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JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode, Jumar Newell of Launch Arts Media and Leatron Twitty of My Smart Home Ohio provide insight on their entrepreneurial journeys and their valuable experience as members of JumpStart's Small Business Impact Program cohort.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, Eduardo Rodriguez, owner and founder of Café Social LatinoAmericano is joined by his son and café manager, Lalo Rodriguez, to discuss the unique challenges of opening a café during a pandemic and talk about the entrepreneurial support they received from JumpStart and other local business assistance service providers to get off the ground.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, Impact Program graduates Diane Linston, owner of Cleveland Cut & Sew, and Brittney Nichols of House of B Jewels, discuss the evolution of Cleveland's fashion scene and how their respective businesses are making an impact with the help of JumpStart’s small business support services.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, JumpStart’s Patrick Kucharson joins Sharia Livingston, the owner and founder of Living Rich and recent winner of the Cleveland Small Business Impact Program to share her entrepreneurial journey and review the support she received while working with JumpStart & other Cleveland organizations.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode, Amy Witzigreuter, the owner & founder of Witzi’s Raw Granola, dives into her son's health challenges that inspired her to began her business and how her participation in the Impact Program contributed to her continued success.

Marcus Harris, the Young Adult Resource Center Manager at YOU (Youth Opportunities Unlimited) discusses the work experiences and career exploration opportunities that his organization provides and dives into the importance of collaboration with Cleveland-area programs, like Access Tech, to holistically serve underprivileged communities.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. This episode concludes JumpStart’s Neighborhood Spotlight series with Ohio City Inc.’s Ashley Shaw and Donna Grigonis-Bailey.  Ashley and Donna discuss how the combination of tourism and community engagement helped spur economic growth within Ohio City. Owner of Sauce the City Food Hall, Victor Searcy Jr, joins in to talk about the creativity and impact his business has had on the neighborhood.

We kick off the recently revived Founders Unfiltered series with Amy Husted, Chief Commercial Officer at Cleveland-based startup smallTalk. Prior to joining smallTalk, Amy co-founded Komae, a Northeast Ohio startup that exited in 2019. Hear Amy’s personal story and find out how her journey from napkin to acquisition prepared her for a new chapter in her entrepreneurial career. Featuring entrepreneurs from across Ohio, and the country, Founders Unfiltered uncovers the inspiring personal journeys of some of the tech founders on the forefront of innovation.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. JumpStart Fridays' Neighborhood Spotlight segment continues with Joy Johnson, Executive Director of Burten, Bell, Carr to discuss the Kinsman community initiative, Box Spot, and how it has assisted small businesses in the community. Local entrepreneur, Olympia Robinson joins the conversation to talk about how the Box Spot initiative has impacted her business, iSpecz and how JumpStart’s resources helped her during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In episode 24, JumpStart Fridays continues its Neighborhood Spotlight series with the Famicos Foundation, outlining how its programs, services and revitalization efforts have made an impact on the Glenville community. Karen Ross, owner of Cleveland Cold Brew in Glenville joins the conversation to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and how her business aims to bring jobs and increase community engagement.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. This episodeJumpStart Fridays kick off its Neighborhood Spotlight segment with Midtown Cleveland Inc. Joi Carter, Richard Barga and Chelsey Kovar talk about their organization’s mission and how its programs and services help advance small businesses in the neighborhood to drive community development.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship.  In this episode, JumpStart’s Lamont Mackley and Michael Elliot of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress discuss the importance of community development corporations to neighborhood advancement and how CDC resources assist in small business growth.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship.  In this episode, Tondi & Terrance Allen of Urban City Codes discuss the unmentioned challenges communities with insufficient tech resources face and how their organization is working to bridge the technology divide.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. This week’s episode explores the unique challenges women face in entrepreneurship. Reverend Dr. Leah C.K. Lewis, J.D., CEO of Three Butterflies Entertainment & Press LLC, is joined by JumpStart’s Gloria Ware and Tamika Otis for this inspiring conversation on personal and professional growth.

In this week’s episode,  Camille Heard of FELOH and Charron Martin of Perfect Pineapple Wraps explore innovation in the beauty industry and discuss the unique challenges they face as Black female entrepreneurs.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, Cathy Greene, owner of Cathy’s Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Danisha Anderson of Cleveland Flower Walls detail the challenges and achievements of their respective entrepreneurial journeys and how JumpStart’s small business resources helped them gain traction.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode, Rashida VanLeer-McHargh of Iron Koi LLC explains how her own weight loss journey inspired her to start her own health and wellness studio, and shares some tips for keeping your fitness goals. JumpStart’s Shanelle Johnson joins in to explain how JumpStart’s small business assistance programs help transform ambitious goals into successful businesses like Iron Koi.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, Angel Washington (the owner of Consult 2 Code) and her husband William Washington (founder of the Washington Wellness Institute) detail the unique challenges they often face as married entrepreneurs and how they manage to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode, co-founder of Making A Difference Consulting and licensed social worker, Angela Flowers, examines the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic can have on mental health and how to combat stress as a business owner. JumpStart’s Chris Smith joins the conversation to discuss his own entrepreneurial journey and explore how JumpStart’s business assistance programming supports local entrepreneurs.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship. In this episode, we connect with branding expert and owner of Auden & Co., Janae Bryson, who provides some branding best practices and advice for small businesses. JumpStart’s Gabby Warshay joins the conversation to answer some small business FAQs and review how JumpStart’s business assistance programming supports local entrepreneurs.