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Attachment B <br />STRATEGY: CREATE IDENTITY, <br />business networking will happen. Future <br />events could feature speakers from DEED, <br />COMMUNITY & NETWORKING FOR <br />Greater MSP, the University of Minnesota, <br />ROSEVILLE BUSINESSES <br />Minnesota Chamber, etc. A few examples: <br /> <br />in Eagan, after their BR&E, the mayor <br />There are two local chambers serving the <br />Roseville area. There also is a business <br />networking group, the Roseville Business <br />Coon Rapids, they cooperate with Anoka- <br />Council. A theme in the survey data and <br />Ramsey Community College and others <br />in other recent community BR&E <br />to bring in local speakers from DEED, or <br />initiatives is that business people desire <br />educational institutions, etc. quarterly to <br />opportunities to network with others. <br />present on topics of mutual interest. <br />Related Research Results <br />Hugo launched a business breakfast <br />series out of its BR&E, and this helped to <br />Unsolicited, three of the Roseville <br />bring the Hugo Business Association back <br />businesses mentioned an interest in <br />to life. Hugo always has a spot on their <br />networking in the catchall question at the <br />agenda for a report from the city official <br />end of the survey. At seven percent of <br />to increase town-business <br />the sample, this is notable since it was <br />communications and rapport. <br />not an enumerated topic. <br />As shown in Table 1 above, the <br />WORKFORCE AND CONNECT <br />businesses gave a score of 3.3 for <br />BUSINESS TO QUALIFIED WORKERS <br />did not specify a particular chamber. <br /> <br />Priority Project #2: Increase Networking <br />There is no more important resource for <br />Opportunities for Roseville Businesses <br /> <br />business than its workforce. With the <br />tremendous recent hiring in Roseville by <br />The Roseville Business Council meets <br />the visited firms and more planned hiring, <br />monthly with attendance typically in the <br />this strategy pertains. <br />10-20 person range. With 1,500 or so <br />Related Research Results <br />businesses in Roseville, there is a need <br />and opportunity to create both more <br />The businesses plan to add 223 new <br />events as well as more variety of <br />positions over the next three years after <br /> <br />opportunitiesfor networking. Roseville <br />adding over 1,000 jobs in the past three <br />Business Council members were a big <br />years. See Table 2. <br />part of the BR&E Task Force and <br />The companies have experienced <br />expressed interest in working with the <br />challenges in hiring workers. Aside from <br />HRA and others to get more business <br />competition for employees, the next <br />networking going in the community. <br />three biggest cited factors relate to <br />The HRA and Roseville Business Council <br />employee skills, attitude and training <br />could host a business forum to kickstart <br />costs. See Table 3. <br />the network. The city has plenty of <br />Finally, the interviewed firms require <br />topics that it is knowledgeable about that <br />only a high school diploma for the <br />would serve as ample bait to attract local <br />majority of their entry level employees <br />businesses to attend. With some <br />(54 percent). See Chart 5. <br />continental breakfast and coffee and <br /> <br />ROSEVILLE BR&E SUMMARY 9 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />