A Tuesday morning read to know who's hiring, growing, moving, and doing business in Northeast Ohio.

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Why Post on Small Business Bulletin?

BUILD CAPACITY & SUSTAIN GROWTH. Small businesses and entrepreneurs find local partners, vendors, talent, and opportunities. When you post here, you land directly in front of active decision-makers.

RESOURCES NEARBY & ACROSS TOWN. Peer-to-peer transactions and community support among local businesses,‍ ‍whether you need to fill a specialized role, source a commercial vendor, or announce a key company milestone.

THEIR BUSINESS NEEDS AREN’T BIGGER OR SMALLER THAN YOURS. Notices that stand on equal footing, judged purely by the clarity, quality, and relevance of your offer—whether you are a sole proprietor launching a new service or an established firm posting a key opening.

NO MARKETING BUZZWORDS OR SALES PITCHES. We get to the point, so you can get back to running your business. Every notice is capped at 60 words and formatted using value-neutral, factual copy standards.

Notice Categories

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Increase awareness about your products and services for local business owners and procurement teams looking for service partners and B2B vendors

Examples of notices to post:

  • Legal

  • Accounting & CPA

  • IT & Cybersecurity

  • Commercial Insurance

  • Marketing

  • HR

HIRING & TALENT

Keep everyone informed about key new hires and efforts to fill open positions with skilled local candidates.

Examples of notices to post:

  • Full-Time Roles

  • Mid/Senior Requisitions

  • Specialized Contractors

  • Executive Searches

  • Internship & Fellowship Placements

OPERATIONS, REAL ESTATE & PROCUREMENT

Find tenants for your vacant office, retail, or other commercial spaces. Post procurement RFPs, buy or sell commercial equipment, or connect with qualified regional contractors.

Examples of notices to post:

  • Space subleases

  • RFP and Vendor solicitations

  • Municipal and Corporate Bids

  • Office and Warehouse Assets

  • Maintenance Calls, Facility Services

MILESTONES & EXPANSION

Keep your peers, investors, and local partners informed about your company’s growth and major milestones. Share updates about new facilities, locations, and changes in leadership. Celebrate your company’s achievements with the business community.

Examples of notices to post:

  • Expansions

  • Hires and Moves

  • Leadership Appointments

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Announcements

  • Company Anniversaries

  • Asset Purchases

  • Facility Openings and Soft Openings

  • New Locations and Office Relocations

  • Rebranding

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Invite entrepreneurs and small business owners to continuing education that directly supports, streamlines, and catapults local businesses for sustained success and growth.

Examples of notices to post:

  • Business Education

  • Business Advisory Services

Notice Guidelines

30-DAY NOTICE

For ongoing exposure. Your 60-word announcement will appear in four weekly email bulletins and stay on our noticeboard for a full month. This option is for ongoing hiring, big company milestones, new service launches, or business development. Week one introduces your news, weeks two and three keep readers engaged, and week four encourages prospects and candidates to take action.

14-DAY NOTICE

For urgent business needs without a long commitment. Your 60-word announcement will appear in two weekly email bulletins and stay on our noticeboard for two weeks. This option is for urgent hiring, procurement requests, or promoting local events and ribbon-cuttings. Week one introduces your news, and week two follows up with readers who are ready to act.

COMMUNITY & CIVIC NOTICES

Complimentary 14-day notices for non-profits, civic entities, and public economic development programs hosting 100% free, non-commercial events or public grant opportunities.Examples of notices to post: EVENTS: Free civic, municipal, or community non-profit events (e.g., city RFPs, chamber networking); OFFERINGS: Public small business grants, free technical assistance programs, or government relief funds; and HIRING: Unpaid non-profit board seats or civic volunteer calls

NOTICE POLICY

If you submit your notice by 5:00 PM EST on the Friday prior to the Tuesday start date selected, it will go live. We review every submission (up to 200 words) and condense it into our clear, neutral editorial standardized 60-word format.

POST YOUR NOTICE

Drive growth and forge partnerships.

  • "When we opened our second distribution hub, we posted a notice under the Milestones & Expansion section, celebrating the launch and highlighting our increased freight capacity. Within 48 hours, a regional agricultural supplier reached out seeking excess warehouse space, leading to a long-term commercial sublease partnership."

  • "We posted an educational notice for a B2B workshop titled 'Building Adaptive Leadership in Remote Teams.' A local manufacturing firm saw it and booked our team to run the program across four of their regional offices, generating $28,000 in new enterprise training revenue from a single post."

  • “Instead of just posting on job boards, we listed our need for specialized compliance contractors on Small Business Bulletin. A local legal consultancy spotted the post, reached out to offer a joint venture agreement, and we now cross-refer contract compliance projects to each other regularly."

  • "We published an RFP solicitation under Operations & Procurement seeking local suppliers for recycled paper board. Not only did we find a reliable regional vendor that cut our material transit costs by 15%, but two other eco-friendly brands saw the notice and reached out to buy our finished packaging materials."

  • "We took advantage of the free 14-day posting policy under the Community & Civic section to announce a zero-cost grant readiness workshop for women-owned businesses. Over 60 local entrepreneurs registered, and three regional banks who saw the post stepped up as corporate sponsors to cover our operating expenses for the year."

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FAQs

What are the listing rules?

All notices must be business-to-business (B2B) relevant—in the offer or in the request for support. Promotional messaging and non-B2B solicitations are not posted to maintain content quality for subscribers.

Can I submit what I use as sales copy or descriptions of my product or service?

Yes, you can submit your current messaging (up to 200 words). It will be capped at 60 words and formatted using value-neutral, factual copy standards before it’s published.

When is the submission deadline?

Submissions received by 5:00 PM EDT on the Friday prior to the selected Tuesday start date will be published.

Where can I see the latest notices?

Only subscribers see the notices.

Subscribe for free to receive weekly notices via email and access the notice dashboard link.

How can I contact you?

You can reach us via email at info@smallbusinessbulletin.com

Make it a part of your growth strategy.

  • "Subscribing to the weekly email saves me hours of manual searching across job boards. Last month, a municipal grant opportunity was featured in the newsletter's Hiring & Talent section. I immediately notified a nonprofit client, helped them apply, and was brought on as the paid program director once the grant was awarded."

  • "The weekly bulletin digest gives me a direct line into shifting commercial space needs across our county. I noticed a local tech company listed a partial office sublease in the digest. Within 24 hours of receiving the email, I connected them with a growing professional services firm on my client list, closing a 2-year sublease agreement without ever listing it publicly."

  • "We posted an educational notice for a B2B workshop titled 'Building Adaptive Leadership in Remote Teams.' A local manufacturing firm saw it and booked our team to run the program across four of their regional offices, generating $28,000 in new enterprise training revenue from a single post."

  • "I subscribed initially just to stay informed, but the weekly email transformed my B2B outreach strategy. Seeing featured chamber events and workforce workshops prompted me to offer our leadership confidence modules as a complimentary session. That single connection from the newsletter led to a paid year-long partnership with two local workforce development boards."

  • MILESTONES & EXPANSION

    "I spotted in the weekly digest news about a regional logistics firm opening a new warehouse. Because I caught the announcement early in the bulletin, I reached out before competitor brokers even knew they were expanding and secured their commercial liability policy."

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