Plug And Play Head Invites Local Corporations To His Business Accelerator

The co-founder and CEO of what has been called “the world’s largest startup accelerator” is inviting Cleveland’s old-line businesses to join in his 21st century way of building businesses. Saeed Amidi proffered the invitation on Tuesday, May 15, at the 2018 annual meeting of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a business chamber of commerce that traces its history to

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $110K To Center For Economic Growth, Community Loan Fund And Excelsior Growth Fund To Fund Collaboration In New York’s Capital Region

Program awards grants across Upstate New York to help economic development organizations connect with small businesses in underrepresented communities Today, the KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, awarded $110,000 to the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) in collaboration with two other Capital Region nonprofits, the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region

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CompanionLabs Is Disrupting Digital Advertising

The Akron startup has grown rapidly, and their powerful predictive software has earned them recognition from Facebook. Effective advertisers succeed by getting their message in front of the right audience in the right place at the right time—whether it’s a billboard along a busy highway, a commercial during the Super Bowl or a sign on

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $120K To Akron Urban League And ConxusNEO

Grant will Fund New Project to Address Unemployment and Underemployment Among Minorities The KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, has awarded $120,000 to fund a collaboration between two prominent Akron organizations—the Akron Urban League and ConxusNEO. Together, these two organizations will launch the Summit Workforce Development Project to address unemployment and underemployment

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OnShift Hires Lisa Fordyce As Executive Vice President Of Enterprise Development For Senior Living

OnShift, a post-acute care and senior living staff scheduling software company in Cleveland, announced that it has hired Lisa Fordyce in a newly created position, executive vice president of enterprise development for senior living. Prior to joining OnShift, Fordyce was chief operating officer at Senior Lifestyle Corp., leading the Chicago company’s overall operational strategies. Fordyce

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Truckstop.com Integrates With Banyan Technology

Truckstop.com has announced an integration with Banyan Technology. According to the companies, the integration will expand the capabilities of Banyan’s connectivity platform to empower a deeper functionality for its full truckload solutions, and will be available in June 2018. Banyan’s customers will have direct access to freight matching solutions provided on Truckstop.com’s platform. “We are

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $100K To i.c.stars|*COLUMBUS To Expand Coding Boot Camps

Grant will Also Fund New Programs to Help Minority Entrepreneurs Build Digital Literacy Skills Today, the KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, awarded $100,000 in funding to i.c.stars|*COLUMBUS through the KeyBank Center for Technology, Innovation and Inclusive Growth. Originally founded in Chicago, i.c.stars has expanded its technology, leadership, and business training program

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $115,000 To Syracuse’s CenterState Corporation For Economic Opportunity

Program will celebrate National Small Business Month by awarding grants across Upstate New York to help economic development organizations connect with small businesses in underrepresented communities The KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, is celebrating the start of National Small Business Month by awarding $115,000 to Syracuse’s CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $100,000 To Urban League Of Rochester And Ibero-American Action League

Program will celebrate National Small Business Month by awarding grants across Upstate New York to help economic development organizations connect with small businesses in underrepresented communities The KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, is celebrating the start of National Small Business Month by awarding $100,000 to the Urban League of Rochester (ULR)

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $100,000 To Excelsior Growth Fund And Westminster Economic Development Initiative

Program will celebrate National Small Business Week by awarding grants across Upstate New York to help economic development organizations connect with small businesses in underrepresented communities The KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, is celebrating the start of National Small Business Week by awarding $100,000 to Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF) and the

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KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $100K To Three Dayton Organizations To Launch New Workforce Development Initiative

Grant will Fund Collaboration Between Dayton Chamber Minority Business Partnership, Dayton Minority Business Assistance Center and Wesley Community Center Today, the KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, awarded a total of $100K in funding to three Dayton community organizations through the KeyBank Center for Technology, Innovation and Inclusive Growth. Together, the Dayton

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Venture For America Granted $30K From KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, To Grow Program In Ohio

KeyBank Business Boost & Build program grant to VFA intended to help nonprofit increase women and people of color participants in two-year fellowships working in Ohio startups Venture for America (VFA), a two-year fellowship program for recent college graduates, received a $30,000 grant from KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, helping the

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