endeavor center (business incubator)

Rooms Available for Your Next Meeting or Event

(Submitted by Jennifer Dunn, Program Assistant, Endeavor Center, OSU South Centers)

Endeavor Center Conf. Rm.Below are a few simple steps to help you set up your meeting.

Step 1
Set meeting topic.

Step 2
Pick a month for your meeting and a few dates within that month that would work best for your company’s schedule.

Pick your meeting location and check on availability of that location for the dates up for consideration.

Contact your presenters and select a final date.
Endeavor Center Rm 165
Finalize the location date.

Step 3
Once your meeting date is secured, decide the time of your meeting; and if you will be serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, or a snack.

Check with your location to see if they have catering service available or find a caterer. Often times, catering slots fill quickly.

Check with your presenter and see what his/her equipment needs will be. Does he/she have any flyers that will need copied or training manuals that will need to be sent to your meeting location.

Endeavor Center Rm 160Make sure your location meets the presenter’s needs.

If needed arrange a set up time at your location for your presenter.

If you are in need of assistance in scheduling your next meeting or training event, please contact Jennifer Dunn to secure a training room at the OSU Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Rd., Piketon, Ohio 45661. You can contact Jennifer by calling 740-289-1605 or emailing dunn.595@osu.edu.

Endeavor Center Classrooms and Computer Lab

(Submitted by Ryan Mapes, Manager, Endeavor Center and Program Leader, Business Development Network, OSU South Centers)

Does your business need meeting space or availability to a computer lab? Consider the OSU Endeavor Center when planning your next business event. The Endeavor Center has 3 meeting rooms and a 16 station computer lab available for lease.

The varying sizes of the space allows us to accommodate most requests and each room can be rented for ½ or whole days. Our largest classroom (160) has capacity to seat 72 with tables and chairs and our medium classroom (165) has capacity to seat 30 with tables and chairs. We also have a smaller board room style meeting space (112) that can seat 12. The computer lab is furnished with 16 work stations running Windows 7.

These stations can also be preloaded with necessary training software with the assistance of the OSU IT staff. All rooms are equipped with built in projectors (with the exception of 112) and large white boards. Catering and varying room setup options are available for an additional charge.

Endeavor Center Rm 160 Endeavor Center Rm 165 Endeavor Center Conf. Rm.

Please contact Jennifer Dunn or Ryan Mapes at (740) 289-1605 for pricing and availability.

Visit our website to view the rooms online.

Tips for planning your next training event

(Submitted by Jennifer Dunn, Program Assistant, Endeavor Center, OSU South Centers)

Endeavor Center Conf. Rm.As the New Year approaches, the need for sharing new information with your employees does also. Below are a few simple steps to help you set up your meeting.

Step 1
Set meeting topic.

Step 2
Pick a month for your meeting and a few dates within that month that would work best for your company’s schedule.

Pick your meeting location and check on availability of that location for the dates up for consideration.

Contact your presenters and select a final date.
Endeavor Center Rm 165
Finalize the location date.

Step 3
Once your meeting date is secured, decide the time of your meeting; and if you will be serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, or a snack.

Check with your location to see if they have catering service available or find a caterer. Often times, catering slots fill quickly.

Check with your presenter and see what his/her equipment needs will be. Does he/she have any flyers that will need copied or training manuals that will need to be sent to your meeting location.

Endeavor Center Rm 160Make sure your location meets the presenter’s needs.

If needed arrange a set up time at your location for your presenter.

If you are in need of assistance in scheduling your next meeting or training event, please contact Jennifer Dunn to secure a training room at the OSU Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Rd., Piketon, Ohio 45661. You can contact Jennifer by calling 740-289-1605 or emailing dunn.595@osu.edu.

Planning your next meeting location

(Submitted by Jennifer Dunn, Program Assistant, Endeavor Center, OSU South Centers)

Endeavor Center - North sideWith 2016 just around the corner, it’s time to plan for next year’s meeting locations. If you haven’t found a space for your next conference, training workshop, or meeting, look no farther than the Endeavor Center at the OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio.

The Endeavor Centers is a business incubator with 20,000 square feet of rentable office space and 3,000+ square feet of rentable training classroom space.

Endeavor Center - Southeast sideTraining classroom space includes a small conference room that can accommodate up to 12, larger classrooms that can seat 50 behind tables with chairs and computer lab with access to 16 computers. Our classrooms have Wi-Fi, overhead projectors, screens, smart boards, and sound capabilities. Catering services are also available.

Contact Jennifer Dunn at 740-289-2071 x301 to assist you with your planning details.

