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Shakeup at COSE: Some staffers have left; others have joined GCP
Jay Miller - Between now and its annual meeting on Feb. 24, the Council of Smaller Enterprises will tell members about a shakeup underway at the 43-year-old small business support group.
View ArticleGCP and COSE are settling into new setup
Jay Miller - The first wave of moves was scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 19. Over the next several weeks, nearly everyone's office location will change as the two joined-at-the-hip business advocacy...
View ArticleMinority business support agency closes after federal grant is not renewed
Jay Miller - The Minority Business Development Agency Business Center Cleveland was funded for five years by a $1.1 million federal grant and $1 million in funding from the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
View ArticleCOSE offering self-funded, multiple-employer health plan for small businesses
Lydia Coutré - Through a contract with Medical Mutual of Ohio, COSE is offering an additional option for health insurance for small businesses.
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New OHTec leader aims to connect the tech community
Chuck Soder - A former IT consultant with an eclectic background, Dean Brainard aims to help OHTec members help each other.
View ArticleInvestors commit to program to follow in footsteps of LeBron James''Cleveland...
Jay Miller - Five local investors have committed to investing at least $650,000, and perhaps as much as $1 million, to Cleveland Chain Reaction, a new economic development push patterned after James'...
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Finalists selected for Cleveland Chain Reaction economic development contest
Jay Miller - The 10 finalists represent a variety of businesses selected for their potential growth and impact on jobs and investment in Greater Cleveland.
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Jay Miller - The partners in the economic development contest will pump a total of $1 million into the companies, five of which are in the food industry.
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COSE announces new volunteer leadership
Jay Miller - John C. Young, the owner of Speed Exterminating Co., was elected to a two-year term as chairman, and five new members are joining the small business group's board of directors.
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Brainard leaves key role at OHTec
Jay Miller - Brainard, the executive director of OHTec, a Greater Cleveland Partnership operation, has left the organization. His departure comes less than six weeks before Tech Week, the group's...
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Chamber exec changes jobs, stays in Northeast Ohio
Jay Miller - Steve Millard, executive vice president of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, is leaving that post to become president and CEO of the Greater Akron Chamber.
View ArticleBrowning, Stanek named to Team NEO board
Jay Miller - Two Northeast Ohio business executives have been named to the board of directors of the regional economic development nonprofit.
View ArticleCOSE is evolving as its longtime leader departs
Jay Miller - The small business group's board has approved a short-term management plan following the departure of Steve Millard.
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Chamber's chief aims to foster collaboration
JUDY STRINGER - The longtime Cleveland-based economic development professional took over the top role at the chamber in June, and city leaders say his regional background will be an asset to the...
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GCP takes on greater COSE role
Jay Miller - It's unlikely that the Council of Smaller Enterprises will have a new, or even an interim, leader any time soon following the departure of longtime executive director Steve Millard in May.
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