JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship.

In this week's episode, Katy Fuerst from HFLA of Northeast Ohio joins JumpStart’s Patty Ajdukiewicz to review and discuss a myriad of frequently asked questions aspiring entrepreneurs have (and potential issues they may face) when financing new ventures or seeking access to capital for growing small businesses.

In this week’s episode, owner and founder of Urban Kutz barbershop, Waverly Willis walks us through the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. JumpStart’s Patrick Kucharson joins the conversation to detail how local services, like JumpStart’s business assistance programming, support ambitious business owners like Waverly.

In this episode, JumpStart’s Gloria Ware partners with our friends at the Stark County Urban League and Newbridge Cleveland to teach listeners an alternative leadership practice that can change the way we view the workforce. Listen in as we tackle Trauma-Informed Care and its positive effects on your business.

JumpStart and WOVU 95.9FM have partnered to bring you JumpStart Fridays, a show focused on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cleveland. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear from local business owners, business assistance and funding experts, community organizations and more as we dive into live and honest conversations about entrepreneurship.

In episode 4, we hear two recent success stories from graduates of JumpStart's Core City: Impact Program. Barbara Bradford, owner of J.B Grill, and Lisa McGuthry of Our Little Things Boutique walk listeners through their entrepreneurial journeys and share how COVID-19 has impacted their businesses.

Michael Elliot, Director of the Neighborhood Economic Development and Benjamin Collinger of the Greater Cleveland Partnership introduces a new resource for aspiring business owners to build and accelerate successful businesses.

WOVU JumpStart Fridays - Ron Stubblefield & Pauly Suchy by JumpStart Inc.

Hoa shares her personal story, talks about how she and her husband Ryan turned their big idea into a viable business and provides her candid perspective on what it takes to succeed as a founder in Ohio.

This conversation is the first in JumpStart’s new “Founders Unfiltered” series, featuring honest and informative conversations with the entrepreneurs who are rethinking what is possible and creating the businesses of the future.