OSU-Rio Grande BlogTalk Radio/Video Collaboration Schedule

(Submitted by Patrick Dengel, Business Development Specialist, Small Business Development Center and Adjunct Instructor, University of Rio Grande MBA Program/OSU South Centers Collaboration, OSU South Centers)

Back in 2009, the Ohio State University (OSU) South Centers and the University of Rio Grande (URG) created the Experiential Learning Partnership to give students in the Rio Grande School of Business an opportunity to apply classroom lessons to real-life business situations by connecting students with local business owners.

A spinoff of that collaboration gave birth to a marketing campaign, where the OSU-Rio Grande develops and produces BlogTalk Radio/Video promoting local businesses and services as well as give some general instruction in numerous topical areas. Below is an upcoming guests schedule:

11-18-15
1:00 AGRI-TALK – Duane Rigsby and Mike Thompson featuring John Grimes
2:00 TECH-TALK – Duane Rigsby, Kingsley Meyer, and Mike Thompson on Technology
3:00 SOUTH CENTERS CHAT – Dr. Tom Worley featuring Don Branson

11-25-15
1:00 STRICTLY BUSINESS with Ryan Mapes, Brad Bapst, and Mike Thompson featuring Dominick McCallister Nourse Ford
2:00 BABYLON RADIO – Area Musical Artist with Luke Lawrence
3:00 VOICE of RIO GRANDE – Dr. Donna Mitchell and Dr. David Lawrence, URG Deans – Dominick McCallister – MBA STUDENT

12-2-2015
1:00 BUSINESS TALK – Patrick Dengel featuring Dan Mooney – WESBANCO
2:00 PAWSITIVE LEARNING – Mike Thompson and Dr. Thomas Heiskell on Basic Dog Training Techniques
3:00 VOICE of RIO – Dr. Michelle Johnston featuring Lorraine Walker

12-9-15
1:00 CHAMBER EXCHANGE – Gallia County Chamber of Commerce with Michelle Miller and Jennifer Walker
2:00 EXPOSITION – Art and Culture with Valerie Thomas and Mike Thompson
3:00 VOICE of RIO GRANDE – Dr. Richard Sax, URG Provost

12-16-15
1:00 AGRI-TALK – Duane Rigsby and Mike Thompson featuring Rafiq Islam
2:00 TECH-TALK – Duane Rigsby, Kingsley Meyer, and Mike Thompson on Technology
3:00 SOUTH CENTERS CHAT – Dr. Tom Worley featuring Dr. Drake, The Ohio State University President

12-23-15
1:00 STRICTLY BUSINESS – Ryan Mapes, Brad Bapst and Mike Thompson
2:00 BABYLON RADIO – Area Musical Artist with Luke Lawrence
3:00 VOICE of RIO GRANDE – Dr. Donna Mitchell and Dr. David Lawrence, URG Deans

Meet the BizTeam featuring: Ryan Mapes

(Submitted by Kimberly Roush, Program Assistant, Ohio Cooperative Development Center and Business Development Network, OSU South Centers)

Manager,
OSU Endeavor Center and
Program Leader,
Business Development Network

Ryan Mapes2

1862 Shyville Road
Piketon, Oh 45661
740-289-2071 x231
mapes.281@osu.edu

Education:

Certifications:
Certified Business Advisor from the University of Toledo
Certified Trade and Export Counselor by the Small Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Fairmont State College.

Professional Experience:

Ryan Mapes joined the Ohio State University South Centers as a Business Development Specialist for the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in 2008. He then assumed the role of an SBDC District Director in September of that year. Ryan more recently accepted the position of Manager of OSU South Centers Endeavor Center.

Prior to joining the staff at the OSU South Centers, Ryan spent four years as high school teacher and nearly seven years working for a local community bank. During his time at the bank, he served two years in branch management and the remaining five as a commercial lender.

Community/Personal Business Experience:

Ryan owns and operates a construction business. Having personal business ownership experience gives him a unique understanding of exactly what clients need as they work toward business success.

Ryan is a founding Board Member of the Ohio Valley Conservation Coalition, which is a non-profit land trust for the conservation of 1400 acres of land in southern Ohio.

Why do you think OSU South Centers is so successful?

“OSU South Centers services are a way for clients to gain knowledge at no cost or minimal cost. Knowledge in all areas including business, practical application gained from research trials.” ~Ryan Mapes

Meet the BizTeam featuring: Jennifer Dunn

(Submitted by Kimberly Roush, Program Assistant, Ohio Cooperative Development Center and Business Development Network, OSU South Centers)

Program Assistant,
OSU Endeavor Center

Jennifer Dunn - Office

1862 Shyville Road
Piketon, Oh 45661
740-289-1605 or
740-289-2071 x301
dunn.595@osu.edu

Education:

Associate of Applied Business in Business Management and Merchandising from Antonelli College

Professional Experience:

Jennifer has served as the Program Assistant for the Endeavor Center since 2011.

