Tag: workforce development
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A Citywide Partnership Model for Stronger Communities
A Simple, Scalable Model for Mobilizing Businesses Around City Priorities Every city is already home to employers, schools, colleges, health systems, neighborhood businesses, workforce organizations, chambers of commerce, cultural institutions, nonprofits, community groups, and civic leaders working every day to strengthen opportunity. The challenge is not that cities lack effort. The challenge is that much…
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Small Town Business Pipeline: Turning College Talent Into Local Enterprise
Across America, smaller cities and rural communities are facing a familiar challenge. They have strong community pride, available buildings, loyal residents, historic downtowns, and real market needs. But they do not always have enough new business owners ready to step in, take a risk, and build the next generation of local enterprises. At the same…
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A Simple, Scalable Model for Mobilizing Businesses Around State Priorities
This concept is not presented as a finished plan or as a criticism of existing state agencies, local governments, schools, chambers, nonprofits, workforce boards, health partners, or economic development organizations. Many of these partners are already doing important work with limited staff, funding, time, and technology capacity. The purpose of this idea is to explore…
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Student Entrepreneur Saturdays: A Local Bank Partnership Idea for Youth Entrepreneurship and Financial Readiness
Student Entrepreneur Saturdays is an idea for local banks to help students build real world business skills, financial confidence, and entrepreneurial thinking through a simple community based Saturday program. The concept would bring together local banks, schools, small business owners, chambers of commerce, libraries, colleges, and community mentors to give young people practical exposure to…
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A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities
A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities The Civic Exchange is an idea for a national platform that could make it easier for businesses to connect with government resources, public programs, funding opportunities, workforce support, compliance guidance, and community partnership opportunities in one organized place. The purpose of the idea is simple: many…
Chad Trivette 