August: Clients in the News!
Our amazing clients are always moving and shaking in their industries, and we love shouting them out! Here are their wins from August!
The burgeoning cultured meat industry is forecasted to be the next big food revolution by early pioneers in this space. Client Matrix Meats CEO Eric Jenkusky spoke with Food Ingredients First shared his vision of a slaughter-free global food chain. “I fully believe we’re witnessing the next food revolution,” he said around plant-based and cultured meats entering the traditional meat supply chain. “We are very bullish on the future of this industry and a lot of money and attention is now on the cultivated meat space, obviously falling under the alternative protein world on the back of successes from Impossible Burger, Beyond Meat and Just.” Read the full article.
SocialVentures Founder & CEO Allen Proctor retired on July 1, 2021. Proctor will move into the role of Founder & CEO Emeritus as Vicki Bowen Hewes of Dress for Success takes the helm as the new CEO of the organization. Initially founded by Proctor in 2014 as the Center for Social Enterprise Development, SocialVentures has become the go-to resource for educating the Central Ohio community on socially-conscious businesses. SocialVentures helps connect social enterprises with advocacy efforts, educational opportunities, access to capital and more. Read the full article in the Metropreneur.
The Breakaway Music Festival is coming back to Columbus this fall. After a one-year hiatus because of Covid-19, organizer and client Prime Social Group announced that the festival will take place at the old Crew Stadium Sept. 3-4. “After over a year of very little live and in-person music, we are ready and feel Columbus is more than ready for Breakaway,” said Zach Ruben, co-Founder of Prime Social Group.' Breakaway Music Festival started in Columbus in 2013 and grew into a two-day event with multiple stages. The festival has expanded to several markets in Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina and Michigan since then, with a total of 65,000 people attending in 2019. Read the full article in Columbus Business First.
Clarus, the leader in world-class technology that enables every business to unlock the full value of tax incentives for innovation and growth, is announcing a partnership with Gusto, a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. The goal of this partnership is to provide Employee Retention Tax Credit services to companies impacted by the pandemic. By streamlining access to this tax relief, Gusto customers can now maximize their benefit while ensuring compliance, which is important as the IRS has extended the audit window for ERTC claims. Read the full article in HR Tech Series.