Posts Tagged ‘Upcoming Events’

Eighth annual Ohio Growth Summit scheduled for May 24

The eighth annual Ohio Growth Summit will be held May 24 at Columbus State Community College. Columbus State’s Center for Workforce Development, at 315 Cleveland Ave., will host the summit, which is designed to give entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, and marketing professionals the opportunity...

May 7th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Columbus-based church coalition requests better business incubation, micro-lending programs

Building Responsibility, Equality and Dignity is hosting Nehemiah Action tonight at The Celeste Center to request commitments from Columbus City Council on the development of new business incubation and micro-lending programs. “We devote millions of dollars to support large corporations while knowing...

May 7th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Columbus Chamber hosts 2012 annual meeting February 22

The Columbus Chamber will host its annual meeting tomorrow morning at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. This year’s focus will emphasize the organization’s intensified commitment to strengthening businesses in the Columbus region. “Our Annual Meeting will be a vibrant celebration,”...

February 21st, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

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

Nancy Kramer to deliver keynote address at Chamber’s 2012 annual meeting

The Columbus Chamber’s 2012 Annual Meeting will start at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center’s Battelle Grand. Nancy Kramer, founder and chairman of Resource Interactive, has been announced as this year’s keynote speaker. “As we considered our theme, ‘it...

January 31st, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Meet the participants of the 1492 business accelerator

Global Entrepreneurship Week takes starts tomorrow and runs through Nov. 20. One way to celebrate locally is by attending a meet-and-greet with the startup teams who were recently selected for participation in the 1492 business accelerator program. The five startup businesses are Azoti, Capstone Innovations,...

November 13th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Small Business Forum & Leader Awards takes place Tuesday

The Columbus Chamber is hosting its annual Small Business Forum & Leader Awards ceremony on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The half-day event will kick off with a presentation from keynote speaker Donna James, managing director of Lardon & Associates LLC and a corporate director for several public...

November 12th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Home businesses heat up

More than half of all U.S. businesses are home-based, according to Business Week Online. What may be even more surprising is this: home-based businesses employ 13 million people in the United States. That’s one of every 10 private sector workers. Far from playing a marginal role in of our economy,...

October 18th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More