NERETA Announces SourceLink as Team Strategic Planning Advisor for Upcoming Job Creation Summit
The Job Creation Summit Will Support Teams from Across the Country in Creating Regional Eco-systems to Support Entrepreneur and Business Growth. Successful job creation strategies invest in newer, small to medium-sized scalable companies, helping them optimize their business growth opportunities which drives them to hire more employees.
Clinton, NJ, September 06, 2016 --(PR.com)-- On November 9, 10 and 11, teams consisting of economic development, workforce development and higher education professionals from regions all across the country will descend on the small victorian town of Clinton, New Jersey for one purpose – to learn how to create jobs in their respective regions of the country.
NERETA is pleased to announce that Maria Meyers, founder of Sourcelink, which provides research and development for entrepreneurial communities nationwide, will act as the team technical advisor for the upcoming Job Creation Summit, helping teams to devise meaningful strategies to support entrepreneurs and business growth in their regions. For more information about speakers and topics, go to the event website: http://summit.nereta.org
“It will come as a shock to most people to learn that public and educational administrators don’t already know how to create jobs, but the truth is, they don’t. In fact, job creation is a topic many politicians commonly discuss in speeches, but it is clear that politicians also do not grasp the concept of how jobs are actually created,” exclaimed Colleen LaRose, President and CEO of the North East Regional Employment and Training Association (NERETA). “For example, both Presidential candidates have 'job creation' as part of their platforms. Clinton recommends a large government 'put people back to work' program reminiscent of the WPA and ARRA while Trump declares he will bring big manufacturing businesses back to US soil to have the work performed by US workers. The problem is, both of these strategies have been tried and both have failed miserably. Neither of these ideas will create long-term sustainable jobs.”
LaRose went on to explain that there are strategies that do work to create new and sustainable jobs, have a proven return on investment, are very low cost and do not involve using tax incentives to lure companies from one region to another.
The problem, LaRose says, is that these successful job creation initiatives are typically stand-alone programs, active only in a few isolated regions of the country while they need to be embraced as the new zeitgeist for the entire country.
So, what is this secret to job creation? The job creation strategies that work to create sustainable and new jobs are those that invest in newer, small to medium sized companies that are scalable to help them optimize growth opportunities.
“The NERETA Job Creation Summit is going to teach regions how to build a system of support for entrepreneurs and business growth! This is not a problem that can be fixed for the country from the hallowed halls of the Capitol or the White House,” explained LaRose. “Job creation happens at the local level and requires local public and educational administrators to spend their time seeking out and supporting small, scalable businesses rather than spending the majority of their time pandering to large corporations. While large corporations are often the largest contributors to the tax base and the largest political campaign contributors, they are not the job creators and truthfully, they are not the future for our country. Growing these smaller, newer companies capitalizes on the potential for economic growth in the US. These are the companies that will help us compete in the global marketplace.”
“It is a large undertaking to change the culture of the country to concentrate on small rather than large companies, but the payoff could be huge,” said LaRose “However, it is only when local leaders take on this challenge collaboratively that change will happen. And, without a catalyst like this Job Creation Summit, change is unlikely. I believe local leaders are ready to take on this mantle to lead our country to economic growth and help to create much needed jobs. They just need education, resources and the will to do so…and that is what the Job Creation Summit will provide.”
Teams coming to the three day Summit will be provided with an eight-month webinar course following the Summit to continue to support their strategic planning and implementation strategy to support entrepreneur and business growth in their regions.
Are you a leader in your region? Are you prepared to take a stand against failed policies of the past and instead invest in proven job creation strategies in your region? Then form a team and come to the Summit! The team should consist of a minimum of:
· a workforce development professional
· an economic development professional
· a representative from higher education
and a representative from your current business support community (such as your SBDC Director, Chamber of Commerce President, etc.)
For more information, visit the summit website at: http://summit.nereta.org
Editor's note
SourceLink (http://www.joinsourcelink.com) provides research and development to help communities strengthen their entrepreneurial ecosystems. As the nation’s premier resource for powering entrepreneurs, SourceLink helps build vibrant communities and promotes economic growth by stimulating small business success. SourceLink has successfully created networks in more than 20 regions nationwide, and that number continues to grow. Affiliated networks include Baltimore SourceLink, Colmena 66 in Puerto Rico, IASourceLink in Iowa, KCSourceLink in Kansas City, NetWork Kansas, SourceLink Dallas and more. SourceLink founders include the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, University of Missouri-Kansas City and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
North East Regional Employment and Training Association (NERETA) (http://www.nereta.org) connects workforce development boards and their stakeholders in the northeastern US to improve communication and collaboration between employment and training initiatives and also works to stimulate regional economic growth potential. Additionally, NERETA provides professional development training nationally for workforce development, economic development and higher education professionals through webinars, seminars, and conferences.
