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Attachment A 1.4 Roseville Initiative to Connect Businesses to Outside Resour A comprehensive approach could be taken to proactively connect Roseville business to public resources for business development. In addition to the aforemen SCORE chapter, the initiative might also include the Minnesota Trade Office that offers services and education for exporting, and training available from the Roseville Library (computer skills), the University of MinnesotaÔs College of Continuing Education, Hamline University, etc. The initiative could be as simple as collecting resource info. and p and information racks in city hall. A step up would be to sponsor info. sessions over coffee, breakf reception. The providers would be invited to intend the event t available for Q&A in person. A further step up would be for HRA resources in depth and then conduct a personal outreach campaign targeted to companies likely to benefit from these resources. A further note, the Economic Gardening Program in Ramsey County is something to watch. It is not open for more enrollees at this time but it will possibly have another class starting in fall of 2014 (see tab 6 for more 1.5 Establish a Business Liaison Position for the City Businesses are paying for the environment provided them by the C and they have identified the cost of that local environment as o they are least impressed with. Therefore, informing them about would make sense. Likewise, the city should be informed about the needs of businesses that it is able to address. In the private sector, businesses with large c executives to maintain relationships with those customers and to anticipate their needs. Cities also can provide a personal means of communicating with its comm taxpayers, particularly key employers such as those surveyed in the current economic activity in Roseville. Such personal commu creating both an image and a reality of Roseville as a truly bus A Business Liaison Officer would be responsible for establishing Roseville, prioritizing those who contribute significant revenue to the city in terms of taxes paid and numbers of people employed. This officer would make sure th paying customers understand the value of the business environment that they are paying for. This function would also be charged with communicating critical needs and concerns of RosevilleÔs businesses to city economic development staff. Local leaders for this project might include: Two or three members of the BR&E Task Force. At least one member of the HRA, and possibly the city council, w authorize funding for this project. One or two representatives from key employers who could provide would find useful in a business liaison office. ROSEVILLEBR&E:CHAPTER315