#SummerintheLand: Party attracts 700+ intern registrants to get to know their summer city – and one another
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The global spotlight will be on Cleveland this October.
Pride Month: Celebrating the Region’s LGBTQIA+ Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Greater Cleveland Partnership
A region thriving with diversity and belonging Pride Spotlight: Influencer and Entrepreneur Alysse Dalessandro of Ready to Stare Pride Spotlight: Influencer and Entrepreneur Alysse Dalessandro of Ready to Stare Greater
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Greater Cleveland Partnership
Cleveland influencer and entrepreneur is making a global impact.
Pride Spotlight: Ambitious 500,000-square foot ‘gayborhood’ growing in Lakewood
Laura DeMarco
Studio West 117 includes clubs, sports, dining, art, living space and more.
Forbes Under 30: Mad Rabbit tattoo balm born after a hunch and an itch
Greater Cleveland Partnership
The founders conceived their idea in a Miami University dorm room.
AAPI Month: Lincoln Yee and International Food Solutions are Innovating school lunches – and the food industry
Laura DeMarco
IFS is investing $100 million in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: recognizing the valuable contributions to Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Partnership
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GCP Annual Event inspires leaders to ‘think bigger’ and ‘act bolder’
Laura DeMarco
More than 1,000 Clevelanders attended the event at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
AAPI Month: Shaker Heights woman spicing up American cooking with Chutni Punch
Laura DeMarco
The flavors of South India are ready to use.
Greater Cleveland college makerspaces are inspiring tomorrow’s innovation workforce
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Local institutions are leaders in innovation and creativity
AAPI Month: MotivAsians celebrating 21 years of connections and community
Laura DeMarco
Attracting and retaining Asian professionals is the goal.
Forbes Under 30: Blu DeTiger is blazing a trail with her bass and TikTok — and by not following the rules
Laura DeMarco
Blu will return to Cleveland for the Under 30 Summit in October.
Forbes Under 30 Listing: Spotlighting the innovators
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Meet the Forbes’ Under 30 honorees with Ohio connections who will be honored at Cleveland Summit.
AAPI Month Spotlight: Attorney Margaret Wong
Laura DeMarco
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Greater Cleveland Partnership is spotlighting one of the Cleveland Asian community’s most successful and inspirational members (and COSE member since 1980), attorney Margaret W. Wong. A native of
Forbes Under 30: NoBaked Cookie Dough has a sweet recipe for success
Laura DeMarco
“NoBaked Cookie Dough was founded on a simple premise: Give cookie dough lovers the opportunity to eat some without getting sick.”
AAPI Month: Cleveland’s AsiaTown and Asian Festival highlight thriving community
Laura DeMarco
The 14th Cleveland Asian Festival is May 20-21.
Small Business Week: 11 Fascinating Facts & Passport Contest
Laura DeMarco
Small Business Week 2023 is April 30- May 6.
How to measure equity and inclusion in your organization
Laura DeMarco
The GCP Equity & Inclusion Organizational Assessment is open for 2023.
How can we build a more equitable Cleveland?
Laura DeMarco
The Greater Cleveland construction community gathered to talk change at the CUBE Symposium
Forbes Under 30: Ohio’s Genetesis reimagining how cardiovascular disease is diagnosed
Laura DeMarco
The medtech company just received its second FDA “Breakthrough” designation
Earth Day 2023: GCP’s first Manager of Sustainability Initiatives on why every day should be Earth Day
Emily Keller
There is “green in green” for businesses
What does equity in construction mean? Cleveland leaders speak out
Laura DeMarco
“The CUBE feature keynote on the Omni Hotel project demonstrates what is possible when an equitable process is implemented, resulting in a more equitable outcome.” – Taurean Spratt
At The Table | Get Involved (Video)
Terry Donelon
This week, Terry and Taylor discuss how to get and stay involved in small business advocacy, the Small Business Caucus is open to COSE members.
At The Table | How advocacy can help your bottom line (Video)
Terry Donelon
This week, Terry and Taylor discuss how advocacy efforts helped Ohio business owners save up to $250,000 with the Business Income Deduction, the COSE MEWA and how advocacy can help attract and retain talent.