NERETA is pleased to announce that Maria Meyers, founder of Sourcelink, which provides research and development for entrepreneurial communities nationwide, will act as the team technical advisor for the upcoming Job Creation Summit, helping teams to devise meaningful strategies to support entrepreneurs and business growth in their regions. For more information about speakers and topics, go to the event website: http://summit.nereta.org
“It will come as a shock to most people to learn that public and educational administrators don’t already know how to create jobs, but the truth is, they don’t. In fact, job creation is a topic many politicians commonly discuss in speeches, but it is clear that politicians also do not grasp the concept of how jobs are actually created,” exclaimed Colleen LaRose, President and CEO of the North East Regional Employment and Training Association (NERETA). “For example, both Presidential candidates have 'job creation' as part of their platforms. Clinton recommends a large government 'put people back to work' program reminiscent of the WPA and ARRA while Trump declares he will bring big manufacturing businesses back to US soil to have the work performed by US workers. The problem is, both of these strategies have been tried and both have failed miserably. Neither of these ideas will create long-term sustainable jobs.”
LaRose went on to explain that there are strategies that do work to create new and sustainable jobs, have a proven return on investment, are very low cost and do not involve using tax incentives to lure companies from one region to another.
The problem, LaRose says, is that these successful job creation initiatives are typically stand-alone programs, active only in a few isolated regions of the country while they need to be embraced as the new zeitgeist for the entire country.
So, what is this secret to job creation? The job creation strategies that work to create sustainable and new jobs are those that invest in newer, small to medium sized companies that are scalable to help them optimize growth opportunities.
“The NERETA Job Creation Summit is going to teach regions how to build a system of support for entrepreneurs and business growth! This is not a problem that can be fixed for the country from the hallowed halls of the Capitol or the White House,” explained LaRose. “Job creation happens at the local level and requires local public and educational administrators to spend their time seeking out and supporting small, scalable businesses rather than spending the majority of their time pandering to large corporations. While large corporations are often the largest contributors to the tax base and the largest political campaign contributors, they are not the job creators and truthfully, they are not the future for our country. Growing these smaller, newer companies capitalizes on the potential for economic growth in the US. These are the companies that will help us compete in the global marketplace.”
“It is a large undertaking to change the culture of the country to concentrate on small rather than large companies, but the payoff could be huge,” said LaRose “However, it is only when local leaders take on this challenge collaboratively that change will happen. And, without a catalyst like this Job Creation Summit, change is unlikely. I believe local leaders are ready to take on this mantle to lead our country to economic growth and help to create much needed jobs. They just need education, resources and the will to do so…and that is what the Job Creation Summit will provide.”
Teams coming to the three day Summit will be provided with an eight-month webinar course following the Summit to continue to support their strategic planning and implementation strategy to support entrepreneur and business growth in their regions.
Are you a leader in your region? Are you prepared to take a stand against failed policies of the past and instead invest in proven job creation strategies in your region? Then form a team and come to the Summit! The team should consist of a minimum of:
· a workforce development professional
· an economic development professional
· a representative from higher education
and a representative from your current business support community (such as your SBDC Director, Chamber of Commerce President, etc.)
For more information, visit the summit website at: http://summit.nereta.org
Editor's note
SourceLink (http://www.joinsourcelink.com) provides research and development to help communities strengthen their entrepreneurial ecosystems. As the nation’s premier resource for powering entrepreneurs, SourceLink helps build vibrant communities and promotes economic growth by stimulating small business success. SourceLink has successfully created networks in more than 20 regions nationwide, and that number continues to grow. Affiliated networks include Baltimore SourceLink, Colmena 66 in Puerto Rico, IASourceLink in Iowa, KCSourceLink in Kansas City, NetWork Kansas, SourceLink Dallas and more. SourceLink founders include the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, University of Missouri-Kansas City and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
North East Regional Employment and Training Association (NERETA) (http://www.nereta.org) connects workforce development boards and their stakeholders in the northeastern US to improve communication and collaboration between employment and training initiatives and also works to stimulate regional economic growth potential. Additionally, NERETA provides professional development training nationally for workforce development, economic development and higher education professionals through webinars, seminars, and conferences.
Contact
North East Regional Employment and Training Association
Colleen LaRose
908 995 7718
www.nereta.org
Colleen LaRose
908 995 7718
www.nereta.org
Contact
Categories