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Opening Remarks
Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart Deborah D. Hoover, President & CEO, The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Announcement: Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Winners Introduction: Joseph DiRocco, President, Charter One and RBS Citizens Banks in Ohio
Investor Panel: Attracting Capital Between the Coasts
Introduction: Jared Chaney, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sales & Customer Relations, Medical Mutual
Thompson Hine Networking Reception
Introduction: Jim Aronoff, Partner-In-Charge, Thompson Hine Jonathon Vinocur, Partner, Thompson Hine
INVESTOR PANEL Jay Katarincic
MANAGING DIRECTOR I Draper Triangle Ventures Jay Katarincic is a Managing Director of Draper Triangle Ventures. Prior to founding Draper Triangle, Jay served as Vice President-Corporate Development and General Counsel of J. Edward Connelly Associates, Inc., a diversified holding company where he was responsible for all corporate acquisitions, minority investments, divestitures and financings. Previously, Jay was an Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Mark Kvamme
CO-FOUNDER I Drive Capital
Mark Kvamme was a partner at Sequoia Capital for 12 years, where he led investments in companies such as Linkedin, MarkLogic, Cast Iron and FunnyOrDie.com. Prior to co-founding Drive Capital, Mark was the interim Chief Investment Officer and President of JobsOhio, a nonprofit corporation created to run the state’s economic development activities.
John C. McIlwraith
Co-Founder & Managing Director I Allos Ventures Managing Director I Blue Chip Venture Company
John McIlwraith is a co-founder and managing director of Cincinnati-based Allos Ventures and a managing director of Blue Chip Venture Company, venture capital firms that have invested in over 120 companies over the past 15 years. He is also an active member of the Midwest entrepreneurial community, including serving as a founding board member and chairman of VentureOhio.
Ray Leach
CEO I JumpStart Inc. Ray Leach is the founding CEO of JumpStart Inc. Under Ray’s leadership, the Cleveland-based organization has gained national recognition for its innovative investing and high-impact business assistance programs that have generated significant growth outcomes in Northeast Ohio, as well as for leading JumpStart’s partnerships with leaders throughout the U.S. to design and implement programmatic solutions that spark and support entrepreneurial activity to create measurable impact.
John Campanelli - PANEL MODERATOR PUBLISHER I Crain’s Cleveland Business Crain’s Cleveland Business Publisher John Campanelli has returned to his hometown after more than two years in Detroit as editor of Crain Communications’ Waste & Recycling News. Prior to joining Crain Communications, Campanelli spent more than 13 years at The Plain Dealer as a copy editor, reporter and editor. Before that, he had a short stint at Crain’s Rubber and Plastics News and three years at The Morning Journal in Lorain. He has won multiple awards for his work, including the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism and the AASFE Excellence in Feature Writing Award.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Sponsor Exhibitors 1&2 SP 115
THOMPSON HINE thompsonhine.com With the experience and resources to handle the most challenging legal issues, Thompson Hine strives to deliver consistently exceptional guidance, value and service.
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JUMPSTART INC. ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT jumpstartinc.org JumpStart has a dedicated talent team focused on helping high growth companies create new jobs as quickly as possible, and then matching these companies’ unique needs with talent that keeps them growing.
4 CP 51 & 52
FLASHSTARTS flashstarts.com Flashstarts is a software-focused startup accelerator and venture fund. The program leverages rapid iteration, coaching, mentorship and follow-on funding to launch high-growth startups.
5 MSO 35 & 36
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS crainscleveland.com Entering its fourth decade of service to Northeast Ohio, Crain’s Cleveland Business is the preeminent source of news, analysis, commentary and data essential for and relevant to top executives and business owners.
6 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Cuyahoga Community College MSO tri-c.edu/10ksb 28 The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program is a practical business management education program that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners develop the skills they need to grow their companies. 7&8 SP 85 & 86
MEDICAL MUTUAL medmutual.com Medical Mutual is the oldest and largest health insurance company headquartered in Ohio. With sales, service and information technology offices in nine Ohio locations, we serve more than 1.6 million members with 2400 Ohio-based employees.
TA B L E L O C AT IONS
Entrepreneur Showcase (9-19) 9
INFORMATION TABLE
15 Skysun
10
CLEVELAND WHISKEY
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clevelandwhiskey.com Cleveland Whiskey has developed technology to accelerate the production of whiskey.
Tremont Electric
nPowerPEG.com Tremont Electric is a cleantech company that generates renewable energy from movement with its nPower kinetic energy-harvesting technology.
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Sprāv Water LLC
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Finalist) sprav.com Sprāv Water LLC is developing a hardware and software platform allowing consumers to monitor and reduce their water and energy consumption.
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Sustainable Structures LLC
Sustainable Structures has two energy technologies: a metal daylighting roof for reducing peak building load and the GeoDome VAWT for charging hybrids in parking lots.
14
Quantum Polymer Composites, LLC
quantumpolymer.com Quantum Polymer Composites devulcanizes old tires using a patented, environmentally-friendly chemical mechanical process to create a polymer modifier for the asphalt pavement industry.
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Skysun develops cost-effective solar power technology. Utilizing patented methodologies, Skysun seeks to compete in power generation at the commercial and utility scale.
Energy Avenue
energy-avenue.com Energy Avenue is leading a transformation to a new energy ecosystem in which people, businesses, communities and utilities collaborate to create, store, share and sell energy.
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Proe Power Systems, LLC
proepowersystems.com Proe Power Systems is commercializing the PPS 250, a cost-effective, standardized, modular power plant for direct conversion of renewable solid biomass to electric power and heat.
18
Forestwood Investments Inc.
Forestwood Investments Inc. is presently working on a new idea using wind turbines and solar energy.
