Stimulus Dollars for Local Small Business Retention

Contact your local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) ASAP and ask them to set aside some dislocated worker (rapid response) dollars for "Layoff Aversion" which translates into Business Retention!  These funds are not for employment generating activities such as business attraction or expansion.

"ACT QUICKLY!"  WIBs have dollars for this budget year and new stimulus dollars!  At the very least partner with your one stops!!

Layoff Aversions Objectives are for employer outreach to reduce the rate of business failures and other ways to keep people on the job!  

Some Layoff Aversion Ideas Are:

• Buy Local
• Banker Forums
• Small Business Resource Forums
• Business Data Gathering
• Small Business Technology Assistance
• Small Business Lending
• Cluster Facilitation
• Small Business Resource Center
• Business Networking
• Business-to-Business Buying and Selling (B2B)
• Government to Business Buying and Selling (G2B)
• CALED "Online" Tools for Small Business Resource Website
• International Trade Activity
• Business Retention Programs
• Labor Market Surveys
• Relevant Subscriptions
• Dissemination of Information on Services & Resources
• Enterprise Zone Vouchering Services
• Access to Job Training Resources
• Employer Contact to Place WIA Participants

Join in a conference call to further explore layoff aversion funding for Business Retention on May 8 at 9am.
Call in number: (308)-344-6400
Call in code:      305911#