MISSION STATEMENT

The COSE Home Business Network provides education, advocacy, networking and resources to a diverse community of Northeast Ohio business owners who operate out of their homes. The Home Business Network strives to unite home business owners, to highlight the powerful economic impact of home businesses, to increase their credibility and to celebrate their successes.

Running a business out of your home provides a unique set of challenges. The clear line separating business and home can be fuzzy. Finding resources and information can be time consuming. Identifying peers to brainstorm ideas can be difficult. Sound familiar? COSE understands and has developed a network to address these issues: The COSE Home Business Network connects home-based business owners to one another as well as to resources to help members manage and grow their businesses.

COSE has thousands of members who are home-based. These businesses vary dramatically by life cycle, industry and size. Considering the strong diversity of this group, COSE understands that not all home-based businesses have the same needs nor face the same challenges. However, a number of similarities do exist across this network, and COSE will strive to provide the best resources to all of its Home Business Network members.

Benefits of the COSE Home Business Network Membership:

• Support/Assistance:
  • Peer to peer. Brainstorm ideas and learn from other members with similar challenges.
  • Business to business. Gain access to other members that can help grow your business and offer advice.
• Networking:
  • In person. Make contacts that can help support your business.
  • Online. An online discussion group serves as a vehicle to ask questions, chat and make connections with other home-based businesses.
• Knowledge:
  • Educational events. Attend events on various topics relevant to home businesses.
  • Business resources. We’ve cut through the clutter for you; information is easily and readily accessible via cosehome.org and other avenues.
• Members can receive exposure – through a members-only Web site, e-newsletter, special events and more.

Offerings:

• Web site with home business and network specific information and resources.
• Online discussion group that is user-name and password protected.
• E-newsletter that includes member profiles, success stories, articles, advice, event updates and more.
• Events: educational and networking.
• Access to COSE products and services in addition to network benefits and offerings.
• Access and discounted rates for meeting space and conference facilities.
• More offerings to come!

Eligibility:

• COSE members only
  • The Home Business Network is an added benefit to your COSE membership.
  • Non-members can sign-up for the Home Business e-newsletter
• Home business owners