Entrepreneurship
New companies are vital to Ohio's long-term interests, and dreamers are what keep us moving. From one-person outfits to partnerships employing hundreds, entrepreneurs – matched with the industry sectors that have the most potential for success – are vital to Ohio's economy.
Entrepreneurship Features
Colin McEwen
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Are you laid off from work in the middle of the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression? Start a business.That's some of the advice given by entrepreneur Mike Hooven, who in 1994 at the age of 38, took $22,000 in stock options from his comfortable position at Ethicon to start his first company.
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Douglas Trattner
Thursday, February 25, 2010
"I came to Akron because I was quite impressed with the vision of what the BioInnovation Institute could become," says Dr. Frank Douglas. "There is a tremendous desire here to do something that improves the health of the economy in this region – and that's why this will succeed."
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Colin McEwen
Thursday, February 25, 2010
President and CEO of BioEnterprise Baiju Shah never stops moving. And neither does BioEnterprise. Shah's organization has been a part of a growing campaign that -- in the last eight years -- has developed 120 biomedical companies, attracted $925 million in funding and created more than 2,100 jobs (and counting) in northeastern Ohio.
hiVelocity recently caught up with Shah to get the inside scoop on how BioEnterprise is helping to define an industry and a region.
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Douglas Trattner
Thursday, January 28, 2010
These days, some of the biggest ideas are coming from the youngest of minds. College students and recent graduates across Ohio are combining bold ideas with bold action, fueling the state's transformation one job at a time.
hiVelocity caught up with a few of the young entrepreneurs who are making a mark on Ohio.
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Douglas Trattner
Thursday, December 03, 2009
"Sometimes in life we run into buzz saws," says entrepreneur Phil Davis. "Kirk Wright was mine." Davis is referring to former hedge fund manager Kirk Wright, who in 2008 was found guilty of numerous counts of fraud after swindling investors out of more than $150 million. Days after his conviction, Wright committed suicide in jail. But it wasn't cash that Wright stole from Davis – it was his reputation.
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Douglas Trattner
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Most decent home brewers, it seems, are buoyed by an entourage of encouraging friends who think they've actually got a shot. The brutal truth? Almost none ever manage to turn a passion for home brewing into a viable enterprise. Matt Chappel appears to have bucked those odds.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Ohio is at the forefront of a new economy, creating new ideas, innovative businesses and new jobs needed for the 21st century. It's an important story. Now,
hiVelocity is here to tell it.
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