The Metropreneur.com is a spin off site from Columbus Underground that focuses on small business development and entrepreneurship. Here’s a look at new updates from the past several weeks over there:
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- 2012: The Year in Review.
- We turn our regional spotlight to Clintonville, where many types of businesses are thriving and expanding.
- Local startup Snapstagram offers users an easy way to print, frame and gift their Instagram photos.
- Celebrate Local at Easton is relocating to a new space in 2013.
- LP Designs in the Short North is looking for a retail partnership.
- The story behind Solay Bistro reveals how ECDI helped them to grow.
- Local investment nonprofit Finance Fund has invested nearly $200 million into startups and small businesses in the past 25 years.
- The latest At Work column features a creative in-home photography studio setup.
- Crimson Cup coffee gives back to the community, as told by Community Shares.
- The ECDI Food Fort helps launch food-based businesses, and Bleu & Fig is one great example.
- T-Shirt printer Traxler Tees is growing again and hiring new employees.
- The Columbus Chamber has partnered with Ohio-based SoMoLend for crowdfunding efforts.
- Local moving company E.E. Ward is continuing to evolve after 130 years in business.
- The Krema Nut Company is still flourishing after a century.
- Spoonful Records is thriving with their Downtown retail store.
- Local furniture maker Caretta Workspace mixes technology with craftsmanship.
- Michael Dalby of the Columbus Chamber ponders whether technology helps or hurts when recruiting new talent.
- Amy Schmittauer offers tips on giving your digital marketing some personality.
- Deanna Barzak at Telhio tells us how to stay Financially Fit for 2013 and also provides a few Tax Tips.
- Jim Lane at GBQ offers advice on growing your business to the point of happiness, and helps figure out a way to take stock of your entrepreneurial efforts.
- Ryan Frederick at AWH shares his thoughts on working with professional vendors at your small business.
- Bill Nolan at Barnes & Thornburg provides us with some legal tips on preparing for 2013.
- Local music app Cannon.FM helps you find new bands to enjoy.
- A new How-To Guide offers advice on hiring your first employee.
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