tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125582422024-07-07T23:12:21.335-07:00News and Views: Entrepreneurs a-thrive in Northeast OhioBarbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-38060910835605132902008-03-30T05:50:00.000-07:002008-03-30T06:06:51.431-07:00

Stopped in to visit a colleague at Digiknow this past week. What a great setup they have--cool offices carved out of a warehouse, suffused with light filtered through modern interpretations of the traditional Shoji screen, and furnished sparsely but elegantly. The place even includes a workout center with a view of some of the old buildings not yet touched by the Midtown rebirth. This time of

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-63660993121777953982008-01-03T13:04:00.000-08:002008-01-03T13:29:33.259-08:00

Some of us are too busy worrying about the state of our own businesses to think too much about what's going on in the larger world and especially to worry about how the media handles the news. But that's part of the work of the Communications Department at John Carroll University. And they're giving you a chance to listen in on the discussions between them and local media folks about this stuff.

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-68188442384958681452007-11-21T13:35:00.000-08:002007-11-21T13:51:40.694-08:00

Like to say thanks to a guy down in the Akron area who has created a unique, warm and welcoming business networking group. Ken Thompson is the center of the group he calls the Pancake Pacers.Ken masterminds a group of runners and/or folks in the area who are looking to buy a business. Each month he invites people to take a run on the trails in Peninsula and then meet for breakfast at Bob's Big

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1966023783098483392007-11-16T08:34:00.001-08:002007-11-16T08:35:45.013-08:00

Got this today from Dan Hanson, Inside Business writer and ace operator of Computers Assisting People. Prayers for Ed's family.Assistant County Prosecutor Ed Corrigan was killed this morning in a car accident.For those of you who didn't know, Ed was instrumental in the original incorporation and then the 501c3 status for Computers Assisting People (CAP) Inc.He volunteered his time and expertise

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-33291421125907737012007-09-14T06:11:00.001-07:002007-09-14T06:21:07.341-07:00

Here comes another Cleveland entrepreneur, Dr. Steve Belovich, leading his latest venture IQWare to victory overseas landing a sweet deal with Australia's HealthPoint Techologies Ltd. His company is licensing its Medication Therapy Management software to them to let pharmacists log on to a system for tracking patient medications--to help prevent unwanted drug interactions, etc. The system will

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-19394652450471659452007-09-10T11:40:00.000-07:002007-09-10T11:40:16.121-07:00

Local expert Joel Libava, the self-styled Franchise King, has just introduced a blog targeted at a very specific audience--franchise information for war veterans. Given the number of young former soldiers returning from overseas these days, this is a timely offering.These young men had discipline trained into them in their military experience--certainly all the discipline they'd need to be

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-40989557327278147642007-08-15T10:57:00.000-07:002007-08-15T11:00:07.044-07:00

Hey, just heard about a Cleveland-based company that has been recently recognized in the national media. The press release says:SOAR to Strategic Excellence™ is a unique business process improvement program that evaluates a company’s health and helps to identify areas of potential growth. Traditionally, this type of evaluation process takes 4 to 6 weeks, however, SOAR accomplishes the task in a

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-41919765236247733872007-08-09T04:17:00.000-07:002008-11-13T06:35:52.077-08:00

Ever stayed at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland? It's a venerable old facility that's done some refurbishing over the years--interesting to note that it's owned by Marriott. One of the staffers explained there used to be around a thousand rooms and now there are only 500-some. He said at some point they tore down walls to combine rooms. Wow, I gotta tell ya those early rooms must've been really

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-20329372499479962412007-07-17T05:56:00.000-07:002007-07-17T05:56:40.446-07:00

Somehow, because they were already so big--625 full-time equivalent employees at its Westlake headquarters and roughly 675 worldwide--it seemed like Hyland would've sold a long time ago if it was going to. The Hyland Brothers have been a fixture in the Cleveland business software scene for more than a decade. But guess it's not quite the same as selling out when you just get a big infusion of

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-38513943019499077302007-06-02T12:34:00.001-07:002007-06-02T12:43:14.559-07:00

If you have cable television you've probably seen the title "Pimp My Ride" and thought 'what the hell?' Or maybe you watch it.Apparently since our car manufacturers started producing (well, at least in name) aerodynamic designs that supposedly honor gas conservation aims (we don't know where all this SUV stuff comes in), the burden of satisfying consumers' desires for chrome and custom fittings

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1176985175352991422007-04-19T05:09:00.000-07:002007-04-19T05:19:35.366-07:00

Distances passengers must walk to various gates at Cleveland-Hopkins can be outrageous. They can pose a serious obstacle to anyone with a handicap or even a slight injury. On the other other hand, Cleveland has electronic carts. They're free to ride (you're welcome to tip the driver if you like), they run almost continuously most of the time, and the drivers have radios and may even help you if

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1166542826169694012006-12-19T07:32:00.000-08:002006-12-31T09:26:06.086-08:00

One of the beauties of the modern world is that we can ask for money to help us make money. And now two public service organizations in Ohio have just successfully partnered to get some money to go out and procure other companies to come and do business here. Here's the scoop on Omeris and PolymerOhio: "...a three-year, $1.5 million 'Asset-based Company Attraction Program' grant...[for]

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1165617004523319732006-12-08T14:30:00.000-08:002006-12-08T14:30:04.580-08:00

