Business Expo Returns on October 9

The Rocky River Chamber of Commerce presents its 12th annual Business Expo on Thursday, October 9, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Don Umerley Civic Center, 21016 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. You are invited to attend and meet the business people who have products and services that are right here in our own backyard.  Admission is free when you present your business card.

This year’s Business Expo, the only business show of its size and scope in the area, will feature over 100 exhibitors, including 13 restaurants.  It presents exhibiting businesses with a unique opportunity to stand out in today’s competitive business world. Attendance is expected to top 1,000 again this year, as people take this opportunity to make connections and learn how new products, services and technology can help their businesses grow.  

Returning this year to the Expo will be a wine and beer tasting from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Local retailers WineStyles and Giant Eagle will be selling a variety of fine wine and beer samples.   

Jason Lukz, Co-chairman of the Expo Committee, offers just a few of the reasons why the Expo is a valuable business investment.

 “This is an exciting event, it’s a powerful five hours filled with high energy.  Expo 2014 will feature a wide variety of exhibitors. It gives people a means to network, to increase business opportunities and to obtain ideas on ways to increase business.  We see many successful connections made at the Business Expo.  You never know who you might meet.”

 “This is the 12th Expo that the Rocky River Chamber of Commerce has produced.  The attendance and feedback received gets better every year,” Lukz said.

 Valet parking is available for $5 per car.  Free offsite parking is available at St. Thomas Lutheran Church at 21211 Detroit Road in Rocky River.  A shuttle bus will run between the Civic Center and the St. Thomas parking lot.  All exhibitors and attendees who use the shuttle will be entered into a raffle to win valuable prizes. 

Expo’s Platinum sponsor is Cox Business.  Gold sponsors are Tri-C, Timan Custom Window Treatments, Speedpro Imaging, WestLife,.  Silver sponsors include Aable Rents, Admiral Products, Cleveland Clinic Hospitals, Dollar Bank, Dawson Companies, First Federal Lakewood, Giant Eagle, Huntington Bank, Inside Business, Lutheran West High School, MVP Services, Normandy Senior Living, Northeast Ohio Media Group, Paychex, Rockport Observer, Spooner Inc., Westwood Town Center.

For more information, call the Rocky River Chamber at 440-331-1140 or visit www.rrexpo.com