Briefing: Locating Your Tech-Based Business in California

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California’s economy is roaring back in large part to the network of support providers connecting businesses to resources.  Whether you’re a foreign business looking to locate in California or an advisor assisting businesses with location decisions, the CA Foreign Direct Investment Tech Guide is an invaluable resource in helping you thoughtfully plan you next move.  [...]

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COVID-19 Essentials for Manufacturers: Health Education, Standards, & HR Concerns

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While some may argue that the COVID-19 pandemic environment is now our "new normal," many small and medium-sized manufacturers are still struggling to keep up with the fluctuating workplace safety standards and overall health education of their workforce. With new data coming out and the frequent shifts in regulations, the same questions are resurfacing but [...]

The Future of Work and Inclusion

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Workforce trends in automation and digitalization, accelerated by the pandemic, will continue to eliminate low-skill jobs. As these occupations disappear, displaced workers – disproportionately people of color – need skills and connections to get the good jobs of today and the future. A new report from IEDC’s Economic Development Research Partners program, “The Future of [...]

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UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange Webinar: Using Storytelling to Get More Out of Your Marketing and Public Relations Efforts

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Startup founders need to be effective communicators and incorporate marketing and public relations efforts across a number of different aspects necessary to establish and grow their businesses. Leveraging personal and company stories can help founders create a narrative that may resonate with potential team members, partners, supporters, investors, and customers. This talk, led by award-winning [...]

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UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange Webinar: Using Storytelling to Get More Out of Your Marketing and Public Relations Efforts

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Startup founders need to be effective communicators and incorporate marketing and public relations efforts across a number of different aspects necessary to establish and grow their businesses. Leveraging personal and company stories can help founders create a narrative that may resonate with potential team members, partners, supporters, investors, and customers. This talk, led by award-winning [...]

Resiliency Hour: Tips and Tools for Immediate Preparedness for Your Business

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Join us in September for National Preparedness Month. Outsmart Disaster presents Resiliency Hour: Tips and Tools for Immediate Preparedness for Your Business. This hour-long virtual event is an opportunity designed for economic development councils and agencies, chambers of commerce, business owners, and nonprofits interested in learning more about disaster preparedness, Outsmart Disaster’s Resilient Business Challenge, [...]

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SelectUSA services for Economic Development Organizations

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SelectUSA will host an informational webinar for Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) to expand on SelectUSA resources, including Single Location Promotion Events, virtual tours, and EDO Diagnostic plots that support foreign direct investment (FDI) efforts nationwide.

SelectUSA EDO Webinar

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SelectUSA will host an informational webinar for Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) to expand on SelectUSA resources, including Single Location Promotion Events, virtual tours, and EDO Diagnostic plots that support foreign direct investment (FDI) efforts nationwide.  

Reshoring & Nearshoring: How Technology/Automation Helps Manufacturers Compete

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Because of the hard lessons that the COVID-19 pandemic taught us in 2020, more and more companies are considering reshoring or nearshoring their manufacturing operations. In doing so, business owners and managers of all levels are seriously thinking about how an investment in technology and automation could help them to compete at a higher level. [...]

Resiliency Hour: Tips and Tools for Immediate Preparedness for Your Business

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Join us in September for National Preparedness Month. Outsmart Disaster presents Resiliency Hour: Tips and Tools for Immediate Preparedness for Your Business. This hour-long virtual event is an opportunity designed for economic development councils and agencies, chambers of commerce, business owners, and nonprofits interested in learning more about disaster preparedness, Outsmart Disaster’s Resilient Business Challenge, [...]

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