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Attachment A PotentialProjectsforLocalConsideration 1.1 Inform Roseville Businesses of City and other Resources for The majority of these 41 businesses are considering expanding (5 (12%), and/or renovating (12%). See Charts 3-3 and 3-5. This is a tremendous opportunity for business development. Roseville could provide small businesses programs and any complementary financing programs from DEED, Ramsey County or other entities via a communications campaign. Elements of the campaig the North Metro Chamber or St. Paul Chamber, emails to the D&B list that was used to select the businesses for the BR&E visits and through P.R. and paid adverti write-up or well designed flyer that is clear and concise would sponsor workshops on the topic and attend existing meetings where Roseville businesses gather. 1.2 Sponsor Consulting Assistance for Business Planning The data show that 46 percent of the respondents have no written business plan. WhatÔs more, 27 percent have no succession plans. If the 41 business respond a statistically valid sample, yet it still sheds some light on i community in the City), then this is an opportunity for the comm strengthen their planning process. Possible sources of one-to-o chapter of SCORE in St. Paul., the Small Business Development Ce Thomas or a private consultant. SCORE and SBDC provide services businesses. If Roseville wanted to offer a higher level of serv consultant to provide services in the community to businesses th investment. See Tab 6 of this report for more info. on SCORE. They have drop-in office hours at the Roseville Library. They also can providecounseling at the client's place of business, at their chapter headquarters, by telephone or via email. Also, there is info. in 1.3 Sponsor Business Planning Workshops at a Basic or Advanced L Periodic workshops on basic business planning may be another met businesses to do effective planning for their businesses. These attractive to aspiring entrepreneurs as well. Entrepreneurship is a separate but related strategy to taking care of the businesses already in the community (i.e. BR&E). The SCORE or SBDC may be available to provide these workshops in Roseville on a cost s A higher level of business planning may be appropriate for experienced businesses. Advanced classes could potentially be offered to existing business and staged at a Roseville area business or city hall. Hiring a business planning expert to teach this topic and offering a cost sharing incentive may make this approach attractive. Blaine previously topic of business marketing in a partnership with Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Another upside of this approach would be the opportunity for Roseville b other. ROSEVILLEBR&E:CHAPTER314