Start-Ups - SunDown RunDown Group

Help Alegria Technolgies Build a Platform To Reduce Sexual Violence

Our 2017 nominee to the National InnovatHER Competition has started a crowdfunding campaign. The company's inaugural product is Keys to Coping - a campus sexual assault reporting tool. The goal is to raise $20,000 that will be used for exhibiting at conferences, software hosting services and new reporting software capabilities. Cool prizes will be...

Things to Consider Before Applying for a Small Business Loan in Ohio

I If you need a business startup loan or a small loan to grow an operating business, applying for one at the bank is the most common avenue of acquiring it. Make sure your business can secure the capital it needs by taking these measures, guaranteeing that the underwriter won't discard your application before...

How Do You Put a Pre-Revenue Valuation on Your Startup?

Startups that have long-term potential for growth and profitability frequently leverage funding from investors to reach their stride. A high probability of getting the highest return on their investment dollars is the only objective for many investors. So, how can you accommodate this need when determining a valuation for a startup that isn't yet...

Your Checklist Before Approaching Investors for Your Startup

If you want to raise some investor money to build traction for your startup. That's a good decision, but there are some factors to consider before you go looking for investors. 1. Have An Impressive Story You should have a great story regarding how your startup came to be and the problem that you are seeking to...

SunDown Group Partners with The Ohio State University College of Engineering To Help Ohio Manufacturers

SunDown Group has partnered with The Ohio State University College of Engineering's Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP) to Help Ohio Manufacturers Get the Resources They Need MEP@OSU supports Ohio’s small and medium-sized manufacturers by providing the products, services and assistance that are dedicated to the productivity, growth and global...

Some Helpful Info for Title III Equity Crowdfunding

Its getting close to the launch of Equity Crowdfunding for non-accredited investors. The official launch is May 16th and there are still tons of questions out there. Fortunately, the SEC has put together a helpful Investor Builtin on how this all works for investors. The info is here. For startups looking to get into this and...

Small Business Majority Bringing 11 Ohio Small Business Owners to D.C. to Tackle Issues Facing Entrepreneurs

The Small Business Majority will host in Washtington, D.C. its second annual Small Business Leadership Summit May 8-11, 2016, where it will bring 11 Ohio small business owners to join 150 entrepreneurs from across the country to our nation’s capital to interact with policymakers, members of the media, issue experts and senior members of the...

Columbus Artists – Grants from Greater Columbus Arts Council to Enhance your Business Skills

The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has a great grant program for artists to take professional development courses that can help them enhance their business skills. The grants that can be awarded are up to $1,000 for your use as an artist. Our business building courses taught at the Columbus Idea Foundry can be used...

Ohio Startups: Don’t Worry if You Get Rejected from an Ohio Third Frontier Backed Incubator or Fund

Ohio startups that approach an Ohio Third Frontier backed incubator or fund and get turned away shouldn't feel discouraged in their endeavor to start a new business or think about leaving Ohio to find the startup capital that they need. The Ohio Third Frontier backed organizations have very narrow and specific goals when making...

2015 Angel Capital Association Summit Recap

This year, I made the trek out to San Diego to attend my first Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit. Here is a brief recap of some of the main themes of events, workshops, and keynotes I was able to attend.

First some background on ACA and the Angel Investor Class:
The ACA is an industry trade group of individual angel investors, angel funds, and family offices that help promote angel investing through education, best practices, certification, and public policy. They have been around for about 10 years and are one of the most influential groups around early stage and seed stage investing in startups.

One of the things that angels strive to do is to better their local economy by helping to create sustainable business by providing very early stage investment into companies. Through their backing of entrepreneurs in starting companies, angels are one of the primary sources for creating new job creation in the country….

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