Entrepreneur-ial resources
My recent Google search for "Cleveland entrepreneur" only yielded a couple of things, but with a little digging...
The Cleveland Entrepreneurs Meetup.com group (which came up first in the search results) has nearly 80 signups, but the meeting-up part seems to be lagging a bit. Do you think maybe most entrepreneurs are so overworked they don't have time for social networking?...
Cleveland.com devotes a whole section entitled "Entrepreneur" to stories and briefs on the topic. If you're an entrepreneur in Cleveland who has an idea, try one of these:
• JumpStartIf you need health insurance (even if a you're a one-person outfit), talk to COSE. They ain't cheap but they'll get it done for you. Especially helpful if you or an employee have an existing condition. If you need training, try one of these:
• Civic Innovation Lab
• E-City (for young aspiring entrepreneurs)
• Nance College of Business Administration at CSUFor news and articles on national and internationl entrepreneurship, check this out: the National Forum on Entrepreneurship. Too bad I couldn't find an RSS feed--this might be a good one to check regularly. And for a foundation that's specifically devoted to entrepreneurs, visit the Kaufmann Foundation website.
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Key Entrepreneurial Development Center at CCC
• Case Western Reserve University
• Myers University (by the way, they have affordable membership options for their recently renovated Myers University Club on Euclid Ave.--a nice place to set up meetings with prospects
• Bryant & Stratton
Hmmm. Maybe we should set up a resources spot in the sidebar. What do you think?
posted by Barbara Payne @ 4:28 AM
2 Comments:
I am not sure that meetings have not materialized due to time. People will take time if meetings are relevant and interresting. Take, for example, the Lake County Entrepreneurs Club which draws about 70 people to each of the monthly luncheon meetings.
You're right about relevance, indeed. WL. But formal clubs are different. They usually have program chairpeople who arrange formal programs and do promotional work for the meetings. The point of social networking is that it happens without anyone providing such services--it's intended more as a serendipitous confluence of energies.
Lake County Communicators is another club that draws lots of attendees--I spoke there about blogging last year. Looks like Lake County's a great environment for entrepreneurs. Send me more info on your group and I'll give it a writeup.
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