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 business
Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to ...
es in the
Greater Cleveland area. It is the largest regional small business group in the
United States
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.
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. In 2005, the organization was advocating for health care reform at the national level, particularly focusing on reform oriented towards reducing health care costs.
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.
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Energy
COSE offers energy solutions that allow its members to save on energy, as well as install more energy efficient systems. It partnered with Metrus Energy and CalCEF to create the Ohio Efficiency Resource Program, a financial tool that allows COSE members to install energy efficient programs with no upfront cost or risk.
Small Business Convention
The COSE Small Business Convention, The largest event that COSE hosts, is on an annual basis. Last year, the convention was hosted in Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo ( west) and Cleveland ( east). Accor ...
at the Kalahari Convention Center. The COSE Small Business Convention is the largest in the Midwest.
References
External links
*{{official, https://www.cose.org/
Business organizations based in the United States
Economy of Cleveland
Employers' organizations
Organizations based in Cleveland