Braxton Brewing Company has announced that starting on June 16, the “Taproom of the Future” will become an environment for innovation. Braxton will invite the entrepreneurship, technology, and remote workforce communities into the taproom to leverage its unique resources to help build the future. “We started Braxton in our garage like many amazing companies, and […]
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Bellevue Couple Combines Talents to Launch Home Decor Business
Matt Meyung and his wife Molly Meyer have combined their talents of carpentry and upholstery to start their business, Phoenix Vintage, which creates artistic home decor made of re-purposed materials. The Bellevue couple sell their wares in a variety of locations, but showcase most of their items at the Riverside Center Antique Mall in Cincinnati. […]
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Finalists Announced for NKY Business Pitch Competition
The Kentucky Innovation Network at Northern Kentucky ezone announced today that five companies have been named finalists in the Northern Kentucky Business Pitch Competition. The Kentucky Innovation Network and Kentucky Angel Investors are sponsoring the competition, which is managed by the ezone. The five finalists are: Garret Frey, founder, EasySync – provides a smartphone application that increases the organizational skills […]
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Local Angel Investor Group to Partner with NKU
Starting this summer, Connetic Ventures will collaborate with the Northern Kentucky University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) to help network and educate the budding talent brought forward by the NKU Haile/US Bank College of Business programs. “The CIE continues to impress us both with the leadership and the students,” said Meena Maddali, operating partner, […]
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Founding Partners of NKY Business Finalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
EY has announced the finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 in the Ohio Valley Region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Among the list of business leaders selected by a panel of […]
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Local Business Has Goal Of Creating Bike in Africa for Every One Sold Here
A local start-up company has taken the kind of connectivity related to bikes to new levels. Bikes of Reckless Optimism, started by Chelsea Koglmeier, has individuals on four different continents making her dream possible. Chelsea’s vision is not just about herself and her business profits, though. Bikes of Reckless Optimism is designed as a company […]
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Braxton Booming: New Brewer, Fermenters Being Added
Though Braxton Brewing Company opened its doors to the public only recently, its production and early success have far exceeded the founders’ expectations. The company announced on Tuesday two 80-barrel fermenters will be added, more than doubling the Covington brewery’s production capacity. Veteran brewer Adam Rauckhorst will also be brought on as Braxton’s fourth brewer. […]
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NKY Father, Son (and Mom, Too!) Build Business Taking Care of Properties
There are features of office buildings that most people take for granted. The landscaping on the outside, the painted stripes in parking lots, the clean carpets in the workspaces. Someone has to make sure these things happen. That’s where City Wide Building Maintenance of Cincinnati comes in. The Ft. Mitchell-based company was founded by a […]
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NKY Startups Launches Pitch Competition for Local Entrepreneurs
The Kentucky Innovation Network at Northern Kentucky ezone announced today that the Northern Kentucky Business Pitch Competition, www.nkystartups.com, is open to entrepreneurs in 11 counties. The Kentucky Innovation Network and Kentucky Angel Investors are sponsoring the competition, which is managed by the ezone. Applications for the competition are free and will be accepted until May 17 from entrepreneurs and companies from 11 […]
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For Decades This Family Business Has Seen the Ups & Downs of Downtown Covington
From the outside, Landwehr’s Hardware and Toys on Madison Avenue may look like a small, old-school downtown hardware store, but once inside, it’s easy to be blown away by the amount of items the owners sell. Landwehr’s has been in Covington since 1927 when Bernard Landwehr, grandfather of current owner Tom Landwehr, crossed the Atlantic from […]
