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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nominations
Open for Arts Business and Innovation Awards <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The
Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) is pleased to announce that the COSE Arts
Network is now accepting nominations for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Arts
Business and Innovation Awards. The awards recognize a unique point of
intersection between the art and business worlds, one where artists focus on
business issues and small business owners focus on and support the arts
community. Nominations will be accepted through March 2, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Winners
and finalists will be recognized in four categories: <a
href="http://cosearts.org/Awards/artist/">Individual Artist</a>, <a
href="http://cosearts.org/Awards/business/">Arts Business</a>, <a
href="http://cosearts.org/Awards/Community/">Arts and Culture Community
Champion</a>, and <a href="http://cosearts.org/Awards/Entrepreneur/">Young Arts
Entrepreneur</a>. The awards will be presented at the Arts Business and
Innovation Awards ceremony on April 23, 2009 at The Cleveland Play House.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Winners
will have the opportunity to win a $1,000 cash prize, in-kind business
services, a free year of COSE membership and a host of promotional and
visibility opportunities through COSE. Each of these services will help
to support the growth and prosperity of arts based businesses in Northeast
Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Both
self applications and peer nominations of artists and businesses are being
accepted. Interested parties may log on to the COSE Arts Network web site at <a
href="http://www.cosearts.org">http://www.cosearts.org</a> to access
application forms and additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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