Meet the winter 2021 Early Risers Academy cohort
The winter 2021 Early Risers Academy cohort kicks off today with 11 founders gearing up to move their businesses forward! Participants will complete Kauffman FastTrac coursework from the [...]
Cardigan Radio prepping for Kickstarter
University of Dayton graduate Tanner Elrod launched podcast production co Cardigan Radio last spring in a bid to explore stories about how we connect. As the pandemic dragged into fall, then into [...]
Sierra Leone’s new startup offers line of sage sprays, healing oils
Spoken word poet and leader of the Dayton Urban Creative Movement Sierra Leone has long utilized smudging, the indigenous practice of burning sage to cleanse energies in a space. But there are [...]
Dayton startup tackles age-old challenge for medical & emergency responders
Rise Huffman is a woman on a lifesaving mission — she is leveraging her extensive telecoms experience to revolutionize how medical workers and first responders operate. Rise’s company, [...]
What’s The Biz to feature 100 Black-owned businesses in 100 days
Te’Jal Cartwright, founder and powerhouse behind What’s The Biz, is launching a new initiative in 2021 — she’s working to feature 100 Black-owned businesses in 100 days across [...]
Early Risers Academy grads pitch their cos Thursday
Early Risers Academy is a free, 10-week, pre-accelerator program designed to take participants from business idea to business launch. On Thursday, Dec. 3, graduates from our fall 2020 virtual [...]
STEM Whisperers taps martech to end school-to-prison pipeline
By Kate Jones, The ONEIL Center A self-described “bad kid” turned digital marketing guru wants to pay it forward with a program to funnel at-risk students into digital marketing careers. T. [...]
Early Risers Academy will return with four cohorts in 2021
Apply now to get in on this free business bootcamp program The Early Risers Academy pre-accelerator program, designed to take participants from business idea to launch within 10 weeks, will kick [...]
Snag affordable gear at College Thrifts
By Cori Lohstroh, The ONEIL Center Love the university gear, but not the university prices? College Thrifts is for you. College student Patricia Garcia launched the online, peer-to-peer [...]
Be Whole founder focused on helping fellow women grow
By Kate Jones, The ONEIL Center A good life coach isn’t a therapist or a friend, but somewhere in between, asserts Be Whole Life Coaching founder Alea Carter. Alea launched her business in 2019 [...]