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Spotlighting the trailblazers shaping New Albany's future through innovation and entrepreneurship.

TIGER Talk Recap: Know Thine Customer: How to Build Personas that Help You Reach Your Ideal Buyer

To reach the right customers, we need to understand who they are and what they need—so we can reach them at the right time and with the right messaging. Creating...

business, communications, marketing, sales, small business, startups

Starting A Home-Based Business: Tips For Driven Entrepreneurs

Starting your own business may seem like a far-off dream that will take years to achieve, but in reality, it’s closer than you think. These days, there are so many...

entrepreneur, innovation, small business, startups

Everyone Has to Start Somewhere. The Starting Line Puts ‘Somewhere’ on the Map.

I’m a young entrepreneur in Columbus, Ohio. Given the current ecosystem, that’s actually a pretty mighty combination. Ohio is the best state in the country if you’re looking to start...

business, business Incubators, community, education, entrepreneur, event, innovation, news, opportunity, startups

Columbus Business First Promotes Innovate New Albany Companies

Columbus Business First has featured Innovate New Albany companies three times in the past two months. Myonexus and Jetfuel Tech Inc., are both changing the medical industry with their innovative...

business, business Incubators, community, entrepreneur, In the News, innovation, news, press, startups, technology, tenant spotlight

Crisis communication planning isn’t only for major brands

Here’s why even smaller businesses should have a plan to handle crisis communications. 2017 has been awash in crises for brands like Pepsi, Adidas and United. All have made major...

communications, small business, startups

TIGER Talk Recap: Solving the Capital Crunch

Many people think the hardest part of starting a business is when you’re just getting started. David Robinson, principal and founder of the Montrose Group, LLC, begs to differ. He...

business, entrepreneur, startups, venture capital

TIGER Talk Recap: 5 Legal Pitfalls Early Stage Companies Should Avoid

If you are starting a new business and find yourself overwhelmed with all the legal components that need to be dealt with, you are not alone. Most entrepreneurs aren’t lawyers,...

business, startups

What It Means to Cowork at Granville’s Creative COOP

The need to cowork and collaborate takes us, the human race, back to primitive times; hunting together, cooking together, building together. Working with one another is part of every culture...

business Incubators, community, entrepreneur, incubators, startups

How (and Why) to Start Measuring Your Marketing

I recently read a startling statistic: 60 percent of marketers still don’t measure their marketing in any meaningful way. This comes from a Small Business Trends interview with Sam Mallikarjunan,...

business, digital, startups

TIGER Talk Recap: Avoiding Investor Red Flags

Investors such as Rev1 Ventures are always interested in learning about new investment opportunities. If you’ve got an exciting new idea and are considering pitching it to an investor, you...