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Attachment A StrategyTwo:CreateIdentity,Community&NetworkingforRosevilleBusinesses OverviewoftheStrategy A theme in the survey data and in other recent community BR&E in people desire opportunities to network with others. Unsolicited, three of the businesses mentioned an interest in networking in the catchall question at the end of the survey. At seven percent of the sample, this is notable since it was not an enumerated topic. SurveyResultsRelatedtotheStrategy The company ratings of local business support are shown in Table Table311:LocalBusinessSupport AverageAverage%foreachanswer Score1=LeastFavorable3=Neutral5=Mostfavorable 12345 3.5CommunityAttitudetowards2%5%32%46%5% Business 3.3CommunityPromotionofItself&2%5%49%22%5% Business 3.3ChamberofCommerce0%5%34%12%2% 2.8EconomicDevelopmentAuthority2%12%29%5%0% 2.4IncentivesforBusinessInvestment7%22%32%0%0% inFacilities,WorkerSkills,orMore Workers PotentialProjectsforLocalConsideration 2.1 Sponsor an Annual Recognition Event for the Roseville Busine Businesses appreciate recognition for their contributions to the community and the local economy. Roseville is to be commended for reaching out on a face-to-face basis with the business visits made in this BR&E program. Of course, the 41 vi fraction of the businesses located in the community. Some commu provide public recognition to their businesses. For instance, t (northern Anoka County) has an annual business appreciation breakfast hosted by the biggest business in the community. They promote both their community and their businesses and the name conveys that ÑColumbizÒ. In Grants Pass, Oregon, a much larger city of 80,000+, the community partners with the gas utility and others on a festive dinner and awards event with six awards for local businesses. Marshall & Lyon CountyÔs BR&E chose to institute an impressive Annual Business Summit to showcase and recognize their businesses and talk about pertinent business issues of the day. Whatever event that Roseville would both recognition for businesses but also as a business networking opportunity and a community identity-builder as well. ROSEVILLEBR&E:CHAPTER318