Northeast Ohio Expo Helps Job Creators on Saturday, September 25, 2010

Investors, job seekers and the thousands considering startup can get in-person advice from experts this weekend. Entrepreneur Magazine top-named franchises, well-known business authors, CFO’s, presidents, retired executives, adult education specialists and government small business experts will all be at Start Business Franchise & Enterprise Expo on Saturday, September 25 at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville, Ohio.

Thousands of dollars in startup support services will be given away throughout the day, and those who pre-register to attend will be automatically entered into the iPad drawing, sponsored by Jani-King of Cleveland and Hour of Power Networking. Ticket information is available at www.startbusinessexpo.com.

More important for our region is what attendees may do with after they attend – start or invest in a business. Startups create an average of 2 million jobs each year. Franchises, who employ more than 21 million people and contribute more than $2.3 trillion in economic output in the United States each year (International Franchising Association), are shown to have a success rate of over 90% after five years.

“Franchised businesses are a leading contributor to our national economy”, stated Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer, Chair of the Conference of Mayors’ new Task Force on Franchising and Small Business in Cities.

Sponsors of the event, Presenting Sponsor JaniKing®, Gold Sponsor, The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), Silver Sponsors Ad-Visor Direct Mail®, AmSpirit, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Express Employment Professionals, Fantastic Sams®, Hour of Power Networking®, Teresa’s Pizza, and Speedy K’s Mobile Detailing, are some of the successful franchises that will be on hand to answer questions for attendees considering a change from job search or employment to a business of their own. Both JaniKing and Fantastic Sam’s ranked in the top 50 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500.

Events are kicked off at 9 AM with a panel of executives and experts on business startup and growth, followed by a popular Hour of Power Speed Networking^® event and award winning author, playwright, speaker, coach and motivational trainer, Robin Sacks, Start Business Expo’s Keynote Speaker. Well-known business coach and author Diane Helbig will be there for the day selling signed copies of her book, Lemonade Stand Selling, to support the Linda Trivisonno Endowment Fund, and attendees can view fine art available to purchase for the new offices, stores or restaurants they will open by award-winning artist Cheri Homaee.

Contact: Jeri Vespoli

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