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Light Curable Coatings
lccoat.com Light Curable Coatings provides pollution-free, immediate cure UV-coating technology for high-performance industrial applications, including corrosion-resistant paints for steel and aerospace aluminum alloys.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Entrepreneur Showcase (20-43) 20
Triple Peaks Roofing & Construction, Inc
triplepeaksroofing.com Triple Peaks Roofing & Construction is an exterior remodeler for residential and light commercial properties with an emphasis on roofing and ventilation.
21
KEYLAND POLYMER, LTD
keylandpolymer.com Keyland Polymer develops, formulates and manufactures UV-curable powder coatings, which are a replacement for solvent containing liquid coatings.
22
HEMA IMAGING
hemaimaging.com Hema Imaging makes an affordable thermal-imaging smartphone accessory to help firefighters, construction and maintenance trades professionals and homeowners see heat.
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wastebits
wastebits.com Wastebits is developing an online platform for tracking, managing and transmitting commercial/industrial waste data that is currently managed mainly by manual, paper-based processes.
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INLAW.ME inlaw.me.com inlaw.me is an online marketplace for law-related jobs that connects legal employers and top lateral candidates.
32 PLANBOLD planbold.com PlanBold helps businesses create and manage marketing plans. 33
BIG RIVER gobigriver.com Big River helps nonprofit organizations raise more money by engaging donors through personally relevant appeals, promotions, data mining and social marketing.
34 bold guidance boldguidance.com BOLD Guidance is a mobile app that helps guide students through the college application process, while letting counselors and parents view their progress.
35
MIRACLEFONE, INC.
HUDSON FASTENERS, INC.
miraclefone.com MiracleFone is developing a product that enables users to receive a phone call to “interrupt” a talkative coworker or awkward social situation.
hudsonfasteners.com This wholesale fastener distributor provides a wide range of anchors, bits, bolts, nuts, washers, sems and screws to all types of industries.
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Handelabra GAMES INC.
25
PreforM TRENCH DRAIN CO.
Preform Trench Drain Co. has developed the Versa Trench, a new prefabricated utility pipe trench reducing labor, waste and installation costs in construction.
37
VSME Gaming
26 DITTOTALK dittotalk.com
DittoTalk is a cutting-edge web presentation that offers the ability to give a perfect, professional, online presentation with no training required.
27
GIGFINITY.COM
gigfinity.com Gigfinity is a regional social commerce and employment resource designed to facilitate connections between local businesses, job seekers, sole proprietors and the communities they serve.
28 EveryKey (Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant)
everykey.com EveryKey has developed a wristband that unlocks phones, tablets, laptops, doors, bike locks or any other access-controlled device when it’s within range of that device.
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InfoGPS Networks, LLC
handelabra.com Handelabra Games is a game studio focused on bringing independently published tabletop games to digital platforms via a licensing model. (Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) vsmegaming.com VsMe Gaming is a competitive platform that matches players in mobile games, like Flappy Bird, and allows them to wager against each other.
38 qordinate, inc. qordinate.com
Qordinate is a smartphone application that corrects basic problems with contact management in today’s smart phones.
39
Barkeep mobile, llc
barkeep4u.com Barkeep Mobile is developing ordering- and payment-focused enterprise software and solutions for the hospitality industry.
40 ecollect ecollectohio.com
eCollect is the fastest and most cost-effective solution to recover bounced checks and returned ACH payments.
41 Casentric
infogpsnetworks.com InfoGPS Networks facilitates real-time discovery, tracking and tagging of any type of sensitive data on a trusted network, eliminating risk of breach caused by loss of unknown storage of confidential information assets.
casentric.com Casentric, LLC is offering CaseXpert™, a SaaS/cloud application that saves time and money for personal injury claims.
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crowdentials.com Crowdentials makes regulatory compliance software that helps private companies and investors alike navigate the regulations of the JOBS Act.
YOUR TEEN MEDIA
yourteenmag.com Via a print magazine, blogs, website, social media and in-person events, Your Teen Media helps parents understand, influence and guide their teenagers through the challenges of adolescence with appropriate respect, gravity, optimism and levity.
42 crowdentials
43
Anderson Aerospace LLC
anderson-aerospace.com Anderson Aerospace sells premium global satellite broadband and communication services for airborne business jets capable of flying international routes.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Entrepreneur Showcase (44-68) 44
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StreamLink software streamlinksoftware.com StreamLink Software provides web-based grant and board management software. The company’s AmpliFund and BoardMax offerings are each designed to combine disconnected tools into single, intuitive solutions.
PLANCK-LENGTH MEDIA AND PUBLISHING
getanainmusictheory.com Planck-Length Media and Publishing is developing online music theory education.
46 fgc pLASMA SOLUTIONS
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) FGC Plasma Solutions is developing a novel way of spraying fuel into jet engines to make them safer and more efficient.
47
colby featherbottom’s custom sound machines
Colby Featherbottom’s Custom Sound Machines are affordable, custom flat-top guitars built from customer sketches.
48
Vetta Sounds
vettasounds.com Vetta Sounds has developed a high-end audio amplifier for Electrostatic Loudspeakers (ESLs) that’s available at 1/5 the cost and 1/10 the energy consumption of competing products, while obtaining the same quality as the high-end speakers.
49 hole patch llc
57
LIVEWELL HOME SAFETY SOLUTIONS, LLC
58
DAN ALLEN SURGICAL
danallensurgical.com The company develops and markets consumable surgical table accessories for positioning patients on operating room tables; its current focus is on positioning devices for robotic-assisted surgical procedures.
59
Ronwear port-able clothing®
grabcessories.com LiveWell Home Safety Solutions provides seniors, caregivers and their families beautiful, thoughtfully designed Home Safety products that prevent falls, preserve dignity, enhance home accessibility and promote independent living.
ronwear.com RonWear is a clothing line for patients with medical ports undergoing chemotherapy, dialysis or infusions. The clothing keeps them warm, while being modest and giving easy accessibility to ports via hidden zippers.
