Economic Development System
With a common goal to accelerate Northeast Ohio economic growth, there are many unique support organizations throughout The Plus region. To learn more about these organizations, check out their Web sites below.
• BioEnterprise: Business formation, recruitment, and acceleration initiative designed to grow healthcare companies and commercialize bioscience technologies.
• JumpStart Inc.: Venture development organization that advises, invests in, assists, and accelerates Northeast Ohio's early-stage ideas and companies.
• The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network's (MAGNET): Assists manufacturers with networking and product development, ensuring that Northeast Ohio manufacturers remain globally competitive.
• NorTech: A Catalyst for growth in Northeast Ohio’s technology industries by leading collaborative efforts to develop regional technology clusters.
• Team NEO: Cleveland Plus partner Team NEO represents the 16 counties of Northeast Ohio for business attraction and expansion.
• Minority Business Accelerator 2.5+: Focuses on growing the size, scale and infrastructure of African American- and Hispanic-owned enterprises (MBEs) with annual revenues of at least $2.5 million in a 16-county area of Northeast Ohio. It works with the corporate community and the public sector to determine the demand for business-to-business opportunities.
• Chambers of Commerce: A chamber of commerce is an organization of businesses seeking to further their collective interests, while advancing their community. Our region’s chambers of commerce, including Cleveland Plus partner the Greater Cleveland Partnership, play a critical role in the retention component of the economic development system. Find your local chamber here.