Forbes Under 30: Meet the 25 entrepreneurs and leaders with Ohio connections who made the list
Laura DeMarco
The honorees include filmmakers, athletes, scientists, venture capitalists and cookie dough visionaries
Beer and sustainability: Great Lakes Brewing Co. is crafting a recipe for success
Greater Cleveland Partnership
GLBC sustains amid economic downturns, environmental changes
Advocating for a Greater Cleveland: How a new generation is leveraging regional assets (video)
Greater Cleveland Partnership
This all-new video series featuring Terry Donelon, Director, Government Advocacy at Greater Cleveland Partnership, and Taylor Evans, CEO of Workforce LLC, and Chair of COSE‘s Small Business Caucus, just launched.
CUBE keynote: What Greater Cleveland can learn from a groundbreaking Boston project’s diversity model
Laura DeMarco
Omni Hotel $550-million project reframes what’s possible in Cleveland
Women’s History Month: Azadeh Hardiman of Progressive’s Level20
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Innovating beyond insurance
Women’s History Month: Lubrizol’s Elizabeth Grove on sustainability, innovation and women in STEM
Laura DeMarco
“This is for girls.”
At The Table | Advocacy 101 | Video Series
Terry Donelon
Join fellow Cleveland business owners for a seat “At the Table” and find out more about how advocacy can help your business.
Women’s History Month: Cleveland Chain Reaction winner Tina Chamoun on building her spice business and diversifying grocery shelves
Laura DeMarco
“There was a void in the American marketplace for authentic Lebanese flavors and food.”
Forbes Under 30: Millennial Ohio winemakers honored for modern, approachable brands
Laura DeMarco
L’uva Bella wines are sold in major retailers in nine states — and the list is growing Ohio might not be the first state that comes to mind when you
Cleveland startups raised $578 million last year
Greater Cleveland Partnership
By Douglas J. Guth Greater Cleveland is a wellspring of vibrant business growth and thinking, if recent fundraising news is any indication. According to fourth-quarter 2022 reporting by Venture Monitor, Cleveland-area startups
Ukrainian-American chef Natasha Pogrebinsky celebrates women winemakers, chefs with Cleveland dinner
Laura DeMarco
Executive Chef Natasha Pogrebinksy has never taken the easy route in life, or her career. Born in Kiev, she immigrated with her political refugee parents to the United States in
Hingetown’s City Goods Bolsters Equity And Inclusion With 15 Women-Owned, 5 Black-Owned Shops
Michael Collier
City Goods brings unique small businesses and diversity, to Hingetown Over the last two decades, a building boom in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood has attracted a steady stream of young
Women’s History Month: Leaders. Disrupters. Trailblazers.
Mario Hogue
Women’s History Month: Azadeh Hardiman of Progressive’s Level20 Innovating beyond insurance Women’s History Month: Lubrizol’s Elizabeth Grove on sustainability, innovation and women in STEM “This is for girls.” Women’s History
Women’s History Month Guide: Innovators, resources and more
Laura DeMarco
Meet Cleveland’s leading ladies, of yesterday and today Call Cleveland suffragette city. The area has long been at the forefront of the fight for gender equality. In 1869, Cleveland was
Forbes Under 30: Cleveland-born animator Chaz Bottoms illustrating a diverse future
Laura DeMarco
CBA is one of the few Black-founded animation studios in Hollywood Cleveland-born animator Chaz Bottoms didn’t think he was going to make the cut for Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2023. “I
Black History Month: Growth. Achievement. Impact.
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Your one-source of information, guides and fun-facts about our region’s changemakers and influential disrupters throughout The Land. Our honor and gratitude for Black History Month. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Black history in the making: LaRese Purnell of The Real Black Friday
Laura DeMarco
“Just be a giver.” Giving back has been an essential part LaRese Purnell’s life since childhood. Even when his family didn’t have a home, his mom made sure they volunteered to help
GCP 101 | Cleveland’s $10M ARPA workforce funding
Michael Collier
GCP’s Chris Nance shares why this is an important step towards equity, and what’s next The City of Cleveland recently approved $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help
Black history in the making: Clevelander Ethan Holmes and the rise of an applesauce empire
Michael Collier
The 28-year-old shared his journey from family kitchen to global brand. Even as a young child growing up in Shaker Heights, Ethan Holmes knew that he would someday start his own business.
