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For these serial entrepreneurs, it's lather, rinse, repeat

Colin McEwen Thursday, April 08, 2010

The risk of starting a new business is great, the rewards uncertain. But some people enjoy the process. These "serial entrepreneurs" do it over and over again. Lather, rinse and repeat.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Venture Capital

Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland

Q&A: OU Innovation Center chief talks about why region is a great place to live and work

Gene Monteith Thursday, March 25, 2010

Since its formation in 1983, Ohio University's Innovation Center has nurtured more than 80 companies, creating more than 1,000 jobs. The university itself has helped develop nine spinoff companies from university-invented technology. And faculty and staff are responsible for the startup of another 27 companies. Today, the OU Innovation Center -- the state's first university-small business incubator -- is home to 13 startups with big plans for the future. hiVelocity recently caught up with Center Director Jennifer Simon to find out what gives southeastern Ohio its entrepreneurial chemistry.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Biomedical, Entrereneur Programs, Information Technology, Ohio University, Third Frontier

New technologies, Twitter, reshape how farmers work and connect

Gene Monteith Thursday, February 25, 2010

While the image of farmer Brown milking a cow from a stool may linger in the imagination, old Bessie today is more likely to make her way through a sophisticated milking parlor wearing an electronic collar -- not a bell. And while the image of farmer Brown may be one of a humble man in overalls, his world today is one of college degrees, self-steering combines, and use of Twitter and Facebook as a way to connect with other farmers and a hungry population.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio , High Tech, Information Technology, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Sustainability, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Video: A child prodigy's assessment of eTech Ohio's annual conference

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Twelve-year-old teacher and author Adora Svitak reports from Columbus, filming herself in a mirror with commentary on this month's eTech Ohio conference, where she was a keynote speaker. We think the future of America is in safe hands.

Columbus/Central Ohio , Information Technology

Columbus

Q&A: "Chief Evangelist" preaches the virtues of a revived Youngstown

Colin McEwen Thursday, December 17, 2009

Jim Cossler, an entrepreneurial expert, is chief executive officer of the Youngstown Business Incubator. He is also known as an "Chief Evangelist." His gospel? Spreading the good word about the growth and development of small businesses in the Youngstown area.

Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs, Information Technology

Youngstown

Shawnee State's not playing games with focus on interactive tech

Gabriella Jacobs Thursday, November 19, 2009

The distance between the Ohio River Valley and California's Silicon Valley is getting smaller all the time. That's because Shawnee State University, in Portsmouth � the Scioto County riverside town with a neighborhood known as Boneyfiddle and a downtown spot honoring Roy Rogers -- is closing the gap.

Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Higher Education, Information Technology, Workforce Transition

What's green and square and sits on your Web page? ShareThis

Val Prevish Thursday, November 05, 2009

Sharing isn't just for kids anymore. Thanks to a Cincinnati start-up, it's now one of the hottest ways for grown-ups to keep their friends up to date on their favorite things on the Internet.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Information Technology

Cincinnati