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COSE offers energy solutions that allow it's members to save on energy, as well as install more energy efficient systems. In partnering with Metrus Energy and CalCEF, COSE has created the Ohio Efficiency Resource Program, which is a financial tool that allows COSE members to install energy efficient programs with no upfront cost or risk. |
COSE offers energy solutions that allow it's members to save on energy, as well as install more energy efficient systems. In partnering with Metrus Energy and CalCEF, COSE has created the Ohio Efficiency Resource Program, which is a financial tool that allows COSE members to install energy efficient programs with no upfront cost or risk. |
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The COSE Small Business Conference, The largest event that COSE hosts, is on an annual basis. Last year, the conference was hosted in Sandusky, Ohio at the Kalahari Convention Center. The COSE Small Business Conference is the largest in the Midwest, and educates, re-energizes, and facilitates long-term and sustainable growth, for the COSE members who attend. |
The COSE Small Business Conference, The largest event that COSE hosts, is on an annual basis. Last year, the conference was hosted in Sandusky, Ohio at the Kalahari Convention Center. The COSE Small Business Conference is the largest in the Midwest, and educates, re-energizes, and facilitates long-term and sustainable growth, for the COSE members who attend. |
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Revision as of 13:58, 25 July 2013
The Council of Smaller Enterprises, known as COSE, is a division of the Greater Cleveland Partnership and an organization that coordinates the activities of and provides resources and advocacy for small businesses in the Greater Cleveland area. It is the largest regional small business group in the United States.[1] The COSE Technology Network, NEOSA, is an organization within COSE that works to support the technology industry of Northeast Ohio.
Advocacy
In 1991, John Polk, the head of the organization at the time, spoke out against mandates for employers to provide health insurance, arguing that such mandates hurt small employers since those businesses were least able to afford health insurance.[2] In 2005, the organization was advocating for health care reform at the national level, particularly focusing on reform oriented towards reducing health care costs.[3]
COSE Update Magazine
Every month, COSE releases what is called the COSE Update: a magazine used to inform current and future members of COSE about the ever changing markets in Northeast Ohio, D.C., and the United States as a whole.
Worker's Compensation
COSE aids the process of prevent and manage legal claims. COSE, along with the Northeast Ohio Safety Council (NEOSC), undertakes aggressive measures in order to ensure a culture of safety in the workplace. In doing so, COSE hopes to save it's members from troublesome charges. Last year, 70% of COSE's members saved more than 50%. All in all, COSE has been able to proved viable and accessible solutions to all of it's members in terms of Workers compensation.
Healthcare Reform
COSE insures more than 13,000 small businesses with more than 71,000 employees accessing coverage for over 178,000 lives, through their healthcare bundling packages. COSE offers such programs, due to the rising costs in healthcare and the fact that many businesses now believe that healthcare for their employees is unsustainable.
Energy
COSE offers energy solutions that allow it's members to save on energy, as well as install more energy efficient systems. In partnering with Metrus Energy and CalCEF, COSE has created the Ohio Efficiency Resource Program, which is a financial tool that allows COSE members to install energy efficient programs with no upfront cost or risk.
Small Business Confrence
The COSE Small Business Conference, The largest event that COSE hosts, is on an annual basis. Last year, the conference was hosted in Sandusky, Ohio at the Kalahari Convention Center. The COSE Small Business Conference is the largest in the Midwest, and educates, re-energizes, and facilitates long-term and sustainable growth, for the COSE members who attend.
References
- ^ Steve Lohr, "Small-Business Forces Unite; Meeting Drafts Proposals For Carter Memories of Earlier Gatherings Small-Business Forces Unite", The New York Times, Special, Jan. 15, 1980, Business & Finance, Page D1.
- ^ Colleen Mulcahy, "Benefits administrator blasts health mandates. (John Polk)", National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, Oct. 14, 1991.
- ^ Shannon Mortland, "COSE to help push ideas for reforming health care.(Health Care)(Council of Smaller Enterprises)(Brief Article)", Crain's Cleveland Business, Aug. 8, 2005.
External links
- Coalition of Smaller Enterprises Home Page
- Greater Cleveland Partnership - COSE's parent organization
- NEOSA - Northeast Ohio Software Association, the COSE Technology Network
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