1. The next generation of business retention and expansion

2. BRE & Business Services
REGIONAL ECONOMY
Services that help employers expand, recruit, and stay in the region
70-80% of job growth comes from existing employers
Exponential ability to effect regional change
Business Engagement is any service that is employer driven to help them recruit, retain, and expand their business.  This can include but isn't limited to talent recruitment and upskilling, rapid response, layoff aversion strategies, and economic forecasting.

3. Typical Business Engagement Cycle
Strategic Plan
Project Y/N
Company Research
Business Visitation

4. Challenges to Local Business Engagement
Engaging with the most critical companies
Leveraging ALL the data to create meaningful engagement
Understanding and monitoring real-time company needs
Less wasted time on company data collection and more time developing solutions.

5. Successful Business Engagement Strategy
Relationships Data + =
Successful Business Engagement Strategy

6. How do we measure growth across different types of businesses?
Information Businesses
Logistics Businesses
Manufacturing Businesses

7. How do we measure growth differently across different regions?
Georgia
Washington
Technology Businesses
Technology Businesses
Logistics Businesses
Manufacturing Businesses
Logistics Businesses
Manufacturing Businesses