First, a disclaimer. The website I'm about to promote is a local sponsor for the professional soccer team I work for, but I think it would be of great interest to my fellow CUers.
I Shop Central Ohio is a site that promotes all locally-owned businesses. In the case of a franchise, they promote on the local owner basis. I know there's a lot of people here who focus on shopping/eating local, so I thought you might be interested.




Launched in August 2010, TheMetropreneur.com is a local online resource devoted to small business development and entrepreneurship. Its aim is to tell the stories of Central Ohio's business community, foster regional economic development and assist entrepreneurs with its resource-heavy focus.