60
ZUGA MEDICAL
zugamedical.com Zuga Medical is a medical device company developing a series of proprietary products, accessories and programs to make dental implants simpler and more cost-effective.
61 disease diagnostic group diseasediagnostic.com
holepatchllc.com Hole Patch offers an alternative to temporary pothole patching which consists of a durable bag containing a customized non-Newtonian fluid.
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62 pulmonary apps
SHUR-A-TAK Technologies SHUR-A-TAK Technologies is a patent-pending screw gun attachment that allows operators to never miss, drop or lose another screw.
51 TinyCircuits tiny-circuits.com TinyCircuits is a designer and manufacturer of miniature electronic modules for use in embedded projects and products.
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(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Finalist) Disease Diagnostic Group is developing RAM, which uses magneto-optical technology to provide malaria diagnoses in less than 60 seconds at 1/10th the cost at 100x the detection level of current solutions.
pulmonaryapps.com Pulmonary Apps helps people breathe easier through a wireless, disposable stethoscope, the DigiBreathe™ system.
63 larad laradinc.com LARAD was formed to develop platform virus-like-particle (VLP) technology
CPI GROUP LIMITED
specifically to address vaccines and diagnostics for food-animal diseases.
cpigroupltd.com CPI Group Limited provides technical services and a comprehensive portfolio of power quality products and custom-engineered solutions that focus on reducing electrical energy demand and operating and maintenance costs, while increasing electrical distribution system capacity, reliability and safety.
64 biocomm biocomm.org BioComm is a student-based biotech consulting company helping to speed up commercialization of biotechnologies
53 Terves
65 western oncolytics ltd westernoncolytics.com
tervesinc.com Terves manufactures environmentally responsive, multi-functional materials that deliver energy or chemicals, change shape or disappear.
54 makergear
66 neogene biosciences
makergear.com MakerGear designs and manufactures desktop 3D printers.
55 movable
67 medinutra
Western Oncolytics is developing an immuno-oncolytic therapy licensed from the University of Pittsburgh to treat a range of cancers without harsh side effects. NeoGene BioSciences is working in the field of drug discovery for the treatment of sleep apnea.
movable.com MOVABLE inspires groups to move more by combining MOVchallenge, a social and rewarding group activity program, with MOVband, a fun and simple wrist-worn activity monitor.
medinutra.com MediNutra provides targeted nutritional solutions for patient groups with unique nutritional challenges within a specific medical niche.
56 biolectrics llc
irxreminder.com iRx Reminder is an mHealth provider of a cloud-based control; an automated reporting/dispensing medication cabinet; and a real-time mobile app for managing patient medicine, dosing and care.
biolectrics.com Biolectrics develops innovative, non-invasive medical devices to treat severe forms of periodontal disease.
68 iRX Reminder
TABLE LOCATIONS
Entrepreneur Showcase (69-93) 69 Proxivault
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flight 4 the cure
proxivault.com ProxiVault offers online storage for advance directives such as healthcare proxies, DNRs and other documents.
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) flight4thecure.com Flight 4 The Cure is a company that supports cancer research through a line of hand-knitted scarves for women and men.
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ANIMAL ORALECTRICS LLC oralectrics.com Animal Oralectrics develops oral hygiene devices for animals. The company’s products use electrical stimulation to reduce oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease, gingivitis and bad breath.
71 Compassmd compassmd.com CompassMD’s software allows people to match themselves to doctors based on compatibility and collects feedback on the initiation and quality of the patient-doctor relationship.
72
spirosano
spirosano.com SpiroSano is an innovative healthcare company delivering integrated disease management kits for respiratory conditions.
73
Dxynehr llc
The company is creating a user interface that significantly improves EHR usability, which remains one of the biggest challenges in the healthcare IT market.
74
FOLIO PHOTONICS, LLC
foliophotonics.com Folio Photonics is developing an optical data storage disc with two-terabyte capacity that’s manufactured using a highly scalable, low-cost method.
75 socrates analytics, inc. socratesanalytics.com
82
FIGG’S LIQUID INNOVATIONS
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2ONE6, LLC
Figg’s Liquid Innovations provides beverages formulated to address the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation. chatbck.com 2one6, LLC is the parent company developing Chatbck, which is a social event planning phone app.
84 gemini
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) Gemini is a brain-training app for computers and tablets that works with new EEG headbands to enable individuals with PTSD to get treatment anywhere, anytime.
85
HUNTER EDUCATION CAPITAL
huntereducationcapital.com Hunter Education Capital connects businesses and schools for mutually beneficial partnerships and sponsorships for their marketable assets, such as stadium naming rights.
86 backpack backpackbang.com
Backpack is a peer-to-peer platform that gives people access to overseas markets by connecting buyers and travelers.
87 viperks
Socrates Analytics highlights and tracks achievable clinical process improvements and reveals the financial risks of all the services offered.
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Dragonid, llc
viperks.com VIPerks is an employee benefits company offering discounts on top-tier consumer products.
dragonid.com DragonID is a healthcare & biomedical company focused on developing products to help physicians & hospitals create their next devices.
88 givenext givenext.com
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regbinder
regbinder.com RegBinder enables hospitals to increase compliance and efficiency in clinical trials through its RegulatoryBinder.com service offering. This product enables hospitals to record essential regulatory trial documentation electronically without additional risk, cost and procedures.
78 betchyu betchyu.com Betchyu is building a motivational wellness app that allows users to set wellness goals and invite their friends to bet against them on sponsored prizes.
79
BOOM Nutrition Inc.™
boomnutrition.com BOOM Nutrition Inc.™ is bringing carbBOOM! Energy Gels—functional foods for the endurance sports market—back for sale.
