business first greater richmond 2011

Business First Greater Richmond

2010-2011 Program Findingspresented by Sara J. Dunnigan

Senior VP, Existing Business Services

New Busine

ss Attraction

Existing Business Retention and

Expansion

New Business Creation

Workforce

Developme

ntECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY

Create employment opportunities Invest in the community Part of our economic and social fabric Source of innovation Conversations reveal opportunities to build

a better business climate Satisfied, successful businesses help attract

others Our existing businesses=someone’s

prospects

Why Existing Businesses?

Thank area businesses Listen and understand issues Deepen our relationships Connect to resources Understand and affect the regional business climate

Grow a stronger regional economy

Overall Program Goals

Interview 500 firms Assist 100 Support the creation of 1,500 new jobs Encourage capital investment of $50 million

Targeted Program Outcomes

Stay Here. Grow Here.

Our Message

Company

Local Government

Workforce Services

Financing

Sales/Business development

Planning and Process

Improvement

MORE

Our Focus

SALES TRENDS WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS EXPANSION PLANS REAL ESTATE REQUIREMENTS NEW INVESTMENT BUSINESS CLIMATE ASSESSMENT

What We Learned

Regional Program Outcomes

Questions? Sara J. Dunnigan, CEcD Senior VP, Existing Business Services and

Talent Development Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc

sdunnigan@grpva.com 804.343.6968 www.linkedin.com/in/sarajdunnigan www.twitter.com/SaraDunnigan www.grpva.com