In recent years, blogging has become one of the most popular ways of communicating and spreading information. Even if you are a beginner, starting a blog doesn’t have to be difficult. With these steps, you can have your blog up and running in under 30 minutes.

The aim of a startup incubator is to help entrepreneurs set up and launch their businesses. Thinking about joining one? Here’s everything you need to know.

Starting a business isn’t easy. It is a sizeable task and can be quite difficult if you aren’t sure what to expect. If you have decided to take the leap and start your own business, there are a few pitfalls you should try to avoid. Any of the following have the possibility to sabotage your new business and quickly take your success and turn it into a failure. Here are five mistakes you should avoid if you are starting a business for the first time.

Anyone can come up with a great idea. It’s taking that idea and turning it into a business that can be difficult. Before you start hiring employees or renting office space, you need to first construct your business plan. Devising a well thought out business plan will help you stay organized and focused, and will increase your startup’s chance for success.

When building a startup company, there are steps you will need to take. But before you get into constructing the business plan, there is one question you should first address; am I solving a real need, or a perceived need?   

When characterizing a great business leader, words such as confident, persuasive, or assertive probably come to mind. However, according to a recent study, there is a trait that's even more valuable when it comes to good leadership. A recent study by The Wall Street Journal identified humility as one of the most important traits for a business leader to possess. 

Although the concept of content marketing has been around for hundreds of years, it has recently become increasingly popular due to the rise of the internet and social media. Content marketing differs from traditional marketing approaches in that it isn't focused on the company's brand, products, or services. It's all about the target audience. What matters to them? And how can you offer them something no one else can?

If you have ever seen a Hedgehog before, you may wonder how the quills on their back work. When a hedgehog falls, its spine functions as a shock-absorber and protects it. If these quills could somehow be replicated for humans, they could potentially offer similar protection. This is where Hedgemon, a Cleveland-based technology startup, enters. 

How SPR Therapeutics is Changing the Game with new Nerve Stimulation Technology 

The following article on Bennit AI was featured in Impact magazine and written by Beth W. Orenstein 

To measure glucose levels, those with diabetes must suffer the frequent – and painful – finger pricks required of most home monitors.

Nordson Corp.’s Lorain County roots run deep.

In the early days of 3-D printing, MakerGear founder Rick Pollack bootstrapped a small business making components in his Shaker Heights garage.

As cyber criminals become increasingly sophisticated, digital crime has grown at an alarming rate, motivating businesses of all sizes to strengthen their cybersecurity protocols and hire new talent.

All successful companies start as an idea, but at some point, that idea has to generate sales if the business is to succeed.

With a doctorate in engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Simon Melikian knew a lot about building technology when he founded Recognition Robotics.

It all began at a funeral home on Cleveland’s west side. The funeral director wanted to help families with the grieving process when not all members could travel to attend the service. He asked his tech-savvy friend Gordon Daily to help.

Every year nearly 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke. One-third of the survivors experience vision loss. This team plans to give them back their sight.

Every startup that’s raising money needs to start somewhere. For startups in Northeast Ohio, that place is the Innovation Fund. That’s where Doug Carr brought his company.

Cleveland Whiskey is one of Northeast Ohio’s most successful and well-known startups. The company has raised more than $2 million, perfected a disruptive technology that dramatically accelerates the maturation of distilled spirits, and sold more than 200,000 bottles of its whiskey around the world.