Much of Cleveland's cool riverfront area died a slow and ignominious death some years ago, and a treasure of a geographic feature has been a-wastin' since then. While the Warehouse District is great, it doesn't take any advantage of this delightful constellation of twisting riverbends, towering salt/sand/rock piles, massive chugging ocean-going vehicles, and miles of banks happy to host the

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1160074443977168272006-10-05T11:48:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:55:39.743-07:00

Do you look at websites on your telephone? Mighty tiny screen, isn't it? I get a headache when I try to look at stuff on the phone, but that's mainly because most of the companies either haven't created an optimized site version or they haven't figured out why they should. NODMA, a not-fully-discovered treasure of a professional organization for direct marketers--by the way, that's not just

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1159359765508783012006-09-27T05:12:00.000-07:002006-11-02T20:36:15.933-08:00

Governor Taft appeared and touted Ohio as a biomed hotspot at the Mid-America Venture Forum this week. He was proud of what's happened during his tenure with the Third Frontier program. "It's a lot more than pre-seed and seed capital," he said. He said $18 million of state money was put into 22 pre-seed and seed capital funds and was then used to leverage an additional $75 million from investors,

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1156232586101017682006-08-22T00:38:00.000-07:002006-08-24T12:34:19.466-07:00

Yes, have to take a bit of a hiatus with the Capitalist Cleveland blog. A little explanation may be in order for loyal readers. I have recently decided to focus my business on two of my favorite areas: executive speech consulting, and corporate blogging. To whit, my BlogForBusiness.com blog is now also subtitled - "Corporate Style." Take a look and feel free to send me questions or feedback. Look

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1155325431087481442006-08-11T12:43:00.000-07:002006-08-24T10:17:11.380-07:00

Well, okay, maybe it's not just blogging, but the Internet is having a profound effect on news and other publications. Because so many of us have turned to the web for our news, our product research, our entertainment, our seeking/buying/trading behaviors, and our communications with friends, family and business associates, the role of print is changing. Advertisers are reading the numbers and

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1155130333798664342006-08-09T06:22:00.000-07:002006-08-09T06:32:13.830-07:00

What's going on in Northeast Ohio? I hear tell that Jan Limpach, of Keyphrase-Marketing, is presenting to the October monthly meeting of IPG Cleveland (Independent Practitioners Group) and showing the PR professionals what search engine optimization can do for their websites. It ought to be a good one--it's never dull with Jan presenting. Mark your calendars October 11 at Mitchell's Fish Market (

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1154115143631816742006-07-28T12:32:00.000-07:002006-11-04T14:46:58.186-08:00

I discovered the Cleveland Cultural Gardens many years ago when my then-husband took the family exploring. And for years, every time a visitor from out of town came around, I'd take them on a tour of those beautiful creations in Rockefeller Park along--gosh, I can't remember what that road used to be called before it became MLK Drive.Well RTA has teamed up with a bunch of other folks to create a

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1153920312742637642006-07-26T06:18:00.000-07:002006-07-26T06:32:21.156-07:00

If you've never attended a Gorilla Group meeting on a Tuesday at the Market Avenue Wine Bar, you're missing a dynamic networking opportunity. Entrepreneurs in every stage of their businesses get together and listen to the story of the "guest drinker" that night.Every Guest Drinker of the last five years has been invited for the meeting next week. You'll hear guests from the Capitalist Cleveland

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1153659316428119232006-07-23T05:55:00.000-07:002006-07-26T06:26:28.056-07:00

You can't beat the morning sun over the Cuyahoga on a warm July Sunday. After rolling past the street destruction in Public Square and enjoying a scrambled-egg-bacon-muffin-marmalade feast at the Ritz, I'm settling in for the second leg of my second round trip experience with the new Megabus service between Cleveland and Chicago.Look for the story behind this unique leisure-travel concept in an

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1152800927323023802006-07-13T07:28:00.000-07:002006-07-24T17:30:56.940-07:00

You know, I wrote a post a while ago about how nice it was to see our airport looking so much more welcoming since Frank Jackson took over City Hall. And it's nice to learn that Cleveland is one of the first cities to set up a mobile response unit for fighting bio-chemical attacks on the city. But I can't help wondering how this could take priority over solving our school problems, re-energizing

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1152475953166685132006-07-09T12:57:00.000-07:002006-07-09T13:15:17.236-07:00

Starting today, I'm going to start taking a regular look at some of the Cleveland area's most interesting blogs. This, from Don Iannone's Economic Development Futures blog, absolutely blew me away.Crazy. I think we all knew CEO salaries and perks were growing, but I had no idea just how out of hand this trend has gotten in relative terms. What do you suppose has contributed to a CEO suddenly in

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1152282271501926592006-07-07T07:24:00.000-07:002006-07-07T07:24:31.653-07:00

Have you ever been on the Goodtime? It's a fun place to entertain out-of-town guests who just can't get over the bridges of the Cuyahoga...I'm delighted to say that the owner, Captain Rick Fry, has just announced a tremendous new feature--parking on the pier. If you've been on the ship any time in the last several years, you know you practically had to bring a backpack for your lo-o-o-o-ng walk

Barbara Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202170809747136337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12558242.post-1152132873010814062006-07-05T13:54:00.000-07:002006-07-05T13:54:33.083-07:00

Second time's the charm. So hope the founders of the second annual Cleveland ingenuity Festival taking place this month July 13 to 16. Reports I heard from last year were that performance quality was a bit spotty and organization was lacking, but hey, that's the way it often goes with the first of anything.They describe 3 events on the site--a dance performance, a multimedia performance, and an

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