REGISTER TODAY! WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 INVESTORS DEALMAKERS ENTREPRENEURS. #AspireNEO RENAISSANCE CLEVELAND HOTEL

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1 BRINGING TOGETHER THE REGION S ENTREPRENEURIAL, DEAL MAKING AND INVESTOR COMMUNITIES REGISTER TODAY! #AspireNEO

2 BUSINESSOWNERS DEALMAKERS ENTREPRENEURS INVESTMENTBANKERS On behalf of Smart Business, I m excited to invite you to attend the 2016 ASPIRE Conference on May 18, 2016, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Cleveland. Presented by Fifth Third Bank, ASPIRE brings together the region s entrepreneurial, deal making and investor communities for a day-long event filled with dynamic keynote speakers, engaging panel discussions and ample time for power networking. We ll also honor this region s past by exploring the history of business in Northeast Ohio through a partnership with the Western Reserve Historical Society in order to deliver an experience unlike any other business event in town. Smart Business is working with more than a dozen of the region s top deal making organizations as supporting sponsors, as well as a knowledgeable host committee and four honorary chairpeople who have together spent the last year developing this program. The following pages describe ASPIRE in greater detail, including our agenda for the day and the speakers you ll interact with on such topics as buying a business, selling a business, raising capital, and liquidity events. I trust that you ll find this event as exciting as we do, and that you ll consider joining us by registering for the event at If you ve got questions, just let our team at Smart Business know. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you May 18th at ASPIRE. With best regards, Fred Koury, CEO Smart Business

3 INVESTORS PRIVATEEQUITYFIRMS VENTURECAPITALISTS WEALTHMANAGERS HONORARY CHAIRS CHAIRMAN FRED KOURY Smart Business Network JULIE BOLAND Cleveland managing partner, EY UMBERTO FEDELI president & CEO The Fedeli Group STEWART KOHL co-ceo The Riverside Co. MAL MIXON retired chairman & CEO Invacare Corporation KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WALTER W. BETTINGER II president and CEO The Charles Schwab Corporation HOST COMMITTEE RONALD AMBROGIO BNY Mellon Wealth Management BOB CAMPANA Campana Capital RALPH M. DELLA RATTA Western Reserve Partners DEB DONLEY Vocon MARK GOLDFARB USA LLP CARL GRASSI JIM HILL Benesch MICHAEL JEANS Growth Opportunity Partners JEFFREY KADLIC Evolution Capital Partners ADAM KAUFMAN PathNorth CHRIS KELLY Jones Day JERRY L. KELSHEIMER Fifth Third Bank T. SCOTT KING Sun Capital Partners FRANK LINSALATA Linsalata Capital Partners BASSEM MANSOUR Resilience Capital Partners WILLIAM C. MULLIGAN Primus Capital BRIAN O NEILL Tucker Ellis CHRIS PEER SyncShow BOYD PETHEL First National Bank JON PINNEY Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP GEORGE W. REYES AMWARE Cos. GREGORY D. SEELEY Seeley Savidge Ebert & Gourash Co., LPA GREG SKODA Skoda Minotti ROBYN MINTER SMYERS Thompson Hine DEBORAH F. SPAKE, Ph.D. Kent State University, College of Business Administration W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY founder, chairman and CEO TransDigm Group Inc. and TransDigm Holdings FOR MORE DETAILS, SPEAKER BIOS, FULL AGENDA OF WORKSHOPS AND TO REGISTER, GO TO:

4 BUSINESSOWNERS DEALMAKERS ENTREPRENEURS INVESTMENTBANKERS #AspireNEO CONFERENCE AGENDA 7:00 A.M. REGISTRATION, COFFEE AND NETWORKING 7:30 A.M BREAKFAST IS SERVED 7:45 A.M. KICKOFF AND INTRODUCTIONS 8:00 A.M. KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION Presented by Fifth Third Bank ENTREPRENEURS M&A ROUNDTABLE 9:00 A.M. WORKSHOPS 1 A: ACQUISITIONS: BEST PRACTICES AND PITFALLS Presented by Thompson Hine B: SELLING YOUR BUSINESS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Presented by Western Reserve Partners LLC 9:45 A.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK Presented by Huntington National Bank 10:00 A.M. WORKSHOPS 2 A: RAISING CAPITAL IN THE PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET Presented by Kent State University B: ESOPS: A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO CORPORATE LIQUIDITY Presented by 10:45 A.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK Presented by Huntington National Bank 11:00 A.M. MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY of TransDigm Group Inc. and TransDigm Holdings NOON NETWORKING LUNCH Presented by BNY Mellon LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION TO MAL MIXON 1:00 P.M. WORKSHOPS 3 A: ARE YOU ENGAGED: TIPS FOR BUILDING A STRONGER BUSINESS Presented by Convero B: SOLD! MANAGING THE PROCESS OF SELLING YOUR BUSINESS Presented by USA LLP 1:45 P.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK Presented by Huntington National Bank 2:00 P.M. WORKSHOPS 4 A: LIQUIDITY EVENTS: WIND UP DON T WIND DOWN Presented by Smart Business B: CAPITAL RAISE INSIGHTS: ARE YOU PREPARED? Presented by First National Bank 2:45 P.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK Presented by Huntington National Bank 3:00 P.M. CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER WALTER W. BETTINGER II of The Charles Schwab Corp. 4:00 P.M. COCKTAILS AND NETWORKING RECEPTION Presented by AMWARE Cos. REGISTER TODAY AT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MEREDITH RANKIN AT mrankin@sbnonline.com OR

5 I N V E S T O R S P R I VA T E E Q U I T Y F I R M S V E N T U R E C A P I T A L I S T S W E A LT H M A N A G E R S PRESENTED BY P R E S E N T S S M A RT B U S I N E S S F EAT U R ED PA N E L S P E AKERS W E D N E S DAY M AY 1 8, RENAISSANCE CLEVELAND HOTEL MONTE AHUJA MURA Holdings TONY KUHEL Thompson Hine RON AMBROGIO BNY Mellon Wealth Management RAY LEACH JumpStart KRISTY AMY Convero MATTHEW LIKENS Ulthera DAN CALLANAN Western Reserve Valuations BOB LITTMAN RALPH DELLA RATTA Western Reserve Partners TOM LITTMAN Kirtland Capital Partners DEBBIE DONLEY Vocon KEN MARBLESTONE Cascade Partners STACY FEINER STEVEN MARKS Main Street Gourmet MICHAEL FEUER OfficeMax/Max-Ventures LLC TONY MERCURIO National Interstate LOREN GARRUTO EY JIM MOONEY STERIS MARK GOLDFARB SCOTT MUELLER Dealer Tire CARL GRASSI BILL MULLIGAN Primus Capital Funds BOB HISRICH Kent State University CHRIS PEER SyncShow JEFF HOFFMAN ColorJar, Priceline.com BOYD PETHEL First National Bank CHRIS HYLAND Hyland Software BOB SHEARER Shearer s Inc. MICHAEL JEANS Growth Opportunity Partners GREG SKODA Skoda Minotti JERRY KELSHEIMER 5/3rd Bank RON WEINBERG Weinberg Capital Management STEWART KOHL The Riverside Company CHAS WITHERS Dix & Eaton LEE KOURY Convero DALE VLASEK HOSTED BY SMART BUSINESS LEADING SPONSORS College of Business Administration SUPPORTING SPONSORS TOM ZENTY University Hospitals Health System REGISTER TODAY AT: CONTENT AS OF MAY 10, 2016