Jennifer serves as the Endeavor Center’s first point of contact and supports the Endeavor Center partners. She schedules conference rooms and coordinates Endeavor Center events for outside cliental and partners. She serves as the catering coordinator for OSU South Centers.

Jennifer also works with the Business Development Network team to coordinate training workshops, handle registration, and assists in data entry to report economic impacts. For the Jackson Extension Center, Jennifer serves as the conference rooms coordinator.

Community/Personal Business Experience:

Jennifer was raised and currently resides in Adams County. She attended college in Cincinnati Ohio. Then was employed in retail industry, where she gained extensive experience in management, account coordination, marketing, visual display, customer service, and sales. Jennifer has also spent several years on volunteer boards, where she handled various fundraisers, community outreach, volunteer scheduling, hospitality functions, silent auctions, and the coordinating of large events.

<Why do you think OSU South Centers is so successful?

“For an individual or group just starting out or for those that have been in business for a while, OSU South Centers offers a broad range of expertise. Business Development Specialist can simply walk clients through complicated processes.” ~Jennifer Dunn

Positive economic impact in Appalachia – Buckeye Voices

(Submitted by Kimberly Roush, Program Assistant, Ohio Cooperative Development Center and Business Development Network, OSU South Centers)

The Ohio State University
Buckeye Voices
Outreach
August 31, 2015

Click Positive economic impact in Appalachia to view story.

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(Screenshot of online article.)

Introduction to the Ohio State University South Centers Business Team

(Submitted by Patrick Dengel, Business Development Specialist, Small Business Development Center and Adjunct Instructor, University of Rio Grande MBA Program/OSU South Centers Collaboration, OSU South Centers)

Published on YouTube OSU South Centers
on January 29, 2015

An introduction to three business team members of the Ohio State University South Centers Business Development team. Ryan describes the facilities and services provided by the Endeavor Center (business incubator), Mike describes the Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Centers benefits and gives examples of assistance provided to area businesses, and Brad describes the benefits and services provided by the Small Business Development Center.

Guests:
Mike Thompson, Director of Instructional Design & Media Services at the University of Rio Grande Mike Thompson, Rio Grande University, Mike Rowe, Past Director of Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Center at OSU South Centers, Ryan Mapes, Program Leaders and Director of Endeavor Center at OSU South Centers, and Brad Bapst, Director of Small Business Development Center at OSU South Centers.

Endeavor Center

(Submitted by Ryan Mapes, Manager, Endeavor Center and Program Leader, Business Development Network, OSU South Centers)

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The OSU Endeavor Center manager and staff of the affiliated programs at the Ohio State University South Centers continually engage community organizations to maintain awareness of changing needs in the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem and develop solutions to combat negative impact to the economy while promoting the regions resources and talents. 2014 was once again a successful year for the Ohio State University Endeavor Center, its programs and its partners. Open since 2005, the 27,000 square foot mixed used business incubator has come to be recognized as a community leader in economic development, business training, and technological excellence.

Endeavor Center business programs and partners had another successful year. The technical assistance programs affiliated with or housed within The Endeavor Center include a Small Business Development Center, an International Trade Assistance Center, a Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Center, the Ohio Cooperative Development Center and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. All of these programs provide technical expertise and guidance to the small businesses housed in the incubator. In partnership with the Endeavor Center, the region’s Small Business Development Center was chosen as the top performing SBDC within a 6 states by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Partners proceeded to work on several projects at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion facility. The facility housed 18 individual businesses which filled 27 office spaces throughout the year and operating at more than 100% of its original occupancy capability. In the last five years of operation The Ohio State University Endeavor Center and its business partners have:

• created more than 1300, high-skill, high-wage jobs, adding more than 115 million dollars of direct economic activity to the local community.

• in cooperation with the Small Business Development Center of Ohio, sponsored or
Conducted 320 business workshops, training sessions and seminars with nearly
5,300 attendees – business owners, prospective entrepreneurs and ambitious employees seeking to improve the profitability of their businesses so they can grow and provide additional employment opportunities for those in the community.

In August, a partnership was formed with Community Action of Pike County to combat potential federal budget induced layoffs at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion facility. Community Action Committee of Pike County received funding to create a temporary transition center to provide technical assistance for employees facing layoffs. In short time, the transition center was up and running in the Endeavor Center.

Also in 2014, the OSU Endeavor Center was chosen as The Ohio State University’s nominee for the national C. Peter McGrath Community Outreach and Engagement Award. In October, the OSU South Center director and Endeavor Center manager attended the national outreach and engagement award in Edmonton, Alberta to learn more about the award process. The Endeavor Center staff is currently working with main campus to prepare the presentation for the 2015 national award process.