Columbus is full of creative and amazing small businesses and savvy entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship takes deep passion which means doing what it takes to get the job done. The life of an entrepreneur can be a little funny and unexpected – so why not have a little fun with it?
Columbus Underground invites you to join ECDI on July 26 at their Inaugural Comedy Showcase Fundraiser, to celebrate the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship. The event will feature, a comedy show hosted by Meowhatten Project, a four-time champion of the Columbus Improv Wars. The evening will also include networking, a silent auction of ECDI clients’ goods and services, celebratory entrepreneurship stories, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar featuring a signature drink from Cleveland Whiskey – an ECDI client.
General Admission to the event is $50 and includes one drink ticket along with entrance to the event.
ECDI is a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution that has assisted over 10,000 individuals through a comprehensive suite of entrepreneurial programs and services. ECDI’s mission is to invest in people to create measurable and enduring social and economic change. ECDI has disbursed a total of over $39 million through more than 1,800 loans, and created and retained approx. 7,200 jobs. ECDI has provided financial, professional development and thought leadership to Ohio entrepreneurs for 14 years.
The ECDI Comedy Showcase Fundraiser is brought to you with help from these sponsors:
- Headline: Ohio Capital Finance Corporation
- Opening Act: US Bank
- Open Mic: Turner Construction Company, Midwest Business Capital , OSU
- In-Kind: TRISM, Meowhatten Project
- Silent Auction items donated by IRevolve Fitness,Mmelo, Hawthorne Park Bed & Breakfast, Coco Cat Bakery & Chocolates, DrinkO2, Cravings Cafe, Healthy Hair by Don
