Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Crowdfunding Opportunities Multiply for Savvy Entrepreneurs
By Dave Crain, Director, Entrepreneurial Services, MAGNET A year or so ago, I met Nick Mastandrea, who had invented a “wearable, wireless, 3D mouse”. Even though I’m sure he cringed whenever I said it, I called it the finger mouse. … Continue reading
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CES’s Annual Industrial & Manufacturing Conference Highlights
Cleveland Engineering Society’s annual Industrial & Manufacturing Conference was held Nov. 8 at LaCentre in Westlake. The theme was “Engineering Solutions to Energy & Environmental Challenges.” Headlining the conference was Roger Saillant, Ph.D., a fuel cell pioneer and former Ford executive who … Continue reading
Entrepreneur Graduates from MAGNET’s Beta Space
Lindsay Sims didn’t always know she was going to be an entrepreneur. In fact, it wasn’t until a few years ago that the thought of owning her own business even crossed her mind. Now Lindsay’s new business is booming! Her … Continue reading
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Meet MAGNET’s New Incubator Tenant, Biolectrics!
Biolectrics LLC is a start-up company that is developing a battery powered device aimed at treating severe gingivitis and other forms of gum disease with less pain and at a lower cost than current therapies. This new dental device is … Continue reading
New Incubator Tenants
Two new startups recently moved into The Incubator at MAGNET: Motion Resolution and Real Time Imaging. Motion Resolution is working on a new pedal design for high-end cyclists. Early tests have shown a dramatic increase in efficiency using the new … Continue reading
“The Beta Space” Resource for Entrepreneurs Plans May 2012 Launch
Here at The Incubator at MAGNET we’re busy getting ready for the launch of a new regional resource called The Beta Space that has two main purposes: Provide a landing space for college/graduate entrepreneurs once they outgrown their dorm room … Continue reading
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SMART Center’s Chris Mathers Visits The Incubator at MAGNET
On Tuesday, January 24, tenants of The Incubator at MAGNET had a networking meeting here in the MAGNET Seminar Room. For this month’s event, they welcomed Chris Mather, Managing Director of the SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems, located at Lorain … Continue reading
Do you have a PBoD?
That’s Personal Board of Directors, of course. Well before the entrepreneurs I coach require a Board for the companies they are creating, even before the Board of Advisers they pull together to help build their company, it can be helpful … Continue reading
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MAGNET client Vadxx Energy wins media attention
Vadxx Energy, a client of The Incubator at MAGNET, has been racking up media attention recently. The company’s innovative process produces synthetic crude oil from recycled plastic via a process called thermal depolymerization. Vadxx partnered with the MAGNET Product Design … Continue reading
Looking for Startup Space?
Are you a technology entrepreneur ready to make the move into an incubator? Check out the picture below of one of our premium spaces that is currently available at The Incubator at MAGNET near downtown Cleveland. This room is roughly … Continue reading
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