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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]]es in the [[Greater Cleveland]] area. It is the largest regional small business group in the [[United States]].<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40C1FFA3E5C12728DDDAC0994D9405B8084F1D3 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.]</ref> The COSE Technology Network, [http://www.cose.org/neosa%20network.aspx NEOSA], is an organization within COSE that works to support the technology industry of Northeast Ohio. |
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The '''Council of Smaller Enterprises''', known as '''COSE''', is the largest [[chamber of commerce]] in the United States. It is a [[nonprofit organization]] that supports small businesses and offers them various products, services and resources. The council is partnered with other Ohio chambers of commerce, extending their network beyond North-east Ohio and offering nationally recognized programs to small businesses throughout the state. |
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==COSE History== |
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The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) was started in 1972 as the small business arm of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association (the regional chamber of commerce for Cleveland at the time). The organization was formed as a result of a rally organized by a handful of small business owners to protest a truckers’ [[Strike action|strike]] in 1970. Over 250 people marched on City Hall to demand something be done about the strike that was crippling small businesses. The rally demonstrated that nobody was speaking for the small business community and proved that, banded together, small business had a big voice. |
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A group of a dozen small business owners oversaw the launch of COSE with a membership of a few hundred businesses. One of the first initiatives of COSE leaders was to lobby for elected officials to change rules and allow small business to come together for group purchasing of [[health insurance]] benefits. Successful in their [[lobbying]] efforts, membership took off and over the next 30 years it steadily rose until COSE was recognized as the largest regional small business organization in the country.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
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==Advocacy== |
==Advocacy== |
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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.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11408048.html Colleen Mulcahy, "Benefits administrator blasts health mandates. (John Polk)", ''National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management'', Oct. 14, 1991.]</ref> In 2005, the organization was advocating for health care reform at the national level, particularly focusing on reform oriented towards reducing health care costs.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135004463.html 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.]</ref> |
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.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11408048.html Colleen Mulcahy, "Benefits administrator blasts health mandates. (John Polk)", ''National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management'', Oct. 14, 1991.]</ref> In 2005, the organization was advocating for health care reform at the national level, particularly focusing on reform oriented towards reducing health care costs.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135004463.html 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.]</ref> |
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==COSE Update Magazine== |
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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 North-east Ohio, D.C., and the United States as a whole. |
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==Worker's Compensation== |
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COSE aids the process of prevent and manage legal claims. COSE, along with the North-east 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 its members from charges. Last year, 70% of COSE's members saved more than 50%.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} All in all, COSE has been able to proved viable and accessible solutions to all of its members in terms of [[Workers compensation]].{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
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==Energy== |
==Energy== |
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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]
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,[when?] the convention was hosted in Sandusky, Ohio at the Kalahari Convention Center. The COSE Small Business Convention is the largest in the Midwest.
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