80
GARDEN OF FLAVOR
gardenofflavor.com Garden of Flavor prepares cold-pressed, certified organic juices and juice cleanses.
GiveNext is an online and mobile dashboard where donors transact and manage their charitable giving in partnership with the causes about which they care.
89 capestrain jewelers capestrainjewelers.com Capestrain Jewelers is a retail family business specializing in fine jewelry, estate diamonds and new jewelry.
90 oasis properties Oasis Properties owns, rents and manages real estate. 91 beegit beegit.com Beegit is a web application that puts you back in control of all your content and documents in one spot.
92 prezto
preztoapp.com Prezto is a remote gifting company that allows you to instantly and spontaneously send a gift to a friend.
93 the new fuel
The New Fuel is a motion graphics, animation and video production company that provides high-quality content designed to spark excitement, generate awareness and entice customers.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Entrepreneur Showcase (94-112) 94
the rose of education
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CITIZEN SYNC
theroseofeducation.com The Rose of Education is a game/edu-tech application developer focused on literacy and STEM.
citizensync.com Citizen Sync specializes in helping cities improve community and citizen engagement by working directly with their staff to build an official customized mobile app.
96
VS MARKETPLACE LLC
vsmarketplace.com Virtual Search Marketplace is a B2B-targeted CRM System with industry-specific search that gives users the ability to view customer purchasing processes from start to finish.
97
intown
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) The InTown mobile app helps busy travelers connect with good friends and provides premium services for organizations who want to build a holistic and engaged community.
98 we build apps llc webuildappsllc.com
The Cleveland-based company constructs apps for mobile devices.
99 qwickly goqwickly.com Qwickly is a productivity platform designed for education institutions that allows teachers to load cloud content, send email and post announcements to multiple courses, and more.
100 remesh
reMesh gives groups of people a united voice to communicate with so they can speak with anybody or anything just as a person would.
101 burst-on development (Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) Burst-On Development is a Cleveland-based community development and urban design firm. With an emphasis on uplifting underserved urban areas, it is committed to eco-conscious and self-sustainable building design and housing renovation.
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Public Insight Corporation 360-public.com Public Insight Corporation is the developer of 360-Public, a software-as-a- service platform that transforms public data into insight for analysis, benchmarking and reporting.
103 instore finance
instorefinance.com InStore Finance is a unique, turnkey seller finance program that allows merchants to sell to more customers by offering a consumer payment plan for higher-ticket purchases.
104 cureo
cureo.com Cureo is a business in the cloud, bringing employees, customers and everyone else together under one brand to advance commerce and get things done. The company specializes in secure file-sharing, business collaboration and much more.
105 right time
Right Time is building a mathematical system that measures criminal offender rehabilitation efforts in real-time and produces computergenerated, evidence-based prioritized reports that can be used to achieve successful rehabilitation outcomes.
106 CAMPUSMONKEY CampusMonkey builds a peer-to-peer service marketplace for college
students on an iOS or Android platform.
107
HOLMES MOUTHWATERING APPLESAUCE
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Finalist) holmesapplesauce.com Holmes Mouthwatering Applesauce is 100% all-natural applesauce made with local, farm-fresh apples whose ingredients are packed with vitamins and calcium to create the perfect snack.
108 knotprofit limited
(Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition Contestant) knotprofit.com KnotProfit helps couples make their wedding registry and honeymoon exotic, ethical and eco-friendly by allowing them to opt for donation-based services and receive vendor discounts.
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ASSURANCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
assureim.com This independent registered investment adviser has over 35 years of experience offering high-performance trading models with no commission arrangement with third-party custodians.
110 apb & associates apbandassociates.com
APB & Associates is a project management, consulting and training company providing services to industries such as construction, manufacturing and IT.
111 mpg management, inc mpgfinancialsolutions.com MPG Management Inc. specializes in financial management and the development of business reports and financial tools for small business owners, regardless of industry.
112 emoksha consulting emokshllc.com eMoksha Consulting develops agile business intelligence, data mining,
dashboarding and analytics solutions to convert organizational data to insights and actionable information.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Exhibitors (113-133) 113 dayton development coalition/accelerant CP 67 accelerantdayton.com
Dayton Development Coalition is executing a game plan to continue the growth of the Dayton region. Accelerant™ is a private-public, seed-stage venture group strengthening the regional economy by driving talent and capital into scalable technology companies in Western Ohio.
114 SP 94
MARGARET W. WONG & ASSOC. CO., LPA
imwong.com Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. Co., LPA is a full-service immigration law firm providing services to foreign-born entrepreneurs that specializes in the EB5 immigrant investor program.
115 SearchPath SP 96 searchpath.com Headquartered in Cleveland, SearchPath is a headhunting company with 41
offices nationwide that recruits in all industries. Its client-centric business model allows flexibility to work with young companies helping them grow-- from their first employee to their 201st, from sales reps to CEOs.
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howard m. cohn & associates
cohnpatents.com The law offices of patent attorney Howard M. Cohn and Associates originated in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide patent, trademark and other legal services pertaining to intellectual property.
117 leandog SP 113 leandog.com
LeanDog offers two core services: custom software design and delivery, and on-site coaching, transforming companies and cultures through adoption of Agile development practices.
118 SP 77
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA
123 SP 89
on technology partners/solar systems networking, inc.
124 SP 99
COLEMANWICK LLC
ontechpartners.com These companies help JumpStart implement their technology--and can also help other companies with their technology needs. They offer voice, support, virtualization, cloud, backup, advice and managed services. colemanwick.com ColemanWick is a full-service market research and analytics firm that provides accurate, insightful and actionable strategic research and analysis to companies that are seeking to identify market opportunities & problems; generate, refine and evaluate potential marketing strategies; monitor marketing performance; and improve marketing as a process.
