Join us for BizConCLE 2018

The region’s only convention for small and middle market companies to learn, network and grow.

BizConCLE is a unique education and networking experience exclusively designed for small and middle-market company CEOs, C-Suite, and their employees. The full-day convention includes 4 nationally-recognized keynote speakers and 10 hands-on workshops in areas like Talent, People and HR; Marketing, Customers and Branding; Business Growth, Sales & Financials; and Owner, Leader and Team Development. There’s also a full exhibit hall, interactive show floor and multiple opportunities to connect and share ideas through exclusive networking experiences.

BizConCLE will provide attendees with the resources needed spark creativity, stay ahead of the competition and take their company to the next level.

Attendee titles include:

· Business Owner
· President
· Entrepreneur
· CEO
· CFO
· CMO
· Vice President
· Marketing Director and Manager
· HR Director and Manager
· Business Development Manager

Why should you attend this year's BizConCLE? Check out what past attendees have to say!

New Location!
I-X Center
1 I-X Center Dr
Cleveland, OH 44135

View Map

Thursday, November 1, 2018
7:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Add to Calendar

2017 Keynote Speakers

Ted Frank
CFO, CoverMyMeds

Stephen Shields
Senior Consultant,
Gallup

Mark Thompson
Executive Coach and Venture Investor

Erica Javellana,
Speaker of the House,
Zappos

Speaker Bios

Pricing

Member Rate: $59

Non-Member Rate:
Nonmembers are welcome to attend this event. Please contact Chad Hamman at 216-592-2329 or email chamman@gcpartnership.com to secure your ticket.

Registration includes breakfast, lunch and networking reception following the convention at 4:15 p.m.

*Regretfully we cannot offer any refunds for the Convention should you decide to cancel your registration.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact events@gcpartnership.com or call us at 216.592.2390.

Find out what we're up to on Instagram @bizconcle and Twitter @bizconcle:

Congrats to our grand prize winners! These attendees received tickets to Iceland, and tickets to anywhere in the continental US! #BizConCLE17 #weloveourmembers

Make sure you grab your favorite beer at the bar at the #bizconcle17! Cheers to you for taking the time out of your business to work on your business and not in your business!

After a long day of learning, it’s time to let your hair down and have fun at the #BizConCLE17

We are ready to learn from Vickie Coleman Gallagher, @cle_state, on the differences between a manager and a leader. #BizConCLE17

Our final keynote speaker, Erica Javellana from @zappos, talks about making a positive change in your organization through culture #BizConCLE17

Mark Thompson takes the stage as our lunch keynote speaker for #BizConCLE17! The crowd is loving his engaging presentation on creating a culture of innovation.

Standing room only in @joepulizzi’s workshop at #BizConCLE17 on “How to Generate Direct Revenue from Your Marketing Program” #contentmarketing #marketing

Blog Articles

Featured

Jun 21, 2018

10 Ways Your Company’s Core Values Can Promote Success

Jun 21, 2018

Your company’s core values are too important to hide them away in your HR manual. In fact, you could be leveraging them to help your business grow. Learn how online retailing giant Zappos has aligned its business model with its 10 core values and has achieved success.

Jun 21, 2018

5 Traits of Transformational Entrepreneurs

Jun 21, 2018

It seems as though business disruptors are everywhere these days. Do you want your company to become as big of a transformational force also? If so, here are five traits the visionaries behind these disruptors all share.

Jun 21, 2018

Happy Employees Are Engaged Employees

Jun 21, 2018

Three out of every 10 workers are not properly engaged at work, which can hinder a company’s performance. Check out these five tips to keep your workers happy and engaged and your company’s performance humming along.

Jun 21, 2018

Build a Billion-Dollar Business in 5 Steps

Jun 21, 2018

In January 2017, CoverMyMeds achieved what every startup company dreams of: a billion-dollar valuation and sale to a major corporation.

Funny thing is, Ted Frank, the CFO of CoverMyMeds, never really thought of the company as a startup. Rather, he and his partners viewed operated the business as a company with a long-term future instead of as a startup simply trying to survive from one round of funding to the next.

Jun 21, 2018

About the Greater Cleveland Partnership, COSE and AMMP

With more than 8,500 members, the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) is a membership association of Northeast Ohio companies and organizations and one of the largest metropolitan chambers of commerce in the nation. Our organizational core includes the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), a one-stop resource for our small-business member companies. COSE provides cost-effective group-purchasing programs, advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues, and resources focused on helping companies grow. Accelerating Middle Market Progress (AMMP), also part of GCP's organizational core, recognizes our commitment to, and focus on, creating a vibrant business environment for middle-market companies in Northeast Ohio.