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New name to be unveiled tonight
10:48 AM Jan. 19, 2004
And the new name is…
Sorry, but you’ll have to come to the NEOpreneur Exchange networking party Thursday night at the Pickwick & Frolic if you want to learn the name of the new entrepreneurial assistance organization taking shape to serve the region.
The new organization is being created through the merger of Enterprise Development Inc. and NEOpreneur Inc. Its new board will meet officially for the first time on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and then Ray Leach, chief executive of the new organization, plans to unveil the new name at the networking event, which is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. More information on the event and online registration is available here.
Mr. Leach said he would also detail the mission and programs of the new organization. The merger was announced in November and Mr. Leach was named to lead the organization last month.
Also speaking at the networking event will be Brad Whitehead of the Cleveland Foundation, who will detail efforts by area foundations to stimulate economic development in the region; Jamie Ireland of Early Stage Partners; and OfficeMax co-founder Michael Feuer, who will detail his plans for a new venture fund, called Max-Ventures, that will target specialty retail investment opportunities.
The NEOpreneur party, which costs $40 to attend, will also feature structured networking opportunities.
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New name to be unveiled tonight
10:48 AM Jan. 19, 2004
And the new name is…
Sorry, but you’ll have to come to the NEOpreneur Exchange networking party Thursday night at the Pickwick & Frolic if you want to learn the name of the new entrepreneurial assistance organization taking shape to serve the region.
The new organization is being created through the merger of Enterprise Development Inc. and NEOpreneur Inc. Its new board will meet officially for the first time on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and then Ray Leach, chief executive of the new organization, plans to unveil the new name at the networking event, which is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. More information on the event and online registration is available here.
Mr. Leach said he would also detail the mission and programs of the new organization. The merger was announced in November and Mr. Leach was named to lead the organization last month.
Also speaking at the networking event will be Brad Whitehead of the Cleveland Foundation, who will detail efforts by area foundations to stimulate economic development in the region; Jamie Ireland of Early Stage Partners; and OfficeMax co-founder Michael Feuer, who will detail his plans for a new venture fund, called Max-Ventures, that will target specialty retail investment opportunities.
The NEOpreneur party, which costs $40 to attend, will also feature structured networking opportunities.
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Re: MERGER: Enterprise Development Inc. and NEOpreneur Inc. (New Name to be Announced Tonight)
Thu, January 22, 2004 - 7:21 PMBeing 2,500 miles away, I can't attend... please provide complete details on the meeting!!! If on track, this will solve the #1 problem highlighted below...
Interesting little poll on the Crainstech website today produced the following results (can't tell how many folks replied so far)... funny to see a write in for "the freedom to self organize", which Tribe enables:
What is Cleveland's tech community in need of most?
38.67% A leader
14.67% More entrepreneurs
13.33% A marketing strategy about Cleveland companies
12.00% A government that supports entrepreneurs
12.00% Other
9.33% An organization to help entrepreneurs
Other (write-ins)
money
more management talent
the freedom to self organize
patient, smart money
investments
all of the above
A home run
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Re: MERGER: Enterprise Development Inc. and NEOpreneur Inc. (New Name to be Announced Tonight)
Fri, January 23, 2004 - 8:10 AMEntrepreneur supporters take a name
01/23/04
Mary Vanac
Plain Dealer Reporter
The envelope, please. (Drum roll.) The name of the entrepreneur support group being formed in Northeast Ohio is (cymbal crash) - JumpStart Inc.
JumpStart will try to bridge the financing and expertise gaps among the region's brightest start-up companies, often providing them with their first money.
Ray Leach has been appointed founding chief executive of the recent combination of Enterprise Development Inc., a nonprofit subsidiary of Case Western Reserve University; NEOpreneur Inc., part of local technology and business coalition NorTech; and NEOpreneur Exchange, a networking event that sprang from local entrepreneurs' need for a place to fit in.
Here's the story in the PD: www.cleveland.com/business/.../index.ssf
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Re: MERGER: Enterprise Development Inc. and NEOpreneur Inc. (New Name to be Announced Tonight)
Mon, January 26, 2004 - 6:51 AMFrom CrainTech
JumpStart's vision and board
7:29 AM Jan. 23, 2004
The new entrepreneurial assistance organization JumpStart Inc. says its mission is “To deliver vital, focused resources to entrepreneurs and the community, accelerating the growth of early-stage businesses and ideas into venture ready companies, and to ultimately transform Northeast Ohio into a nationally significant center of entrepreneurship and innovation.”
The following is a list of JumpStart Inc. board members.
Lou Schneeberger (Chairman) - Serial Northeast Ohio entrepreneur and former chairman of Royal Appliance and former chief financial officer of Olympic Steel Inc.
Mohsen Anvari - Former dean of the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. It is expected that Mr. Anvari will be replaced on the board by his successor at Weatherhead.
Andrew Banks - Founder and chief executive officer of Mid-America Consulting.
Thomas Brick - Chairman of Four Winds Inc.
Mark Coticchia - Vice president of research and technology management at Case.
Seth Harris - Serial entrepreneur and former president of Harris Wholesale Co.
James Hummer - Chief executive of Whole Health Management.
James D. Ireland III - Managing partner of Early Stage Partners.
Mozelle Jackson - President of WeatherChem Corp.
Peter J. Kasvinsky - Dean of graduate studies and research at Youngstown State University.
Jeffrey Lucier - Serial entrepreneur and former president of Banks-Baldwin Publishing Co.
Sue Lan Ma - Serial entrepreneur and president of Blue Dawn Corp.
Harvey Nelson - Founder and chief executive officer of Main Street Gourmet.
George R. Newkome - Vice president of research and dean of the graduate school at the University of Akron.
Chris Schmid - Former president of LuK Inc. and Tekfor Inc.
William Seelbach - Chief executive officer of the Ohio Aerospace Institute.
Herb Smith - Chairman of H. Smith Limited & Smith International Enterprises Inc.
Jim Spreng - Chief executive officer of Advantium and XPAN.
Sandra Stark - Former vice chair of Keybank and director of entrepreneurship programs at Baldwin Wallace College.
Mark Tumeo - Vice provost and dean of graduate studies, Cleveland State University.
Steve Walling - Chief executive officer of Plasticolors.
Doug Weintraub - President of XBBS LLC.
John West, Ph.D. - Vice president and dean of the college of graduate studies at Kent State University.
