Many restaurants in Northern Kentucky offer tastes from other countries; few serve flavors from regions within the United States. The Hive East Coast Kitchen in Erlanger serves East Coast-inspired cuisine. Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette opened the restaurant early this year. The Hive’s origins date back to 1989 when the LaCorte family – Jessica, her parents, […]
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Kentucky Innovation Hubs share update on growing entrepreneurial ecosystem
Kentucky’s six regional innovation hubs will provide a public update next week about the state’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. The presentation, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m., will include highlights from the third quarter of 2022 such as startup wins, new investments and upcoming announcements. Joining the presentation will be KY Innovation […]
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Space Cowboys find galactic success in Northern Kentucky
They’re “Space Cowboys, bet you weren’t ready for that…” and the Independence-based restaurant group are lassoing galactic success throughout Northern Kentucky. “Yeah, it’s unique,” Bill Aseere, Space Cowboys Restaurant Group co-founder, said of the name. “We took it from our high school and college intramural teams names. We had softball and basketball teams and yeah, […]
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Stone soup, microprocessors and poop: How Biggby CEO found success
Stone soup. Microprocessors. Poop. This was how Mike McFall, co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, framed a free, public talk he gave at the Metropolitan Club last week. The talk was the first in a series related to his book Grind: A No Bull**** Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash-Flow, which details some of […]
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DAV welcomes first new cohort for Patriot Boot Camp
Disabled American Veterans will welcome its first cohort of new entrepreneurs in the military and veteran community for a DAV Patriot Boot Camp at the organization’s national headquarters Oct. 20-22. DAV, the congressionally chartered voice of America’s disabled veterans, acquired Patriot Boot Camp in January 2022 and hosted alumni for its first boot camp as […]
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Golf is ‘Always in Play’ at new Fort Thomas business
Fort Thomas residents who want to play a round of golf close to home have a new indoor option. Always in Play, a golf simulator bar, is now open. Friends Joe Herald and Pete Subach didn’t set out to open a business together. They just wanted to be able to play golf more often. But […]
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StartupCincy, happening now, offers week of growth, learning and connection
StartupCincy is happening now through Friday, Oct. 14 and promises to offer entrepreneurs opportunities for growth, learning and connection, according to Dave Knox, Executive Director of Blue North. “This week gives entrepreneurs a chance to stick their heads up and engage,” Knox said. “A lot of times our entrepreneurs are busy building and don’t have […]
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Chan’s Asian Wok: Food, family, faith
Chan’s Asian Wok is a family-owned restaurant that serves authentic Chinese food and a visual and musical taste of China. Eating at the restaurant demonstrates that owner Peter Yang greatly values high-quality Chinese food, family, and his Christian faith. The Cold Spring restaurant looks like a typical strip mall eatery from the outside. Its interior […]
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Changing of the guard accelerates Aviatra with Jill Morenz as new CEO
Jill Morenz tapped to continue growth for female entrepreneurs and start-ups as Chief Executive Officer at Aviatra Accelerators, a non-profit accelerator devoted to empowering women-owned startups and small businesses.
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New Covington neighborhood bar, The Well, set to open this month
Drink Well. For The Well founders, Chase Daoud and Will Hodges, the name of their business was derived from a community’s ability to share a drink together. Hodges, a manager at Tin Roof in Cincinnati, is a seasoned veteran of the restaurant industry. “I think we had over 100 names picked out and then we […]