h2>Blogs and Articles by Foundation Staff
Smart Business Magazine Guest Blogs
"Capitalizing on our Region’s Special Sauce," November 2014
"The Fresh Face of Failure: The Road to Success is Paved with Studied Failures," May 2015
"Gathering STEAM: The Makerspace Movement is Helping Burgeoning Entrepreneurs," August 2015
"Food and Entrepreneurship Make a Great Match," November 2015
"Controlled Chaos: A Look at the World of Hackathons and the Innovation They Create," February 2016
"Serendipity: The Ability to Link Luck with Skill in Business," May 2016
"Akron Artists: Blending Creativity with Business Know-How," July 2016
"Public Libraries: Launching Entrepreneurs and their Ideas," November 2016
"Practicing the Pitch: The Fine Art of Persuasion," February 2017
"Defying the Odds: We Can Raise Mythical Creatures in Ohio," May 2017
"Entrepreneurship at its Best," August 2017
"Entrepreneurial Foundation," February 2018
"Innovation Hub: Resilient Akron Places Big Bet on Bounce," May 2018
"Startup Internships," August 2018
"Preparing for the Future of Work," October 2018
"Venture for America: Fellows bring fresh ideas to NEO startup community," February 2019
"Lifelong Learning: Adults Return to the Classroom," May 2019
"The Scaleup Movement," September 2019
"Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs are Gaining Valuable Problem-Solving Skills Today," March 2020
"Philanthropy Can Bolster Society," June 2020
"A Social Responsibility to Build More Equitable Systems and Create Opportunities," September 2020
"Adjusting to Disruption: Redesigning Workplace Culture for a New Era," January 2021
"Which Road Will We Take? Managing Change for a Brighter Future," March 2021
"Lifeling Learning is a 21st Century Essential," April 2021
"Emotional Intelligence," June 2021
"Collective Impact: Aligning Efforts to Support Entrepreneurs," September 2021
"How Positive Work Environments Contribute to Higher Levels of Innovation," December 2021
"Entrepreneurial Spirit: Building a World Class Innovation Ecosystem," March 2022
"The Quality of Humility: How Being Humble Bolsters Organizational Leadership," June 2022
Other Articles and Publications by Foundation Staff:
"Buy Lemonade, Inspire an Entrepreneur," Crain's Cleveland Business, July 2012
"Personal View: Entrepreneurship Paths for All," Crain's Cleveland Business, August 2014
"Refreshing Your Inner Grantmaker," Grant Craft, July 2015
"Northeast Ohio's Startup Ecosystem: The Visible & the Invisible", Meeting of the Minds, June 2017
"The Enterprising Campus Library," Deshpande Symposium newsletter, January 2018
"The Ecosystem that Thrives," Chapter 6, Community Colleges as Incubators of Innovation: Unleashing Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Communities and Students, 2019, edited by Rebecca A. Corbin and Ron Thomas
"One Foundation's Racial Equity Journey," Philanthopy Ohio, August 2020
"Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders: Philanthropy, Entrepreneurs, Universities, and Communities Working Collaboratively,", Chapter 9, Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2021, in association with USASBE, edited by Charles H. Matthews and Eric W. Liguori