125 AIRCFO SP 114 aircfo.com airCFO is an outsourced accounting partner for early-stage companies. The
company bridges the gap until its clients are ready to hire a full-time CFO.
126 PORTER WRIGHT SP 79-80 porterwright.com
Since 1846, Porter Wright has advised businesses from startups to large corporations — helping them grow and thrive in global markets, and evolve to meet new challenges and demands.
127 SP 102
VANTAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
vanfin.com Vantage Financial Group is a team of diversified financial professionals who furnish financial, insurance and estate strategies for businesses and individuals.
128 cose cose.org
mccarthylebit.com McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A., is a law firm, founded in 1959 to serve clients in matters involving tax consulting, compliance and litigation. Today, its areas of practice include corporate and business law, estate planning and probate, and family law and domestic relations. The firm’s litigation department has expanded in focus and size since its founding, and its attorneys concentrate on business and commercial, real estate, personal injury, employment, white-collar criminal defense, insurance defense and mediation and arbitration.
119 SP 78
S&A Consulting Group
130 city of cleveland economic development department CP 39 city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/
120
cohen & company
121 SP 107
global communications & technologies llc
sa-consultinggroup.com S&A Consulting Group is a management consulting firm specializing in global resource management development in the areas of financial management, manufacturing technology management, marketing and strategic business, and executive coaching. cohencpa.com Cohen & Company is a regional CPA firm that focuses on advising privately held companies and entrepreneurs.
gtc.llc.com Global Communications & Technology provides small-to-medium businesses with integrated voice and data solutions in a one-stop-shopping format.
122 ss&g
SP 83
ssandg.com Founded in 1968 in Cleveland, SS&G has grown into one of Northeast Ohio’s largest and most trusted providers of accounting, tax and business
COSE is the region’s largest small business support organization and provides cost-effective group purchasing programs, advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues, and networking and educational resources to help Northeast Ohio’s small businesses grow.
129 bad girl ventures cleveland CP 43 badgirlventures.com
Bad Girl Ventures creates opportunities for female entrepreneurs through education, developing connections and access to capital.
EconomicDevelopment The Economic Development team provides technical assistance, creative financing and educational opportunities that will ensure a vibrant economic future for the region.
131 score cleveland.score.org The counselors of SCORE Cleveland are experienced business owners and managers who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help potential and existing small business owners achieve success.
132 youngstown business incubator MSO ybi.org 23 Youngstown Business Incubator helps accelerate emerging businesses
by providing an array of resources critical to successful business development, including facilities, equipment, entrepreneurial counseling and networking opportunities.
133 youth opportunities unlimited
youthopportunities.org Youth Opportunities Unlimited is a nonprofit entrepreneurship program for teens.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Exhibitors (134-148) 134 NEOTEC neotec.org
NEOTEC is a nonprofit, multi-county organization that works to attract business investment throughout Northeast Ohio by promoting domestic a combination of business development, education, networking and and international trade. The organization also provides export assistance to investment. A public-private partnership, it is both a lean startup regional companies interested in developing markets overseas. accelerator and a space that functions as a hub of entrepreneurial innovation.
135 information table 136
kent state university techstylelab
fashionschool.kent.edu/techstylelab The TechStyleLAB was created in the Fashion School to support learning/teaching, research and commercial investigation of digital design and production technologies in the fashion context.
137 kent state university blackstone launchpad kent.edu/blackstonelaunchpad
Blackstone LaunchPad at Kent State promotes entrepreneurship as a viable career path and helps Kent State students, faculty/staff and alumni create new businesses or grow existing startups in Northeast Ohio.
138 case western reserve university blackstone MSO launchpad and think[box] 25 engineering.case.edu/thinkbox
CWRU’s Blackstone LaunchPad is a groundbreaking initiative that gives university students and alumni the skills, knowledge and guidance to start new companies. Think[box] creates a distinct, on-campus environment where hands-on education, design and development, and product commercialization can all take place.
139 noche/neointern noche.org
NOCHE’s talent development programs link the higher education and business communities to enhance college access and completion; to address workforce needs; and to promote and facilitate experiential learning, which connects classroom learning with professional practice for students and improves recruitment and retention efforts for employers. Its signature intern program, NEOintern, connects students and employers in the region through its free online database.
140 MSO 24
nortech
141 MSO 22
ohio aerospace institute
142 MSO 20
biohio research park
143 CP 41
GLIDE & INNOVATION FUND
144 LAUNCHHOUSE MSO launchhouse.com 17 LaunchHouse helps promising technology startups validate their ideas via
nortech.org NorTech is a technology-focused organization that strengthens Northeast Ohio’s economic vitality by accelerating the pace of innovation in the region’s emerging industries. oai.org Ohio Aerospace Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on technology commercialization and expanding opportunities within the aerospace supply chain.
biohioresearchpark.org BioHio Research Park, an affiliate of The Ohio State University (OSU) that’s located on the campus of OSU’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), is a vehicle for moving agbioscience technology into the marketplace
glideit.org / innovationfundneohio.com Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE) is a comprehensive regional innovation center, resource hub and business incubator that supports all facets of the growth of enterprises. Its experienced Entrepreneurs-in-Residence provide professional business advice to help combine sound business practices with good business ideas.
145 bioenterprise MSO bioenterprise.com 15-16 BioEnterprise is a business formation, recruitment and acceleration
initiative designed to grow healthcare companies and commercialize bioscience technologies.
146
AKRON GLOBAL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, DOT ORG SOLUTIONS & BIT FACTORY
akronaccelerator.com The Akron Global Business Accelerator, the longest-running business incubator program in Ohio, is a state-of-the-art center providing the foundation and infrastructure that high growth companies need to realize their true profit potential. The Accelerator pays particular attention to new tech-based companies focused on biomedical and information technology, advanced materials, advanced energy and instruments controls equipment.
