Xavier's Entrepreneurial Center

Pictured (left to right) are members of an MBA Consulting class that are focused on helping the 2010 X-LAB Entrepreneurs refine their business plan and their executive presentation:

Rex Daisey, Abdulrahman Bukhari, Tarik Nally, Jennifer Spraggs, Aaron Marble, Alice Huff, Stephen Kastrup, Sumeyra Masarifoglu, Seth Babry, Stephen Englert, Marc Randolph, Phillip Diciero, Jarrett Hicks, Michael Kou, Chet Durham, Sebastian Rojas-landivar, Dennis McCoy, Marnie Renda, and Stephen McClanahan

Distinguished Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Some valuable feedback was provided to a group of MBA's by some members of the Queen City Angels, a member of the faculty, and an executive advisory board member of the Sedler Family Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Pictured above from left to right are: Kevin Brandner, Dennis McCoy, Steve Ticcioni, Thierno Diallo, Kurt Thamann, George Gordon (faculty), Stephanie Diggins, Vipal Patel, Barbara Henshaw (executive advisory board member), Stefan Antonsson (Queen City Angel), Ed Carl (Queen City Angel), Josh Wiedemann, Michael Burke, Charlie Sidman (Queen City Angel), Daniel Schuster.

Norman L. Chagnon, the Interim Director of the Technology and Innovation Division of the Ohio Department of Development and Executive Director for the Third Frontier Commission explains how the clusters located throughout Ohio were formed.

Mary Stagaman, vice president for regional initiatives and executive director of Agenda 360 for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, explains how the six major initiatives link to the regions objectives to attract talent, create jobs, and provide economic opportunity.

Bob Coy, president CincyTech explains how they are focusing on the creation of jobs, wealth and a return on investment by providing guidance and driving talent and capital into the most promising technology companies in Southwest Ohio.

David Main, president of the Hamilton County Business Center explains how they leverage Greater Cincinnati?s entrepreneurial assets to enable entrepreneurs to create, develop, and grow innovative and scalable businesses.

Carol Frankenstein, President of BIOSTART, Cincinnati's bioscience catalyst, community and business start-up center explains the biomedical commercialization roadmap.