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news ah-ha trip tip at home smallbizvotes.org businesses admit they are not prepared for disaster. 40% of small —office Depot upfront Tina Hamrick, owner of SJK Beringer Group Inc., was named president of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Cleveland Chapter in June. sjkberinger.com Scot Rourke, president and CEO of OneCommunity, has been named a Rising Star for the 2008 Smart Business Innovation in Business Conference recognizing Northeast Ohio’s most innovative businesses and leaders. The event is Sept. 18 at LaCentre Conference and Banquet Center in Westlake. onecleveland.org David Anthony Salon & Spa has been named a “Salon of Distinction” in the nationally acclaimed “Salons of the Year” interior design competition sponsored by Salon Today, the leading business owner publication of the salon industry. adavidanthonysalon.com The PowerSport Institute (affiliated with the Ohio Technical College) has partnered with Kawasaki Motors Corp (KMC) Midwest Factory Training Center. KMC will move from Michigan to join PSI in its new North Randall location to train dealer technicians in the repair and maintenance of KMC Power Sports Products. psi-now.com or ohiotechnicalcollege.com “the difference between survival and closure can rest on your ability to recover from a disaster quickly.” —Kevin GooDman, presiDent, bluebriDGe netWorKs anD chairman of the reD cross-Greater clevelanD chapter’s business emerGency planninG association (bepa). Andrews Moving and Storage Company of Streetsboro is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary. Started as a horse and wagon cartage company in 1908, it has grown to become one of Ohio’s largest moving companies. andrewsmoving.com West Shore, a family-owned wholesale picture framing distributor and importer in Westlake, is celebrating its 23rd birthday with an open house and warehouse sale Sept. 19-23. ● westshoreframes.com trip tip akroncantonairport.com/cose. What’s the secret to finding affordable airfares? Here are some tips from our friends at the Akron-Canton Airport. Flying on the cheap • Sign up for your favorite airline’s e-mail alerts for sale fares and last-minute deals. • Try a Web site that searches hundreds of airfares like kayak.com or sidestep.com. • Be flexible on departure dates, a day or two can mean hundreds of dollars in savings. Try Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. • Book your ticket directly with the carrier online. Some are offering a price guarantee to deliver a cheap price. • Check departure in nearby cities, more choices can mean a better price. ● Traveling through CAK? COSE members receive a free day of parking at check out cose.org for more ways to maximize your cose membership. september 2008 • cose update • 5 http://www.smallbizvotes.org http://sjkberinger.com http://onecleveland.org http://adavidanthonysalon.com http://psi-now.com http://ohiotechnicalcollege.com http://andrewsmoving.com http://westshoreframes.com http://kayak.com http://sidestep.com http://akroncantonairport.com/cose http://cose.org

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