Listed below are the Community Partners that help spread the word about the Challenge, as well as serving as a business resource for participants. COSE thanks these Community Partners for their support of the Northeast Ohio Business Plan Challenge!

Please click on the organization’s name to be directed to their individual Websites.

Akron Commercialization Center - NEO411.biz partner
Akron Industrial Incubator - NEO411.biz partner
Ashland University
Baldwin-Wallace College
BioEnterprise - NEO411.biz partner
CAMP - NEO411.biz partner
Civic Innovation Lab
Cleveland Advertising Association
Cleveland Bridge Builders
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Corporation
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland State University
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
Consortium of African American Organizations
Cuyahoga County Library
Cuyahoga Community College
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability
E-Women Network
GLIDE - NEO411.biz partner
Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce - NEO411.biz partner
Hispanic Business Association
John Carroll University
JumpStart - NEO411.biz partner
Kent State University
Lake County Entrepreneurs Club
Lakeland Community College
Leadership Cleveland
Lorain County Community College
Lorain County Manufacturing Council
Mandel Center for Non-Profit Organizations
NAWBO - NEO411.biz partner
NEOSA - NEO411.biz partner
NorTech - NEO411.biz partner
Northern Ohio Minority Business Council
SBDC at Lake County Economic Development Center
SBDC at Lorain County Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Administration
Sankofa Fine Art Plus
The Presidents Council
Tri-C’s Corporate College®
University of Phoenix
Urban League SBDC
Ursuline College
WECO
WIRE-Net
World Trade Center
Youngstown Business Incubator - NEO411.biz partner