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September 14, 2009 <br />Joint Elected Officials Meeting <br />City of Springfield <br />City of Eugene <br />Lane County <br /> <br />Page 3 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />Business Retention and Expansion <br />1. <br />Support the Growth and Development of Existing Area Businesses to Achieve Quality Job <br />Creation. <br /> The ED recognized the crucial role existing area businesses played in sustaining the <br />health of the local economy and in creating job opportunities. Efforts should be directed at <br />supporting the operating needs of local businesses as well as meeting their needs for expansion <br />and growth. <br /> <br />Tactic 1: <br />Coordinate public capital and finance networks within the region to facilitate <br />business access to needed funding for continued operation and growth. <br />Tactic 2: <br /> Develop or strengthen peer-to-peer support networks for businesses of any type <br />(start-up, existing, large, small, etc) for communicating regional information on <br />financing, physical development, locating, hiring, recruiting, training. <br />Tactic 3: <br /> Assist businesses with site development or expansion through coordinated multi- <br />agency review of development permits. Develop methods and policies to <br />streamline the permitting process. <br /> <br />Entrepreneurial Infrastructure <br />2. <br />Accelerate the Development of Entrepreneurial Infrastructure <br />. (Defined as those facilities <br />and services present within our region which encourage the creation of new ventures, and the <br />growth and development of small- and medium- sized enterprises). <br /> <br />Tactic 1: <br /> Increase the amount of investment capital in our region by leveraging such groups as <br />the Willamette Angel Conference (WAC), the Southern Willamette Angel Network <br />(formerly Lane Venture Forum), the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN), and the <br />investor relations programs led by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. <br />Tactic 2: <br /> Expand the partnership with University of Oregon and Oregon State University in <br />bringing new technologies and innovations to market. <br />Tactic 3: <br />Improve the region’s deal flow for investors by accelerating start-ups that are growth- <br />ready, and providing educational opportunities for entrepreneurs to increase their <br />skills. <br /> <br />Workforce Development <br />3. <br />Train, attract and maintain a competitive workforce to meet the region’s current and <br />A. <br />emerging industry needs and stimulate business development. <br /> Foster a dynamic <br />partnership of education, industry, and workforce development to forecast, assess and meet <br /> <br />the training needs of existing and developing businesses. <br /> <br />Tactic 1: <br /> Partner with local educational systems to enhance and align services to prepare local <br />residents with work readiness skills, including basic math and literacy skills, <br />necessary for success in all occupations. <br />Tactic 2: <br /> Convene industry-interests panels to design and evaluate curricula to ensure that <br />local training programs meet industry needs. <br />Tactic 3: <br /> Continue to build a culture that values learning, an entrepreneurial spirit, acceptance <br />and diversity, and creativity to continue to attract entrepreneurial and innovative <br />talent to our region. <br /> <br /> <br />
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