This week we will be hearing from Victor Thorne of TechColumbus. Victor is heavily involved in entrepreneurship here in Columbus through Brand Thunder, VactionView, and the Ohio Tech Angels Fund. Hopefully we’ll get to learn about both the trials tribulations of start-up companies and what investors look for in a new company. TechColumbus has been a big part of BBC, and our partnership has benefitted many students and entrepreneurs, you will not want to miss our last meeting of the quarter!
Archive for May, 2011
Victor Thorne from Ohio TechAngels Fund
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Spring 2011 Idea Pitch Competition
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Our signature event, IdeaPitch is simple: you pitch your idea to our stellar panel of judges, they give you invaluable feedback, and, if you have one of the top three pitches, we’ll cut you a big fat check – $1500, $1000 and $500 to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively. Get pumped.
Kevin Gadd from Venture Highway
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Kevin Gadd will be visiting the BBC on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30pm in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber. Kevin is the Founder and CEO of Venture Highway, which provides a wide variety of valuable resources and consulting to entrepreneurs who want to start, grow, and eventually exit their own business. Kevin is also a Principal at IPH Partners and the Director of IT Commercialization at TechColumbus. Kevin has a strong business background and was the co-founder of an IT company which was acquired in 2005. He graduated with an MBA from Franklin University and received a B.A. in German from Ohio State.
10th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, May 16th, 2011BBC is turning 10 years old on May 16th! It’s been a decade of successful entrepreneurship where we’ve helped grow many businesses and brought more entrepreneurial spirit to our campus and community. We’re going to celebrate our decade of achievements at Gooeyz in the Gateway. The party will be on Monday, May 16th. The top floor is ours and we’re going to have a great time reflecting on our awesomeness while drinking and eating fantastic food.
This is BBC MEMBERS ONLY, and we’re going to have some alumni hopefully and maybe even a few special guests! Come join us for networking, and of course drinking and general rowdiness.
Brent Voss from Key Bank
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Brent Voss, the Branch Manager for the new Key Bank being constructed on High St. across of the Union, will be visiting to tell us about the wide variety of banking issues that new entrepreneurs face. He’s also going to share a sweet deal that Key is offering to BBC members who use Key for their business banking!
Sylvester Chisom
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011This week Sylvester Chisom, one of the authors of The Young Entrepreneur s Guide To Success, is speaking. This is a must read for developing entrepreneurs. The roadmap this guide provides is guaranteed to Motivate, Inspire, & Educate. He is also a part of Yorktown Publishing which is a division of the ChaseMedia Group, a leader in the communications and advertising industry in the Hudson Valley for more than 40 years, and has been in the website development and hosting business since 1996. He is going to be a very interesting speaker and will be able to offer lots of insights into the field of entrepreneurship.
