Celebrating National Small Business Month

Small business owners can often feel alone, isolated and unsupported.

We have invited leaders from the top five organizations whose purpose is to propell small business owners to success.

Small businesses make up almost 44% of U.S. economic activity and employing almost half (46%) of the private sector workforce.

• Economic Activity: Small businesses generate about 44% of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).
• Employment: They employ almost half (46%) of America's private sector workforce.
• Job Creation: Small businesses are a major source of job creation, accounting for a significant portion of net new jobs.
• Innovation: They drive U.S. innovation and competitiveness.
• Exports: Small businesses represent 97.3% of all exporters and 32.6% of known export value.
• Number of Businesses: Small businesses make up 99.9% of all businesses in the US.

Guest Presenters:

Cindy Holzheimer, , Incorporated in 1995, the Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) was established to provide tangible benefits of chamber membership to local businesses. NOACC has now grown to over 140 chambers of commerce–some volunteer managed, some county-wide in scope–and some of the NOACC chambers have grown ten-fold with the adoption of these benefits.

Dave Lupyan, , SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any aspiring or established owners of a U.S.-based business.

Heidi Szeltner, , helps entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education, capital and support services.

Jessica Hyser, Director

Margie Maxel, , Over 300,000 members globally are unlocking exponential business growth through BNI® and the power of referral marketing. Giving and receiving referrals through the Core Value of Givers Gain® helps members build trusted relationships and scale their businesses.

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The Business to Business Power Team welcomes you.

We are a community of business professionals conducting business at the highest ethical standard, with shared common core values who are commited to finding new business for each other.

Our Team:

Catrice Williams, North American Bancard

Chris Reimer, MinuteMen HR

Christopher Williams, People's Bank

DeAndra Fellows, AFLAC

Heather Drago, Clever Girl Marketing

Jane Toma, Streamline CLE

Jay Miller, Mission Connect TEA

Yolanda Albergottie, Chuck's Fine Wines

This chapter, founded in 2004 by Angela Monateri, CFP, passes referrals resulting in over 2 million dollars in closed business annually.

Membership is exclusive, by invitation only.

We are specifically looking to interview and possibly add to our community more professional, growth focused men and women of excellence who share our core values. Please visit our website for a list of openings.

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