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Cleveland Business Opportunities for the New Year
The Insider's Guide to The Greater Cleveland Business Network
Mike Marcellus
December 10, 2025
The Cleveland Networker
👋 Good morning, Cleveland! Welcome to The Cleveland Networker, the local newsletter serving 15,237 professionals in The Greater Cleveland business community.
In today’s issue:
👍 Cleveland's top trending searches in 2025
👀 All about 5 new Ohio laws, changes going into effect in January
📈 Cleveland organizations looking for AI Security Services, Financial Consulting Services, HR Recordkeeping, Architectural and engineering services, and more
❤️ Cleveland’s grant program supports small businesses
📅 Register for Cleveland business and networking events
👨💻 And more …
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🍇 GRAPEVINE
Cleveland Business Buzz
A snapshot of what’s happening in Cleveland’s business community.
Cleveland's top trending searches in 2025 (Read)
All about 5 new Ohio laws, changes going into effect in January (Read)
Attorneys call for timeout on Cleveland Browns receiving unclaimed funds (Read)
Cleveland lowers speed limit on Lake Avenue to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians (Read)
Businesses close in The Flats in downtown Cleveland (Read)
Sherwin-Williams’ Big Year of Business Expansion and Economic Challenges (Read)
Inferno, Rum Runners shutter due to 'economic pressures' (Read)
Jim Petras, Cleveland Heights’ First Out LGBTQ+ Mayor, Aims to Restore Trust in City Leadership (Read)
Better Business Bureau offers online shopping safety tips for holiday season (Read)
Tariffs are shaking up Ohio manufacturing (Read)
📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing
Sales leads, discounts, and promotions you need to grow in Cleveland.
CMSD is seeking qualified vendors to provide AI Security Services (Link)
Cleveland Department of Port Control needs Financial Consulting Services (Link)
City of Cleveland needs help with HR Recordkeeping employee file folders (Link)
Cleveland Police Department SWAT Facility (Link)
Technical decontamination and cleaning of City of Cleveland’s core rooms to return them to a contamination and debris-free state (Link)
CITY OF CLEVELAND PUBLIC HEALTH w/logo and line: OAS: 295” x 35” (Link)
Architectural and engineering services for everything ranging from new construction, renovations, alterations, and demo needed at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (Link)
❤️ BOOSTS
Resources & Support
Programs, tools, & grants to help you thrive in Cleveland.
Cleveland’s grant program supports small businesses (More)
Gund Foundation awards $16.9 million to Cleveland area nonprofits (More)
Cleveland awards nearly $2 million to southeast side businesses (More)
Cleveland seminary's $8.9M Lilly grant to include collaboration with Sacred Heart (More)
Ohio grants Cleveland Clinic $1.5 million to study childhood cancer treatment (More)
City of Cleveland Awards $1.9 Million to Small Businesses Through Mayor Bibb’s Southeast Side Promise (More)
Mayor Bibb Announces Second Round of Steelyard Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Grant Awardees (More)
Cleveland Community College gets USPOULTRY Foundation grant (More)
📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking
Where you go to learn, connect, and grow in Cleveland.
🤝12/11 GCFC Year-End Media Mixer (Register)
🤝12/11 Clear Ties To AI | Business Mixer (Register)
🤝12/11 Trailblazer Fall Showcase - HealthTech (Register)
🤝12/17 The Annual Holiday Mixer (Register)
🤝12/17 ONO Women's Networking Pop Up (Register)
🤝12/19 The TMA Conference (Register)
🤝12/16 Business Networking Breakfast & AI Workshop (Register)
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