Doing Business In the Akron Area

The Business in the Akron Area page provides a focal point for summarizing information about doing business in the Akron Area and providing links to AkronWiki and other web resources. There are numerous for-profit, non-profit, and government agencies that support economic development, business formation, business development and business resources. We will try here to help you "Drill Down" and find them. AkronWiki can serve an important role by viewing the subject from a community perspective and by including information with no particular objective or point of view.

  • To retain a Neutral Point of View we will list for profit business support companies (except for media, information, and education firms) in their respective business category pages rather than on this page.

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Major Topics

Economic Development

    What does economic development mean to you, who is doing it, why are they doing it, how are they doing it? We hope to provide some answers by doing the research, summarizing the results and pointing you to the answers.

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  • The Players -

  • Major Emphasis

  • Resources

Business Formation

How do you convert a business idea into a business actuality? How do you turn your talent into your own take-home pay? Where do you start, what do you need to do, how much money do you need, who will help you, how do you promote and market yourself, etc.......??? Lots of questions - well, here is where you can go to find the answers !!

  • Entrepreneurs on About.com - very full site with lots of material to drill down through

  • Entrepreneurial Software Development - info on software development for entrepreneurs

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    • Business Development

    We describe Business Development in terms of the information, process, tools, and activities related to growing, expanding, and improving a business enterprise (of any size). Here we hope to link you to information and resources in our area targeted at business development and not covered in some of our other topics.

    • Incubators - read about these critical resources for early-stage businesses with substantial potential
    • Business Development Firms - Private Firms to help entrepreneurs and small businesses thrive

    Business Resources

    Resources for business owners, entrepreneurs, and those that support or encourage them.

    See also Small Business Resources

    Architecture & Construction, Book Stores, Carpets/Flooring, Companies/Printing, Companies/Packaging and Printing, Companies/Telecommunications, Computer Stores, Furniture, Hardware and Tools, Insurance, Moving & Storage, Realtors, Wholesale Clubs, Woodworking & Cabinetry

    Major Players

      Who are the major players in the Akron Business Community and what role do they play?

    Non-Profit Business Organizations/Alliances

      Non-profit organizations and alliances supporting the business community in our area.

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    • Membership Business Organizations

    Organizations providing support services to business members - normally requires membership fee.

    Government

    Government units supporting the business community at their level.

    Education

    Educational institutions, schools, educational organizations, and other resources for business education and training.

    Media

    Media resources directed at the topic of business applicable to the Akron Area. Further research for business articles and news see also links via Local Media.

    AkronWiki Resources

    Special resources provided by AkronWiki that are not listed in one of the previous categories.

  • Putting Your Business on AkronWiki - AkronWiki is a great place to provide basic information about your business - no matter how small or large. If you are in the Akron Area and have a product or service to offer, you should be here on AkronWiki. Make a page, put in your basic information and link to your website for all the details, promotions, etc. Click on the link for more information and resources.

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    • Other Resources

    • Entrepreneur.com - Drill down for LOTS of information
    • SCORE - Get Advice from Successful Business Advisors

    Discussion

    We encourage participation through discussion, corrections, suggestions for improvements, contributions of material or resources, as well as Editing this and related pages. We direct you to the following places to dive in and help (:>) !!!

  • Discussion about this page - limited to discussing the content, organization, style, purposes, etc of this AkronWiki page.

  • Topic Discussion - your comments and opinions about Doing Business In the Akron Area.

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  • Edit This Page - click at left, or on Edit at the top or bottom of the page page. Please remember - this is a top level AkronWiki topic, linked from the Front Page, so exercise good judgment and restraint when editing the page.

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