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2014 NORTHEAST OHIO ENTREPRENEUR EXPO

Calling All College Students

The 2014 Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Expo takes place Monday, April 7, at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The annual gathering, which is open to the public and usually attracts 1000+ people, celebrates entrepreneurship in the region and gives select companies the opportunity to share their ideas and businesses with investors, entrepreneurs, community members, media, civic and foundation leaders and educators attending the event.

 

New this year is a fast-paced, afternoon-long "Speed Advising Session" where entrepreneurs have the chance to pitch their companies to investors, resource organizations, media and other service providers. In addition, we'll be featuring a moderated investor panel discussion and hosting a large-scale networking reception highlighting SunDown RunDown, TechPint, Burning River Coffee Club, Startup Weekend and other peer networking opportunities in the region.

 

Interested in being a part of this energetic event? Apply now for the Charter One Foundation Student Business Idea Competition! Student teams (or individual students) are eligible to compete for an award package to get their idea going, as well as meet other entrepreneurs, have the chance to participate in the Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Expo, and learn from some of the region's top mentors, advisors and Subject Matter Experts.

 

Click the link below for more information

 http://www.neoexpo.org/student-contest/

 

OHIO BUSINESS EXPO 2013

MBE/EDGE Contracting Opportunity Tool Kit

TOOLS to help you make the most of your MBE/EDGE certification.

 

• Ohio Business Expo - Online registration now available HERE
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• The 2013 Ohio Business Expo is Nov. 21, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center's Rhodes Center, located at 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus.  Admission is free, however, there is a $5 fee for parking. 
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  Representatives from state agencies, boards, commissions and universities will be on hand to tell you about their upcoming set aside contracts and additional purchasing needs for this fiscal year.  There will also be informational and skill-building workshops open to all attendees.  We hope that you find this event helpful and use this opportunity to network with agency procurement officers to tell them more about your company's capabilities. 
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  To help your business prepare for the Expo, the Central Ohio Minority Business Association and the Columbus Minority Business Assistance Center, a service of the Ohio Development Services Agency, are hosting two workshops.  The workshops will be on Nov. 7 and 14 at 11:30 a.m.  Please see the pre-Expo workshop flier HERE
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-- Pre-Expo Workshops flier
-- Expo flier 2013
-- Expo Book 2012

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Ohio Affirmative Action in Employment

There is an "important distinction between affirmative action and equal opportunity. Equal opportunity assumes that the concept of merit based solely upon a person’s perceived ability to perform job duties will exclusively govern all personnel decisions. Committment to affirmative action requires specific efforts to recruit, employ, and promote members of groups previously excluded by consideration of additional factors deemed to be relevant and important.*"


Affirmative Action Program Verification
 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE: FACES OF WEA MAGAZINE

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FACES OF WEA PRESS RELEASE

WEA RADIO LIVE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 - GUEST SPEAKERS VERA GILES NORRIS AND CRYSTAL ERVIN

PRESS RELEASE:

WEA RADIO LIVE, a Program of WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF AMERICA is a unique internet women's entrepreneurial radio station. We want to help you grow your business one success at a time. Listen to our internet radio station for experts in their own specialty as they give small business hints, tips, and showcase our entrepreneurs globally.

JOIN US FOR THE MONTH OF JULY AS WE KICK OFF AND PROMOTE OUR UPCOMING WEA'sAnnual National Women's Business Conference 2013, AUGUST 16-17TH AT OUR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, Cleveland, Ohio WHERE IT ALL STARTED NOVEMBER, 2002.

INTERVIEWING MEMBERS, PARTICIPANTS, VENDORS, ATTENDEES FROM THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ALONG WITH HAVING A SPECIAL CO-HOST WEEKLY TO HELP  "JUMPSTART" THIS MONTH'S KICK OFF OF WEA ANNUAL NATIONAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE 2013!!!

TELL ALL OF OF YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES!

WEDS., JULY 17TH, 5:30PM cst ~ 6:30PM est
CALL IN; TUNE IN; 347-677-1948
WITH YOUR HOST, Yolanda Lamar-Wilder

GUEST SPEAKERS:   TWO OF THE MOST PHENOMENAL AND INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS!
Vera Giles Norris and Crystal Ervin

MARCH 15, 2013 EVENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR 21ST CENTURY IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY

EX-CONS TAUGHT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

"Non-Profit Teaches Ex-Con’s Entrepreneurship

 

 

City Startup Labs wants to create 1000 new young black male entrepreneurs  by Makkada B. Selah

 

Posted: January 14, 2013

 

 

Last year, Henry Rock launched City Startup Labs, Inc., a non-profit on a mission to create more young black business owners within America’s inner cities.

 

 

Rock claims it’s more important to teach ex-cons entrepreneurial skills rather than job-seeking skills. He targets not only ex-offenders, but also former gang members and others “on the margins.” On the organization’s website, it states their goal is to create 1000 new entrepreneurs - 100 per city in 10 cities.

 

In a recent essay in the Christian Science Monitor, Rock writes:

Today’s economic climate allows employers their pick of candidates, leaving few options for anyone with a record. Young black men, who’ve had no brushes with the law, still routinely face real barriers in getting on a job ladder’s lowest rung.

 

 

Read more at the Christian Science Monitor."

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