Four Northern Kentucky companies were awarded grants from Main Street Ventures, a Cincinnati-based organization that supports entrepreneurs. The organization has awarded a total of $172,098 in grants to 13 small businesses, facilitating their growth and expansion throughout Greater Cincinnati. Since 2018, the organization has distributed over $4.5 million in equity-free funding to local startups and […]
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Main Street Ventures opens registration for high school entrepreneurship program
Main Street Ventures, a Cincinnati-based entrepreneur support organization, announced that its Inventure Entrepreneurship Academy for high school students will return for the fourth consecutive year. The program provides a hands-on experience for high school students interested in entrepreneurship. The five-day experience will take place June 2-6 at the 1819 Innovation Hub at the University of Cincinnati. Startup leaders, university students, and […]
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First of its kind moving walkway being developed in Hebron
John and Matine Yuksel are on a mission to fulfill their father’s lifelong vision while trying to transform pedestrian travel in public spaces. In 2020, the brothers founded Beltways, a startup developing a modular accelerating walkway—an idea conjured by their father, Edip. Despite being only four years old, the company has won multiple startup competitions […]
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Main Street Ventures marks 25 years
Northern Kentucky entrepreneur Rebecca Southern credits Main Street Ventures with helping grow her nutritious baked goods business, The Body Bakery & Company. Southern said she routinely utilized Main Street Ventures for help with business questions. “Anytime I’ve ever had questions about marketing or legal help, they always have an avenue to send us to or […]
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NKY Entrepreneur Fund gets $30k grant to support NKY startups
Blue North received a $30,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to support the NKY Entrepreneur Fund, which is focused on supporting Northern Kentucky-based entrepreneurs and organizations, and has already supported 23 companies with nearly $366,000 in grants.
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Main Street Ventures doles out funding to three NKY startups
Three Northern Kentucky startups have been awarded equity-free funding from Main Street Ventures to grow and expand their business. Main Street Ventures is an entrepreneurial support nonprofit that provides capital and coaching to entrepreneurs in the Greater Cincinnati area. The organization provides two types of grants: Launch and Leap funding — each designed for businesses […]
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Six NKY businesses receive funding from Main Street Ventures
Six Northern Kentucky businesses were awarded grant funding from Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures during the firm’s fourth-quarter funding round. Main Street Ventures has distributed approximately $360,000 in equity-free funding to 23 Northern Kentucky companies throughout the year — more than any prior year. The Northern Kentucky Entrepreneurship Fund aided this increase, an […]
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Main Street Ventures opens applications for Launch It: Cincy summer program
Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures has unveiled its official 2024 application for Launch It: Cincy summer program for undergraduate students. The three-year old program provides undergraduate entrepreneurs with the opportunity to spend the summer living and working in Cincinnati while having access to office space, mentoring, finance support, and other resources to help grow their […]
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NKY founders advise upcoming entrepreneurs for National Women’s Small Business Month
As an entrepreneur, Abbi Rettig not only had to juggle her corporate career but also the responsibilities of motherhood and running her small business. Rettig founded Tickety Boo Treats, an allergen-free treat manufacturer after she and her daughter were diagnosed with celiac disease. This challenge led her down a personal nutrition journey after her diagnosis […]
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Main Street Ventures awards grants to five NKY businesses
Five Northern Kentucky companies were awarded thousands of dollars worth of grant money from Main Street Ventures to help grow their business. Main Street Ventures is a Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support nonprofit that provides capital and coaching to entrepreneurs in the area. In total, 14 Greater Cincinnati area businesses were awarded $224,592 during Main Street Ventures […]