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• Visitations will be conducted to assess, workforce needs, gaps in service along with any issues businesses are facing with state and local government. This information will be used to determine next steps order to grow their employment base and expand. • Promote NXLevel Course and Enterprise Challenge. • Meet with businesses at their request to discuss their plans, needs and concerns. • Track grant and continuing education opportunities. • Compile a list of traditional and non-traditional financing sources. • Maintain a 11st of business incentives. • Create a list of referral resources (Center for Economic Vitality, SBA, SCORE, and Workforce). Publicize labor resources. • Coordinate with Membership Services to send business assistance Invites/outreach to new members. Create leave-behind brochure outlining services and resources. Goal 3. Foster a common vision and collaboration • Establish regular meetings with City Manager, Elected Officials, Business Leaders, Partner organizations such as EDA, Work Source, CWU, DOC, SCORE, WEDA, SBA, South Central Workforce Council. • Re-establish Partners' Luncheons to discuss what is happening with the various major employers, associations, municipalities, and county. Luncheons will Include Downtown Association, KVCH, School Superintendents, a City Council Member from all incorporated cities, a Commissioner, Work Source, Roslyn Revltalization, etc. • Send our newsletter to all partner organizations and invite submission of content. • Provide legislative agenda and work with AWC and AWB on legislative issues specific to Cities. • Promote existing assets throughout the county and marketing messages for the county to help encourage the branding and messaging for the sense of place. Goal 4. Assist start-up businesses and entrepreneur to ens~re their success. • Create and Maintain Inventory of existing businesses and Industries • Maintain a Reference llbrary and business resource Inventory. • Utilize CEV Industry Snapshots as a component of outreach activity. • Create a list of referral resources (Center for Economic Vitality, SBA, SCORE, and Workforce). • Assist business start-ups with business planning, marketJng and financial planning. • Help prepare business for financing. • Establish business start-up workshop series through CRAFT3. • Work to establish entrepreneurial/start-up program for Women & Minority Businesses. • Use social media to communicate relevant and timely information that supports economic development mission. o Ribbon Cuttings, business -related events, shop local program. o Eblasts to businesses with relevant Info for business owners, like projects, funding resources, labor resources, training, etc.