Calling all founders and entrepreneurs! 🚀 Our partners at Bounce Innovation Hub are bringing together local innovators for The Startup Circle: A Comprehensive Development Conference — a full-day experience designed to help entrepreneurs strengthen their vision, strategy, and execution. Featuring expert-led sessions on business design, revenue models, marketing fundamentals, and nonprofit startup insights, this event delivers practical tools and inspiration to take your venture to the next level. 🎟 Workshops are $10 each, or you can grab a $20 all-access pass for the whole day—lunch and raffle entry included! 👉 Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/iBfz50XazRQ #AkronStartups #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #BounceInnovationHub #AkronBusiness #StartupCircle (fb)

Andrew Novak, co-founder of Summit Sports & Social, shares how a simple idea with a friend became one of Akron’s most dynamic community builders. From blending competition with social connection to partnering with local organizations and launching a creative 2026 downtown project through the Knight Emerging City Champions fellowship, Andrew talks about keeping people downtown, fostering inclusivity, and why Akron is the perfect place for new ideas. Listen Here: https://ow.ly/YAJR50X9prM (fb)