We understand what it takes to start and grow a business. Our team has experience, expertise, and access to the services at The Ohio State University, as well as a wide network of relationships throughout Ohio’s food/agricultural community.
We use a team-based approach that parallels the best patient care practices in medicine. Team members have specialized and complementary knowledge and skill sets and meet regularly to discuss client “cases”. We look at each situation from all angles to identify new opportunities.
The NEO-AIC also works with The Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet), a community-based economic development organization and USDA Regional Food Business Center.
The AIC Team
- Shoshanah Inwood, Project Director
- Jessica Eikleberry, Project Manager
- Kate Hodges, Business Planning Specialist
- Peggy Hall, Agricultural Law
- Nicole Arnold, Food Safety
- Frank Becker, Wayne & Holmes County
- Julie Wayman, Northeast Ohio
- Amanda Osborne, Cuyahoga County
- Nicole Wright, Aquaculture
- Amish/Plain Community Liaison
- ACEnet, Project Partner and USDA Regional Food Business Center