147 braintree business development center MSO braintreepartners.org 13 The Braintree Business Development Center is a technology incubation and
entrepreneurship facility that gets tech-based business ideas headed in a profitable direction by providing counseling, mentoring and access to a variety of resources.
148 budgetease llc SP105 budgetease.biz
BudgetEase provides shared time bookkeeping to early stage, venture capital and grant-financed companies. You can use us to do your bookkeeping or to provide training and oversight for your bookkeeper. We are QuickBooks Certified Advisers.
Speed Advisors - Media & Support Organizations (1-27)
TABLE LOCATIONS
1-2
CLEVELAND SCENE
clevescene.com Cleveland’s regional alt-weekly covering news, culture and entertainment.
3
4
INSIDE BUSINESS inside-business.com Northeast Ohio’s only regional business magazine publishes behind-the-story profiles, analysis and features that promote Northeast Ohio as a great place to live and grow a business.
14
THE INCUBATOR AT MAGNET
15-16
BIOENTERPRISE CORPORATION
manufacturingsuccess.org MAGNET’s mission is to support, educate and champion manufacturing with the goal of transforming Northeast Ohio’s economy into a powerful global player. bioenterprise.com See Exhibitor table 145
PHENOMENAL WOMAN MAGAZINE
17 launchhouse
phenomenalwoman.me Phenomenal Woman is a free bi-monthly publication that can be accessed both in a print & digital format. This magazine publishes practical and valuable articles for Northeast Ohio women, and it aims to provide exceptional, noteworthy articles, tips and resources that women at large will appreciate.
launchhouse.com See Exhibitor table 144
5-6
THE PLAIN DEALER
cleveland.com The Plain Dealer is Greater Cleveland’s source for news and advertising. Published continuously since 1842, it serves the largest audience of any media company in Northeast Ohio. Every week more than 1.3 million readers trust us to deliver the latest coverage of their community, their favorite sports teams, the region, state and world to their doorsteps, newsstands, computers and mobile devices.
7 the UHL GROUP theuhlgroup.com
8
TECH BELT ENERGY INNOVATION CENTER
tbeic.org TBEIC is designed to be a mixed-used facility aimed at accelerating the development of early stage energy technologies.
20 biohio RESEARCH PARK biohioresearchpark.org See Exhibitor table 142
VIA VERA GROUP viaveragroup.com Via Vera Group is a marketing and strategy consulting firm for high-tech startups that helps prioritize market opportunities, develop key messages and implement marketing plans.
10
creative ideas matter creativeideasmatter.com Creative Ideas Matter helps companies discover and define their differentiating factors, and then positions them in their market space. Naming of companies and products is also an area of expertise, along with developing the marketing materials to support their brand position in literature and online.
AKRON archangels uakron.edu/archangels Formed in 2005, The ARCHAngel (Akron Regional Change Angel) Investment Network is a regional forum for introducing investors to market-driven, technology-based early stage opportunities within Northeast Ohio.
12 mbda business center cleveland
mbdacleveland.com The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is a job-creating agency which leads federal efforts to promote the growth and global competitiveness of America’s minority business community.
13
braintree business development center
braintreepartners.org See Exhibitor table 147
19
Boondock Walker specializes in building brand foundations through message and design to create memorable brand experiences across web, mobile and print mediums.
CleanerFood, LLC is a research-stage company developing a small home appliance that will reduce food-borne pathogens in single servings of everyday food. The “IonFresh” device is covered by issued patents.
21 BIZDOM bizdom.com
11
The Uhl Group is a Northeast Ohio marketing, communications, advertising and business consulting firm whose principal and associates have decades of strategic and practical experience.
9 boondock walker boondockwalker.com
18 CLEANERFOOD (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor)
Bizdom is an entrepreneurship accelerator that helps launch, fund and grow innovative web- or tech-based startups in downtown Cleveland and downtown Detroit.
22 ohio aerospace institute oai.org See Exhibitor table 141
23 youngstown business incubator ybi.org
See Exhibitor table 132
24 NORTECH
nortech.org See Exhibitor table 140
25
case western reserve university blackstone launchpad cwru.thelaunchpad.org See Exhibitor table 138
26 the university of akron research foundation
uakron.edu/research/uarf.dot The University of Akron Research Foundation (UARF) has multiple objectives, one of which is to aid technology-based economic development by supporting and commercializing university research.
27 global cleveland globalcleveland.org Global Cleveland is a nonprofit focused on regional economic development through actively attracting newcomers, and welcoming and connecting them economically and socially to the many opportunities available throughout Greater Cleveland.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Media & Support Organizations (28-38) & Capital Providers (39-50) 28
GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESSES PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
39
City of Cleveland Economic Development Department
29 virtual brand advisors virtualbrandadvisors.com Virtual Brand Advisors is a marketing/communications solutions provider
40
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
30
41
tri-c.edu/10ksb See Sponsor table 6
specializing in brand development, brand management and strategic planning.
Quéz media marketing
quezmedia.com Quéz Media Marketing helps startup tech companies reach their long-term goals with branding, design, web development, SEO and content marketing services.
31
FRESH WATER CLEVELAND
freshwatercleveland.com Fresh Water Cleveland is a weekly e-magazine and website that offers up a fresh wave of stories covering Northeast Ohio’s most creative people, businesses, organizations and neighborhood developments. Their focus areas include technology, innovation, diversity, local food and entrepreneurship.
city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/ EconomicDevelopment See Exhibitor table 130 icic.org The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a nonprofit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and the businesses that thrive there.
INNOVATION FUND innovationfundneohio.com See Exhibitor table 143
42 ecdi cleveland.ecdi.org
Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) is a nonprofit economic development organization with a mission to invest in people to create measurable and enduring social and economic change.
