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The COSE Blogs are an interactive way to get the latest information on COSE’s efforts in supporting the small business community. Get the latest tips from COSE insiders, hear how your fellow small business owners are succeeding, and share your opinions and thoughts on a multitude of business topics, including sustainability, government advocacy, wellness and technology.

 

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Tuesday, May 08

An Opportunity for Growing Businesses

Posted by: >Steve Millard

There was an important and exciting announcement made this morning in the Plain Dealer that will be rolled out over lunch at Cleveland City Hall today. Over the last several months, we have had the opportunity to work with and help participate in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative expansion to Cleveland as its seventh implementation city. In general, in each city, their approach has been to provide a strong curriculum for small business owners through Community Colleges to help build their capacity and their ability to growth their business to the next level.

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Friday, April 20

So Exciting: Tech Week in the CLE

Posted by: >Brad Nellis

Well, what a week that was!

We hosted the 2nd annual Tech Week April 16-20 with some great new events along with a couple of old standards. And we worked to get colleges involved this year too.

Altogether we hosted more than 900 guests at our different programs this year, up 80% over Tech Week 2011! Some of the key programs included:

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Wednesday, April 18

Growth Challenges and How to Avoid Them

Posted by: >Brad Nellis

Since it's Tech Week, we're hosting guest bloggers from the local tech community. Today's post is brought to us courtesy of Hal Yaeger, Managing Director of CXO Advisory Group.

 

Is your firm consistently putting out fires? Are challenges/problems falling through the cracks? Does the proverbial left hand not know what the right hand is doing? Congratulations…you’re among the many, not the few. I hear these comments on a daily basis from my clients, colleagues and the firms that I advise.

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