Posts Tagged ‘woman-owned business’

G2Local expands into Columbus market

Global to Local Language Solutions expanded into the Columbus area this winter, and has already snapped up a local government contract. The translation and interpretation services provider −an established business in the Cincinnati and Dayton markets− was the first tenant at the Women’s Small...

March 4th, 2013 | Business Profiles | Read More

Buttercream Wonderland delivers desserts to your door

For years, Hailey Kolman enthusiastically made desserts for friends and family. Then in 2010, while Kolman was working as a pastry chef, she teamed with Jennifer Ammons to sell her treats on a small scale. The response from customers was encouraging, so in September −after a year of planning− the...

October 9th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Synergi Salon gains prominent investor, revamps product line

Karen Coleman, owner of Synergi Salon in east Columbus, was among just six entrepreneurs given the opportunity to make a five-minute business pitch to Daymond John and his panel of investors during a business luncheon in Atlanta last month. For the uninitiated, John is founder of FUBU clothing company,...

September 19th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

State to host business expo next week

With the 2012 Ohio Business Expo on Sept. 19, the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and the Ohio Department of Development are hoping to expand access to state contracts for minority-owned, women-owned and small businesses. The expo, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rhodes...

September 13th, 2012 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Pâtisserie Lallier offers French pastries made with local, organic ingredients

For some people, a sweet tooth is a problem. For Michelle Kozak, it has helped spawn a thriving business. After an intensive four-week pastry course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Kozak returned to Columbus inspired. She decided she would launch a pastry business out of her home in Grandview, and in fall...

August 6th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Rachael’s Dessert House gets marketing boost from tasting

The 2nd Annual Sweetest Tasting in Central Ohio will be held next Thursday at the Grand Oaks Event Center in Grove City from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is hosted by Rachael’s Dessert House, which will offer attendees about 20 made-from-scratch sweets they can sample with wines selected by Rachel Clinkscale,...

July 13th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Bowers PR and Marketing and ECDI believe in helping businesses grow

Growing a small business into a profitable and innovative brand looks easy from the outside. Susan Bowers Fortner knows better. Using hard work and ingenuity, she has spent her publishing and public relations career making increasing profits and positive branding easier for others. Fortner’s firm,...

June 28th, 2012 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Ladies Explorer Club gives women opportunities to visit local businesses

In 2010, Michele Rapp was juggling a hectic work schedule and two young sons, and, as a result, her social life had taken quite a hit. Once a month she’d manage to squeeze in a meal or happy hour with friends, but she usually found those outings to be unsatisfying. So she took matters into her...

June 26th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More