[VIDEO] Portfolio Company Spotlight: Inphlu
JumpStart’s Focus Fund recently led Inphlu’s $500K funding round, along with participation from angel investors. Inphlu is a Dayton-based social media management platform that helps marketers automate content creation and posting as well as view real-time analytics. The company was founded by Josh Reid, who ran his own digital marketing agency and knew there was
Impact Program Spotlight: Na Tasha Shabazz of The Taste Wine Bar
The Taste Wine Bar is Toledo’s first self-serve wine bar, with 20 wines on tap every day is a wine tasting. Established as a place where customers can feel comfortable (and not intimidated) when ordering and buying wine, Taste’s casual atmosphere allows you to sample and learn about wines at your own pace. COVID-19 made
Impact Program Spotlight: Quintin Riley of Legendary Carpet Care
Legendary Carpet Care’s mission is simple: to provide the highest quality service to each and every customer. Led by entrepreneur Quintin Riley, the company utilizes innovative technology, green cleaning and professionally trained technicians to provide both clean and healthy living and working atmospheres. COVID-19 made it impossible for us to connect in person with Quintin
Toledo’s Center of Hope Family Services Finds New Ways to Serve During a Pandemic
Toledo nonprofit Center of Hope Family Services is built on face-to-face interactions, as they help support vulnerable families and children in the city’s urban core. When COVID-19 forced this Northwest Ohio Impact Program participant to shut down their physical location, they knew they needed to reinvent their methods to serve their clients, who need their
SurgiHealth Solutions Helps Hospitals Access Critical Protective Equipment
Cincinnati-based SurgiHealth Solutions supplies sterile processing products to hospitals and surgery centers. The bulk of their business comes from supplies needed to clean and reprocess surgical instruments for surgeries. Demand for these supplies has fallen off in the wake of COVID-19 due to the national ban on elective surgeries. However, demand for personal protective equipment (PPE)
BoxCast sees massive spike in demand during COVID-19
Cleveland-based BoxCast is one of the rare companies experiencing a massive uptick in business during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company specializes in live-streaming technology, which has made them very popular with organizations who are canceling in-person events and gatherings all around the world in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19. Here’s an