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Small Business Breakthroughs: Karen Wivel
Join the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College in partnership with the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center for a podcast-style discussion designed to dig into the topics that are impacting your business and keeping you up at night.
The August Small Business Breakthroughs will be held on August 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The session will feature Karen Wivel, Associate Director of the Central Ohio region of the Ohio Apex Accelerator at Ohio University. Apex Accelerators’ focus is to assist small business owners who want to become capable of selling to and working with federal, state, and local governments to secure contracts for their products or services.
This should be valuable to small business owners looking to create new revenue streams by selling to the government.
Guest: Karen Wivell, CPP – Associate Director, Apex Accelerators at Ohio University
Karen Wivell has been with the Apex Accelerator program (formerly PTAC) since 2013 and has served as Associate Director for the Central Ohio region since 2023. A graduate of Kent State University, prior to her work with Apex Accelerator she assisted businesses with Ohio’s Third Frontier Internship Program and received multiple marketing awards for her work with the Ohio Small Business Development Center. In the private sector, she has extensive experience in marketing and communications for such organizations as Clear Channel and American Greetings.
Moderator: Michael Bowers, MA, CBA – Director, Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
Michael Bowers is a Business Advisor and Director for the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Columbus State Community College. The primary focus of the SBDC is to support prospective and existing entrepreneurs as they seek to start and grow businesses in Central Ohio.
Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of North Alabama and a Master’s in Public Administration from The Ohio State University. Michael is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Public Administration from Liberty University.
Michael has worked with entrepreneurs and small business owners for over 30 years, 20 of which have been in Columbus leading the SBDC. He has a diverse business skill set with experience in banking, private equity, strategic planning, leadership, and public sector management.
Michael is the lead instructor for the Basis of A Successful Enterprise (B.A.S.E) business startup training, as well as the host of the Small Business Breakthroughs YouTube series.
