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Women of the Beachwood Chamber Coffee Hour
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Women of the Beachwood Chamber Coffee Hour
Special Guest Speaker: Ms. Patrice Blakemore, Sr. VP of Equity & Inclusion at
the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
Topic:
Why Small Businesses Fail to Scale
With almost 20 years of working with businesses, Patrice has consulted and assisted more than 500 business owners. Now, she would like to share the insights she has gained regarding business owners' biggest mistakes and how to avoid them. Come and learn why owners fail to scale and sell their businesses and how you can avoid the same pitfalls.
Patrice Blakemore is the Senior Vice President of Equity and Inclusion of the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP). Patrice leads three principal equity and inclusion strategies. These priorities include (1) scaling minority business enterprises (2) supporting efforts that promote minority development, advancement, and retention in middle to high-wage positions, and (3) advocating and advancing digital equity.
Before joining GCP, Patrice served as the Executive Director for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). The 3-month curriculum provides entrepreneurs with practical business education, access to capital resources, and business support services. Patrice increased overall diversity in the program on average by 15 percent. She joined Tri-C in 2013 as a business advisor, where she has assisted more than 500 business owners during her tenure. Approximately 800 owners have graduated from the program since her departure in 2022.
Women of the Beachwood Chamber Coffee...
Date and Time
Thursday May 8, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Location
Courtyard by Marriott
3695 Orange Place
Beachwood, OH. 44122
Fees/Admission
Members: No fee
Non-members: $10
Contact Information
David Lapierre
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