 million....

April 9th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

10-Xelerator receives additional $200K from the state

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission on Wednesday awarded $760,000 from the Ohio’s New Entrepreneurs Fund to four recipients, including The Ohio State University. OSU’s 10-xelerator was given $200,000 to support 10 teams of entrepreneurs during summer 2012. 10x focuses on information technology...

February 28th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Cummings discusses tech commercialization at OSU

In early spring 2011, The Ohio State University announced that Brian Cummings had been named its vice president for technology commercialization. In that role, he leads OSU’s new Office of Technology Commercialization, which coordinates all aspects of knowledge transfer and technology development....

January 31st, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Roundup: biz boot camp, hiring & more

Nils Root, founder of Frosh Tees and a member of Ohio State University’s 2011 class, is among several college graduates who are already achieving entrepreneurial success. [Read More] The Ohio State University recently announced the winners of its annual business plan competition, which evaluates...

June 18th, 2011 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More

High-Tech Jobs, New Biz Incubator & More

Ohio’s business environment supports advanced energy growth Hundreds of Ohio companies have maximized the state’s strong manufacturing history to successfully shift from past inventions to tomorrow’s innovations, according to the Ohio Business Development Coalition. [Read More] Pro-business...

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

How Businesses Can Help Fight Poverty

The third annual Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship Summit kicks off April 15 at The Ohio State University. The event −which will be held in Mershon Auditorium at The Wexner Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.− helps students, professionals, and community members connect with each...

April 5th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Symposium Focuses on Lending to Small Businesses

The Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal is hosting a symposium on Thursday about the difficulties small business owners now face when trying to obtain financing and capital from the nation’s lending institutions. The sixth annual symposium, titled “The Big Squeeze: Small Business...

March 8th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Club Helps OSU Students Interested in Entrepreneurship

Since its establishment in 2000, the Business Builders Club at The Ohio State University has worked to educate and assist students interested in entrepreneurship. This year is no exception. Once a week, the club hosts one-hour meetings where members and business leaders are given 60 seconds to pitch...

January 19th, 2011 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More