Cleveland Black History Month Guide: Innovators, resources, events and more
Laura DeMarco
Meet the Clevelanders of yesterday, today – and tomorrow – who are making a better world for all Cleveland inventor Garrett Morgan changed the world for the better. More than
Equity and Inclusion buy-in and regional accountability needed at all levels
Laura DeMarco
Greater Cleveland Partnership Diversity Focus Group finds need — and desire — for change By Laura DeMarco Greater Cleveland Partnership convened a diversity focus group of 35 business leaders at the
Sold-out Sustainability Summit leaves attendees inspired and informed
Laura DeMarco
More than 300 Greater Cleveland business leaders gathered to discuss the importance of sustainability By Laura DeMarco Sustainability. It’s not just a buzzword. But what, exactly, is it, and why
Educating the business leaders of tomorrow
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GCP Spotlight: Dr. Elad Granot, Dean of John Carroll University’s Boler College of Business By Laura DeMarco Dr. Elad Granot has been a venture capitalist, professor, consultant, CMO of KPMG in
Meet the Black woman-owned construction firm helping the Cleveland Guardians reimagine Progressive Field
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GCP Spotlight: Ariane Kirkpatrick, AKA Team Owner and President Linkedin Authored by Laura DeMarco and Michael Collier GCP Spotlight: Ariane Kirkpatrick, AKA Team Owner and President The Cleveland Guardians have unveiled their
What is sustainability and why does it matter?
Laura DeMarco
Greater Cleveland business leaders share their thoughts in advance of the Sustainability Summit By Laura DeMarco Sustainability. It’s more than more than a buzzword. It’s the way of the future —
2022 Year in Review: A great year, an even Greater Cleveland
Laura DeMarco
Moving our region forward Major investments from major corporations, great strides in bridging the talent and digital equity gaps, new airlines, a new waterfront master plan, an opening on the
Nonprofit M&A: Structuring the Nonprofit Acquisition
Mario Hogue
Sponsored Content (Authored by: Megan Okun, David Bartoletti and Eleanor German) The acquisition or combination of nonprofit entities or “nonprofit M&A” can be effectuated in a variety of ways. Some
Cleveland Chain Reaction 2022 winners announced
Laura DeMarco
Terranean Herbs & Spices wins pitch competition; three second-place winners chosen By Laura DeMarco The 2022 Cleveland Chain Reaction winners are bringing new flavor to the Cleveland community. @greaterclepartnership First
Cleveland Chain Reaction: 20 Semi-Finalists Pitch Their Case To Win
Laura DeMarco
ENTREPRENEURS PITCHED COOKIES, PLANTS, PODCASTS AND MORE Twenty small business owners and start-up entrepreneurs pitched cookies and podcasts and beer and plants and second-hand appliances and even transformable backpacks at
GCP’s sold-out All In Leadership Forum brought together political, business leaders: Recap
Laura DeMarco
Congresswoman Shontel Brown Attendees shared visions for 2023 and beyond By Laura DeMarco More than 300 local and federal policymakers and business leaders gathered Monday evening for Greater Cleveland Partnership’s All In Leadership
Meet your season 5 Cleveland Chain Reaction semi-finalists
Laura DeMarco
Previous Next Greater Cleveland Partnership’s (GCP) Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) has announced the 20 businesses that will advance to the semi-finals of Cleveland Chain Reaction, a neighborhood economic development
2022 General Election Recap
Greater Cleveland Partnership
By Terry Donelon, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Director of Government Advocacy Republican JD Vance Wins Open U.S. Senate Seat, Democrats Sweep Ohio’s Competitive Congressional Races In what was
$80 Million in New Market Tax Credits awarded to Cleveland
Laura DeMarco
Daves MidTown Market and Eatery May Dugan Center MAGNET Hough Elementary School Glenville Circle North Cleveland Development Advisors, the real estate affiliate of Greater Cleveland Partnership, has been awarded $35
Semi-Finalists for Fifth Season of Cleveland Chain Reaction Announced
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Semi-finalists will participate in a small business bootcamp to prepare for pitch competition CLEVELAND (October 24, 2022) – Greater Cleveland Partnership’s (GCP) Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) today announced the 22 businesses that
2022 Best of Tech Award Winners Announced
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Previous Next The Best of Tech Awards is a celebration of the technology community in Greater Cleveland. The event was held on October 20, at Gordon Green. The awards honor