COSE 2008 Small Business Conference - Join your cause.

October 22th-24th, 2008
International Exposition Center (I-X Center)
Cleveland, OH
COSE Small Business Conference 2008 http://www.cose.org/sbc/
We Learn. We Grow. Together.
Whether you are trying to increase revenue or reduce expenses, there is a workshop for every business, every industry, every experience level-everyone! Timely, interactive workshops will offer business-enhancing information, best practices and tools that will help you grow your business.


Click on the workshops below for more information about the workshop, the speaker and the information that will be presented:

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:45am-12:00pm
Arts Network Track-Managing as Designing
Finance Track-Creditors' Rights
Human Resources Track-Building a Positive Culture: Why Happiness Matters
Human Resources Track-Recent Regulatory Changes that Impact All Small Businesses
Marketing Track-Contact Relationship Management: What is it and How Can I do it?
Marketing Track-Effective Email Marketing Campaigns
Marketing Track-Even Small Businesses Need a Crisis Communications Plan
NEOSA Track-Increasing Sales Outside Cleveland+
Personal & Professional Development Track-Shifting Your Thinking...Supercharge Your Results
Sales Track-Selling Solutions: Offering Your Clients What They Need
Small Business Tools Track-The Essential Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Technology Track-Keeping Connected: Managing Your Business Virtually
Technology Track-Security and Liability Issues - Are You Prepared?
Technology Track-Technology Tricks to use in a Tough Economy
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:45pm-4:00pm
Arts Network Track-Blogging and Social Networking-for Business
Finance Track-Decoding Your Financial Documents
Finance Track-Protecting Yourself from Employee Fraud and Theft
Human Resources Track-The Employee Lifecycle
Marketing Track-Optimizing Your Website: Making Sure People Can Find You On The Web
Marketing Track-Strategic Marketing: Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
NEOSA Track-Selling to the CIO
Personal & Professional Development Track-Managing First Impressions For Success
Sales Track-Forming Strategic Alliances
Sales Track-Powerful and Productive Networking
Small Business Tools Track-Business Succession Planning: Creating Your Own Parachute
Small Business Tools Track-Out of Group Savings Offered by the BWC
Small Business Tools Track-Securing and Insuring Your Business in the Technology Age
Technology Track-Transitioning to Vista - When, Why, How?
Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:45am-12:00pm
Arts Network Track-Creative Budgeting
Finance Track-Access to Capital/Alternative Funding: Where to Find the Money!
Human Resources Track-How to Keep Superstar Employees
Marketing Track-A Grassroots Approach to Marketing in Tough Economic Times
Marketing Track-Branding Your Business
Marketing Track-Driving Traffic to Your Website - Guerilla Marketing on the Internet
NEOSA Track-Recruiting and Hiring Tech Talent
Personal & Professional Development Track-Wellness: The New Health Value Added
Personal & Professional Devleopment Track-Personal Evolution
Sales Track-Creating Relational Capital
Sales Track-Social Networking for Lead Generation and Sales
Small Business Advocacy
Small Business Tools Track-How Your Small Business Can "Go Green" Economically
Small Business Tools Track-Ten Legal Tools Every Small Business Owner Needs to Survive
Technology Track - Prepared for the Unexpected: Protecting Your Network
Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:00pm-2:15pm
Arts Network Track-Community Engagement-Can Helping Others Help You?
Human Resources Track-Legal Risks of Workplace Litigation
Human Resources Track-The Value of Employee Handbooks
Marketing Track-Introduction to Public Relations and Marketing in a Web 2.0 World
Marketing Track-Maximize Your Media
NEOSA Track-Virtualization
Personal & Professional Development Track-Using Behavioral Interviewing Techniques
Sales Track-Turn it Up! Selling in a Tough Economy
Small Business Tools Track-Learning to Let Go
Small Business Tools Track-Sharing Your Vision of Business Success
Small Business Tools Track-Workers' Compensation 101
Technology Track-Squeezing the Most out of Your Current Software
Technology Track-Web Design Trends

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Presenting Sponsor:

  • Medical Mutual

Platinum Sponsor:

  • Time Warner Digital Cable

Gold Sponsors:

  • The Minute Men
  • Key Bank
  • PoinToPoint

Silver Sponsors:

  • Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company
  • Office Max
  • Integrys Energy Services
  • VSP - Vision Care for Life
  • GTS - Group Transportation Services
  • Licata & Toerek
  • Microsoft Small Business
  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Media Sponsors:

  • Majic 105.7 WMJI
  • Inside Business
  • WKYC Channel 3
  • Newsradio WTAM 1100 Cleveland