ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

What is Economic Development? A sustainable increase in living standards. Lab champions have made an impact by improving downtown vibrancy and helping to build new industries in Greater Cleveland.
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What is Social Entrepreneurship? Using entrepreneurial principals to create social change and recognizing a social return Investment. Lab champions have changed local social behavior in education, volunteerism, and alternative fuel consumption.
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FUNDED IDEAS

BackTalk Magazine
Black Singles Network
Center for Health and Disease Management
Cleveland Brain Gain
Cleveland City Living
Cleveland Design District
The Cleveland Rowing Foundation
Cleveland365.com
City Wheels
CityProwl Cleveland
Cool Cleveland
East College Street Accelerator Project
The Entrepreneurs EDGE
Entrepreneurship Preparatory School
Exhibit: Cleveland
Full Circle Fuels
Hands On Northeast Ohio
Homelessness Education Campaign
iGuiders
Kalliope Stage
Microsystems Academy
NEOBio
Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative
Plexus
PolicyBridge
Popup Cleveland
Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park
Red Dot Project
Sankore Vanguard
The Seed Factory
Society of Urban Professionals (SOUP)
Sustainable Community Housing Assistance
TUBA Group
Walk and Roll Cleveland
Women's Leadership Initiative
Velodrome

THE MENTOR PANEL

THE MENTOR PANEL

The mentor panel is a unique group of experienced entrepreneurs and civc leaders. Mentors offer their expertise, networks and guidance to selected champions and work one-on-one with champions to help the new ideas achieve success.