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 […]
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Blue North: The entrepreneur’s open door to success in NKY
New Blue North Executive Director Dave Knox hopes that entrepreneurs across the country will take notice that the grass is bluer (well sort of. Hypothetically speaking, anyway) in Northern Kentucky. “Our name Blue North is inspired by what we’re known for in Kentucky; being the Bluegrass state and where we’re located, the North,” Knox said. […]
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Three NKY companies receive funding for future projects from Main Street Ventures
Three Northern Kentucky-based companies received grants from Main Street Ventures during the organization’s third quarter round of funding. Main Street Ventures is an entrepreneur support organization that helps people with business ideas through grant funding and other assistance. Businesses can apply for two different types of grants through the company. The first is the “Launch […]
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Stewards of Sorcery: The partners of Hierophany & Hedge create a haven for everyone
Much of what has been written about the purveyors of Covington’s Hierophany & Hedge – Beskpoke Arcana have centered around their unique appearance. “The impeccably dressed shopkeepers who look to be plucked straight from Victorian aristocracy.” Coil, with her “intelligent eyes” and Augur, “whose gaze captivates like a charm of binding, fortified by his precisely […]
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Best in Fort Thomas has been furnishing Northern Kentucky since 1941
Buying furniture is not as easy as food shopping. Shoppers need to consider cost, functionality, style, and service when shopping for furniture. Best Furniture Gallery in Fort Thomas has been helping Northern Kentuckians with their furniture needs for 81 years, and the current owners have owned it for 20. Charlie Best founded Best Furniture Gallery […]
