Innovate New Albany created Expert Office Hours to give business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs an easy way to get the answers they need to start and grow successful businesses. The program’s goal is to increase the percentage of businesses that advance within the economy.
Innovate New Albany aims to serve the broad community – everyone who contributes to creating and sustaining a thriving economy.
Expert Office Hours is designed to be of value for:
High value and free, our experts contribute their time and expertise, “no strings attached.” Each expert is hand-picked by Innovate New Albany. All are proven professionals who genuinely want to help business owners succeed. There are NO sales pitches or presentations. The goal of these meetings is to answer questions on the minds of the business owners who make appointments. Guests can get many business questions answered in a single morning.
Industry experts, selected by Innovate New Albany, each offer a schedule of appointments to address challenges and answer business questions from participants. At each event, there are 5 to 8 experts from widely different specialties who strive to answer as many common business questions as practical. You can meet with experts in key business areas, including but not limited to:
Expert Office Hours are held a minimum of six times per year on select Thursday mornings on Zoom.
Geared toward scalable tech startups, Rev1 Ventures is a team of builders, investors, operators and corporate innovators that help to grow strong companies. The Rev1 team has helped launch more than 150 startups, invested in more than 300 companies and supported 70+ successful exits.
The Ohio SBDC is part of America’s SBDC national network comprised of over 1000 Centers across the U.S. Focused on traditional businesses, the Ohio SBDC Network provides one-on-one advising by Certified Business Advisors at no cost and conduct no or low cost business training.
Innovate New Albany, the City’s entrepreneur and business resource hub, leverages the community’s unique assets to provide the resources and collaboration that accelerates growth for companies of all sizes.
7775 Walton Parkway Suite 100
New Albany, OH 43054