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OSU President Calls for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Public Universities

Campus Entrepreneurship

While I don’t know if this is dramatically new (See Kerr, Bok, Etzkowitz), it appears that years of slow growth and weak state finances have forced Gee to rethink what he and his university do. Anyone in Columbus want to weight in? It is not just about raising revenues and cutting cost.

Ohio 44
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Social is not a job for specialists anymore

Jeff Hilimire

I saw this sign on Swanny’s door (Steve leads client services at Engauge ) while in our Columbus office this week and I had to grab a picture of it. Your finance department…ok, maybe not your finance department ;) But most groups within your company should understand the power that social provides.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Motivation or if ‘Motivation is Garbage’

Hearpreneur

This takes me to number one obstacle entrepreneurs are facing, access to finance. There are lots of obstacles for example, my age (26), lack of experience in banking & finance, capital requirement, regulation, banking license, operational expenses and so on. Could Columbus reach America without motivation? Good question.

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How to Start a Daycare Business

Up and Running

To get a sense of how to start a daycare business, we talked with Lindsey Roemen, owner of Lindsey’s Family Daycare in Larchwood, Iowa, and Shalonda Owens, owner of Fruitful Trees Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, about their experiences as daycare owners.

Iowa 60
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Cash Flow 101: Growing Your Business

Up and Running

Take a look at Whence, an Ohio-based startup that specializes in same-day delivery in the Columbus area. But the good news is that by establishing partnerships with other like-minded businesses, you may very well see your profits increase as your brand is exposed to a whole new community of supporters.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Menlo Park and The Silicon Valley Renaissance

ReadWriteStart

Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio. In fact, Spencer Bardsley from Columbus, Ohio, pitched Wha' the.? - You have to finance the period of traffic building that is pretty much red-ink financing.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. I am a Sophomore art student attending Columbus College of Art & Design for Industrial Design. Other sources of capital. Friends & Family – High net-worth individuals with a passion for you and your industry. Government grants – Credit cards / debt. No matter what.