2023 Business Expo

March 11, 2023 Pratt Pavilion

Click the image above to see the full commercial for our Business Expo!

BG CHAMBER BUSINESS EXPO

The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce is inviting our community to join us and over 60 amazing businesses in the area at the Pratt Pavilion for the 2023 Business Expo! Come learn all about what Bowling Green has to offer you, from city departments, to restaurants, to clothing stores, and more. There will be live performances and demonstrations from some of our businesses as well as a few drawings where you may be able to win some offerings from the attending businesses. The event will be emceed by the host of The Morning Show on WBGU-FM 88.1, Clint Corpe.

Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

No admission fee!

For Volunteer Opportunities, click here.

As the Expo draws closer, keep an eye on the Sentinel-Tribune for more information on performances, sponsors, and more!

Directory and Map

Business Expo Directory and Map

Lunch Sponsor

Lunch for the Expo will be provided by Call of the Canyon Café, a long-standing Bowling Green restaurant. A focus of the restaurant since its purchase in 2020 has been expanding the catering business, with the restaurant regularly providing meals to BGSU and visiting university sports teams, factories, healthcare facilities, businesses, weddings, funerals, etc. The restaurant is well known for it's in house made desserts, which has won the establishment Best Desserts in Wood County for at least the past ten years.  Additionally, the current owners have an enhanced focus on giving back to the community, regularly contributing to local fundraisers, providing meals at the community meal at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, serving on committees for the chamber of commerce and the city of Bowling Green, and providing team meals for Bowling Green High School sports teams.

Call of the Canyon Cafe

Lunch Menu

Help Our Community!

Two local non-profits, The Cocoon and Brown Bag Food Project, will be accepting donations at the Business Expo to help improve our community. Additionally, State Bank's GIVES Truck will be at the Expo collecting the donations for The Cocoon. The GIVES Truck will have snacks and refreshments for you to enjoy after making a donation to better our community.

Donation Opportunities

Mark Cassin of State Bank and Peg of Brown Bag Food Project

Events

The Business Expo's full performance stage schedule is listed below, and will be emceed by the host of The Morning Show on WBGU-FM 88.1, Clint Corpe.

There will be 15 prize drawings held throughout the day.

Performance Stage Schedule

10 a.m. - CPR with Bowling Green Fire Department

10:30 a.m. - Bowling Green Parks and Recreation "Ask a Fitness Trainer"

11:30 a.m. - Exercise Demonstrations with Modifications with Bowling Green Fit Body Bootcamp

12:00 p.m. - A Sampling of Elite Collegiate Apparel's Merchandise

12:30 p.m. - Travel Opportunities with AAA

1:30 p.m. - Sounds Like Yoga "Self-care to Improve Range of Motion and Down Regulation of the Nervous System"

2 p.m. - CPR with Bowling Green Fire Department

Business Expo Project Team

Chairperson:  Kent Kokomoor

Project Team: Andrew Crabill, Kathie VanNess, Greg Esposito, Kathie Wilhelm, Matt Karaffa, Joey Sherwood, Chris Gulgin, Alia Hamdar, Karmen Concannon

Chamber:  Mary Hinkelman, Kristen Kreienkamp

Presenting Sponsor

Wood County Hospital Logo

Lunch Sponsor

Breakfast Sponsor

Hydration Station Sponsor

Coffee Sponsor

Motor Sport

Networking Sponsor