43 bad girl ventures cleveland badgirlventures.com See Exhibitor table 129
44
Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities Fund
32
NORTH COAST MINORITY MEDIA LLC
33
crowdfund insider
development.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/North-Coast-Opportunities Technology-Fund.aspx The Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities Fund exists to encourage and develop very early stage Cuyahoga County technology companies, with a special focus on high-growth technology companies that are excellent candidates for future capital investment.
crowdfundinsider.com Crowdfunding news, data and analysis from an American perspective.
45-46 north coast angel fund
34
kaleidoscope magazine
35-36
crain’s cleveland business
northcoastpublications.com This minority-owned company promotes the businesses, products and services of organizations and individuals to a diverse market, through its network of publications, websites, media buys and events.
kaleidoscopemagazine.biz Kaleidoscope Magazine highlights the spectrum of African-American achievement and celebrates Greater Cleveland’s diversity. crainscleveland.com See Sponsor table 5
37 medcity media
medcitynews.com MedCity Media plays a significant role in defining “new healthcare” by gathering the growing number of innovators on the business side of healthcare—including top executives, regulators, investors, and entrepreneurs across healthcare who are vested in the industry’s future— to drive thought leadership and an exchange of ideas and best practices, and encourage cross-sector collaboration.
38
CONTEMPO COMMUNICATIONS/CBC MAGAZINE
gocontempogo.com Our award-winning, 18+-year-young company provides creative custom publishing and event marketing services to large and small Northeast Ohio companies.
northcoastangelfund.com North Coast Angel Fund is comprised of two funds with $14M under management and $17M of direct investment from 180-plus members. Since 2007, it has invested in 35 Ohio-based, early-stage technology companies (60%+ in Northeast Ohio).
47 drummond road capital, inc. drummondroad.com
Drummond Road Capital--which CB Insights has recognized as one of the country’s most active seed stage investors--looks for entrepreneurs that combine big, game-changing ideas with the tenacity, commitment and competitive fire necessary to turn those ideas into profitable reality.
48 bridge investment fund (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor) bridgefundllc.com Bridge Investment Fund is a venture capital fund focused on investing in Israeli medical device companies with strong synergies with the leading healthcare institutions and industries in Cleveland.
49
hatch (douglas weintraub) (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor) hatch.us.com
50 nirvana analytics
nirvananalytics.com Nirvana Analytics is a full-service fund management and business consulting firm specializing in portfolio management, depository placement, project financing and consulting services.
TABLE LOCATIONS
Speed Advisors - Capital Providers (51-71) 51-52
flashstarts
53
Tony Pietrocola
54
DESIGNING INTERACTIVE
flashstarts.com See Sponsor table 4
designinginteractive.com
55 edgepoint capital advisors edgepoint.com
EdgePoint Capital is a leading Merger & Acquisition advisory firm, specializing in middle-market mergers, acquisitions, management buyouts and corporate divestitures for businesses and owners.
56 ariel ventures, llc arielventures.com Ariel Ventures provides finance, tax, IT and business advisory services to renewable energy, real estate, small business, international business and economic development projects.
57 arsenal venture partners arsenalvp.com
Arsenal Venture Partners is a $300M+ venture capital firm with offices in Palo Alto, Florida, Ohio and Michigan. The firm invests in technology and technology-enabled businesses across various sectors.
58 carleton mckenna & co. carletonmckenna.com Carleton McKenna & Company is an independent, boutique investment banking firm providing outstanding M&A advisory, capital raising and valuation advisory services.
59 draper triangle ventures drapertriangle.com
Draper Triangle Ventures is a premier source of funding for high-technology startup companies in the Pennsylvania and Ohio region.
60 allos ventures allosventures.com Allos Ventures are investors in early-stage software and business services companies who leverage their networks and business-building skills to accelerate the growth of their partner companies.
61
drive capital drivecapital.com Drive Capital invests in innovative technology, healthcare and consumer companies in the Midwest.
62 mutual capital partners funds
mutualcapitalpartners.com Mutual Capital Partners Funds invest in growth-technology businesses. Their investors are successful executives that assist portfolio companies from customer introductions to general business advice.
63 arboretum ventures
arboretumvc.com Arboretum Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in the healthcare sector. The firm invests throughout the United States, but has a preference for Midwest opportunities. Arboretum targets capital-efficient companies that can meaningfully reduce healthcare costs in its areas of expertise: devices, diagnostics, services and IT.
64
glengary llc glengaryllc.com Glengary invests equity capital in promising early-stage companies; lends value-added expertise and management resources when needed; provides access to markets to hasten growth; and counsels companies so they can avoid pitfalls, reach critical milestones and evolve into the next stage.
65 redwood capital redcap.com A native of Berea, Ohio, Krist Jake resides in San Francisco, where he is an entrepreneur, angel and advisor to startups. He’s found at redcap.com, oceanfilmfest.org and kristjake.com.
66
NCT VENTURES nctventures.com NCT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs. For the last few years the firm has focused both on investing in their community and their core competencies of marketing, logistics and disruptive platform technologies.
67 accelerant accelerantdayton.com
See Exhibitor table 113
68 western reserve partners wesrespartners.com Western Reserve Partners LLC provides M&A, capital raising and other financial advisory services to middle market companies in the industrial, business services, consumer, healthcare, technology and real estate sectors.
69
AG PARTNERS (george buzzy) (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor)
70
EDISON VENTURES (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor)
edisonventures.com Edison Ventures provides capital and value-added services to late stage ($5-20M revenue) information technology businesses. Initial investments range from $5 to 10 million.
71 arras keathley arraskeathley.com
Arras Keathley is a group of advertising, marketing and communications experts working to help people confidently find the products and services that perfectly satisfy their needs.
