Cincinnati filmmaker Andrea Torrice has taken her latest project, The New Metropolis, to cities around the country to spark innovative dialogues about intentionally creating, and recreating, our own communities. Hear from local workshop participants in this video.
BizTech is Butler County's one-stop small business incubator with programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services. The center is different from research and technology parks in its dedication to startups and early-stage companies by offering free business assistance services. The Biz Tech Center provide resources, shared services, business counseling, training, networking opportunities, conference and meeting rooms, technology, equipment and office space. Successful completion of startup programs increase the likelihood that companies will stay in business. To see what program the center offers, check out the registration site. Located in downtown Hamilton OH, BizTech is well on its way to continue impacting the Hamilton / Butler County economy with its mission of assisting small businesses to create jobs and graduate successful companies. In five years, 40 companies have created 150 jobs, generating approximately $3.8 million with an economic impact of about $5.6 million for the local economy.
The UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research, established in 1997, seeks to create a world-class center for entrepreneurship education, research and service. The center's vision and mission is to provide a state-of-the-art entrepreneurship curriculum not only for potential entrepreneurs, but also for people in the many organizations that interact with small, entrepreneurial and family owned businesses on a daily basis. Located in the Department of Management in the College of Business, the Entrepreneurship Center seeks collaborative efforts between students from across the University. The Entrepreneurship Center's main mission is to “…remove barriers and create gateways,” for all entrepreneurs – especially student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Center programs and initiatives, including its Small Business Institute and rigorous curriculum and competitions, among others, facilitate the entrepreneurial journey. The Center's activities include: (1) a faculty-guided, student-based field case study program which provides consulting services for local businesses (Small Business Institute Program), (2) the Young Entrepreneurs Seminar (YES), a day-long event for high school seniors to meet and exchange ideas with local entrepreneurs, (3) the UC MBA Business Plan Competition, (4) the UC Spirit of Enterprise Graduate Business Plan Competition, (5) CEO Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, (6) the Cecil Boatright Field Study Business Plan Case Competition for undergraduate students, (7) Bearcat Bridge Fund and (8) Bearcat Launch Pad. The University is also affiliated with two local incubators, The Hamilton County Business Development Center and BioStart Technology Incubator. The University of Cincinnati Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research is actively engaged in developing a collaborative effort with other colleges of the University, such as Engineering, Medicine, Law, and Design, Art, Architecture and Planning in order to advance the role of technology and entrepreneurship. Other future activities planned include: development of high-tech commercialization with undergraduate student teams and courses for executive education.
In Greater Cincinnati, leaders of the education, nonprofit, community, civic and philanthropic sectors are working together to tackle some of our most pressing challenges, and to take advantage of some of our biggest opportunities to achieve these results for every child, cradle to career. Read the full story here.
Cincinnati-based developer Develco Inc. helps with a park, which is one of the main catalysts for revitalizing downtown Springfield, which is one of the five goals for the Greater Springfield Moving Forward initiative. Read the full story here.
The Cincinnati Art Museum awarded the contract for the renovation of its former Art Academy building to Dayton-based Danis Building Construction Company Read the full story here.
Students from war-torn Afghanistan are hoping to find solutions to that country's social and economic problems with help from a southwest Ohio university's business school. Read the full story here.
Our Bodies, Ourselves was the kind of book that libraries banned and women stashed under their beds like pornography—a fixture of college dorm rooms that shocked conservatives with its candid discussion. UC's Wendy Kline even wrote a book about its influence. Read the full story here.
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