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COSE's Ten Under 10 will honor member companies with 10 or fewer full-time
employees for their best practices in innovation , growth/success, value to the
community and environment, diversity promotion and customer service
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Eligible companies have 10 or fewer full time employees and have been in
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"There can be no greater commitment to making arts accessible to all
audiences than that embodied by The Wallace Foundation," said NJPAC
Co-Chairman Arthur F. "They have looked at the issue from both a
scholarly and a practical point of view and have challenged long-held
perceptions about how the arts and culture should strive to have resonance and
relevance in America's diverse communities.

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"Small businesses are
the unsung heroes of jobs creation and economic development, and deserve
acknowledgement of their contributions . "We're not only interested in seeing
growth in revenue; we want to honor small businesses that excel at how they do
business.org )

, The New Jersey Performing Arts Center
was named one of six nationwide recipients of The Wallace Foundation
Excellence Awards, it was announced today at a ceremony held at the Arts
Center.

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"We realized that, of the dozens of awards programs in Northeast Ohio,
there is little recognition for smaller businesses," said Jeanne Coughlin,
COSE chairman and president of the Coughlin Group, Inc. "The Excellence Awards
honor organizations that have made engaging people more deeply in the arts
part of their organization's DNA.

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"The goal of The Wallace Foundation Excellence Awards is to encourage
organizations to sustain and expand the impact of their work with local
constituencies and to draw national attention to the importance of
participation building to the health and growth of the arts field," said
Christine DeVita, President of The Wallace Foundation.

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The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2005.

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Winners will be honored at an awards ceremony during Small
Business Week in May. The Awards are an important part of our
efforts to develop and share effective ideas and practices for enhancing arts
participation and bringing the transformational benefits of the arts to all.

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To receive recognition from this
pioneering Foundation is a real badge of honor for NJPAC.

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According to The Wallace Foundation, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
was honored , in the inaugural year of the Excellence Awards, "for innovative
multi-cultural outreach, including its 25 annual productions reflecting global
perspectives outside classic European traditions and its collaborations with
more than a dozen New Jersey universities, libraries, churches and
community -based organizations to connect non-traditional audiences with
featured artists through workshops , discussions and performances.

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Ten Under 10 awards to recognize outstanding small businesses with fewer than
10 employees

CLEVELAND, The Council of Smaller Enterprises
(COSE), the small business arm of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, announced
a new small business awards program that will recognize outstanding
achievements of ten Northeast Ohio small businesses with fewer than ten
employees each year.org/10under10 .

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Nominees must also be members of COSE by
April 1, 2005.J." NJPAC was
also honored for its arts education programs, which offer a comprehensive menu
of performances, residency programs, arts training, and scholarships for
elementary , middle and high school children, as well as professional
development opportunities for New Jersey 's educators.

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The program has been named the "COSE Ten Under 10.

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Nomination forms and more
information are available on the COSE Web site
at http://www. The honor, which recognizes NJPAC's commitment and effectiveness in
broadening participation in the arts, comes with a $2 million grant to the
Arts Center for endowment and cash reserve.

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"We really want to know the story behind the business," said Steve
Millard, executive director of COSE.

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About COSE
COSE, the small business arm of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, serves
as a one-stop resource for its members by providing: group-purchasing programs
that reduce the cost of doing business; education and development programs for
small- and mid-sized businesses; advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues
affecting the business community; a wide range of resources focused on helping
firms grow; and economic development partners that can address business
concerns.

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