Speed Advisors - Service Providers (72-99)
TABLE LOCATIONS
72
P.A. SMITH LLC ipcorplaw.com P.A. Smith, LLC provides legal representation in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, business formations, domestic and international business transactions, and corporate governance matters.
73 meaden & moore meadenmoore.com Meaden & Moore provides accounting, tax, forensic and business
85-86
medical mutual medmutual.com See Sponsor tables 7 & 8
87-88 jalex medical jalexmedical JALEX Medical is a consulting firm that provides biomedical engineering, product development and regulatory/quality assistance services.
89
On Technology Partners/Solar Systems Networking, Inc.
consulting services to a wide array of clients in a variety of industries.
74
paytime
paytime.com Paytime is a professional payroll service with a personal touch established in 1981 by several accountants who identified customer service was missing from the big national payroll providers.
90 bober, markey, fedorovich bobermarkey.com
75
REDIzone - Northeast Ohio Medical University
neomed.edu The Research, Entrepreneurship, Discovery and Innovation Zone (REDI zone) program is an enriched biomedical incubator on NEOMED’s Rootstown campus. REDIzone offers physical office and lab space for early stage biomedical companies, and facilitates regional partnerships through active affiliations with eight major teaching hospitals and links to business development organizations and funding resources.
76 rita j. brauneck, llc (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor) Rita Brauneck specializes in executive coaching and leadership consulting. 77
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA
78
S&A Consulting group
79-80
mccarthylebit.com See Exhibitor table 118 sa-consultinggroup.com See Exhibitor table 119
porter wright porterwright.com See Exhibitor table 126
81 avantia, inc. (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor)
avantia-inc.com Avantia is an IT consultancy specializing in building custom software applications.
ontechpartners.com See Exhibitor table 123
A Northeast Ohio accounting firm providing audit, tax, consulting, transaction and business advisory services.
91 omnitek llc omnitekllc.com OMNITEK is a fully integrated electronic design firm providing engineering and product development services to clients in the medical, commercial and industrial markets.
92 the nielsen group (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor) thenielsengroup.com
The Nielsen Group provides organizational development consulting to small and mid-sized companies.
93 visible innovations visinno.com Visible Innovations is the marketing department you wished you had, but thought you couldn’t afford.
94
Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. Co., LPA imwong.com See Exhibitor table 114
95 sales concepts, inc. (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor) salesconcepts.com Sales Concepts, Inc. provides sales coaching and training.
96
searchpath
searchpath.com See Exhibitor table 115
97
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP taftlaw.com Taft’s Start-Up and Growth Companies practice advises high-growth, early-stage businesses seeking venture capital funding. Its attorneys also represent numerous institutional investors and play an active role in the relationship-building process between start-up and investor clients.
82
visibility marketing inc.
visibilitymarketing.com Visibility Marketing is a marketing, communications and public relations firm specializing in consumer engagement in the public sector, utilities, health and academic industries.
83
ss&g
98 rp+M
ssandg.com See Exhibitor table 122
84
emerson thomson bennett
ebtlaw.com Emerson Thomson Bennett is a boutique law firm of professionals practicing only intellectual property law, i.e., patent, trademark, copyright, domain name, technology and internet law. The firm is based in Ohio, with professionals in Akron, Cleveland, Toledo and Cincinnati.
rpplusm.com rp+m is a full-service rapid prototype, manufacturing (3D Printing) and engineering company focused on bringing next-generation products to market in both metal and polymer materials.
99 colemanwick llc
colemanwick.com See Exhibitor table 124
Speed Advisors - Service Providers (100-115)
TABLE LOCATIONS
100
BROOKS CONSULTING LLC
112 nugrowth solutions
brooks-consulting.com Philip Brooks is an advisor providing strategic consulting services who also has the ability to act as interim CEO/COO/CFO, where he takes a hands-on approach to directing the operations of organizations facing growth challenges.
nugrowth.com NuGrowth Solutions and NuGrowth Digital empower sales and drive revenue through innovative, data-driven digital marketing, right-sized infrastructure and outsourced sales.
101 lj evans & co. ljevanscpa.com LJ Evans & Co. helps entrepreneurs manage their financial and tax lives so
113
leandog leandog.com See Exhibitor table 117
114 aircfo aircfo.com
they can focus on business success.
102
vantage financial group
See Exhibitor table 125
vanfin.com See Exhibitor table 127
115
THOMPSON HINE
103
BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting
104
bbcetc.com BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting works with technology-based entrepreneurs on strategies to advance R&D efforts, including SBIR/STTR training programs, commercialization planning, research grant assistance and one-on-one assistance.
Chris Kiminas & Associates Chris Kiminas & Associates provides modern sales and marketing solutions to improve lead to revenue results.
105 budgetease llc budgetease.biz
See Exhibitor table 148
106
Shaffer Consulting Group
107
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGIES LLC
gct-llc.com See Exhibitor table 121
108
Guardian Technologies® (JumpStart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program Mentor)
109
jager consulting
jagerconsulting.com Jager Consulting helps early stage entrepreneurs take the next steps in growing their businesses via strategic consulting services.
110
invantage group
invantagegroup.com Providing a suite of innovative marketing and business strategy services, Invantage Group helps companies succeed through better, proactive planning and implementation.
111
evarts tremaine
shafferconsult.com Shaffer Consulting Group accelerates business growth by empowering leaders, managers and employees through the critical tools needed to align company strategy, culture, revenue and execution.
guardiantechnologies.com Guardian Technologies® is a consumer products company that develops and sells products for mass retail. The company is focused on utilizing innovative, safe and natural technologies in their products.
evartstremaine.com Evarts Tremaine is a risk advisor that specializes in property and liability insurance. The company focuses on entrepreneurial companies and their insurance needs as they develop and grow.
thompsonhine.com see Sponsor tables 1 & 2
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