CLEVELAND – Small businesses have ten days left to apply for a spot in an innovative venture on Cleveland’s east side called “The BoxSpot.” The two-story shopping plaza will be made out of converted shipping containers on the corner of E. 81st and Kinsman, one of the city’s most under-invested neighborhoods. Only six spaces are available […]

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Toys, clothes, and figurines line the shelves at Big Fun in Cleveland Heights. The Coventry shop is a staple, and it’s all thanks to the people who continue to shop at small businesses. “We’re part of your community. We’re actually the fabric of your neighborhood, so it’s really important to support […]

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On June 30th, the Export-Import Bank’s charter will expire if Congress refuses to act. House Republicans are in full swing to diminish Ex-Im bank’s ability…

President Barack Obama will travel to Cleveland Tuesday to listen to small business owners – some of them African-Americans – who have ideas for creating jobs at a time when the black unemployment rate is 15.8 percent, double the rate of white citizens. Obama will attend “Winning the Future Forum on Small Business” in association […]