2. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINEMichiganTalent acquisitioninitiatives
FGIhas takenthe leadto Michigan's thoughtleaderonSTEMOPT.The firmhas formed
alliances with bothGlobalDetroit& GTRItoprovidestrategictalent acquisition
solutionstoMichigancompanies experiencing STEMshortages
Program LaunchedJune 2016
3. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
MICHIGAN- WAYNECOUNTYILLINOIS- COOKCOUNTY
RANKED #1IN THECOUNTRY
10,488 RESIDENTS HAVE
OUT-MIGRATED
RANKED #2IN THECOUNTRY
6,673 RESIDENTS HAVE
OUT-MIGRATED
USPOPULATIONDECLINE
4. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
6YEARSECONOMIC
64,000JOBSCREATED
5.1%
MICHIGANUNEMPLOYMENTSTATISTICS
4.9%
MICHIGAN
PER YEAR
6%LOWERTHAN
THE NATIONALAVERAGE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
HIGHERTHAN
THENATIONALAVERAGE
RECOVERY
of
5. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
LimitedVisaOptions for FOREIGN EntrepreneursSTAGNATELOCAL investment
MAJORENTREPRENEURSHIPISSUE
6. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
EFFECTS OF LIMITED VISAS
Issue #1 Issue #2
Issue #3 Issue #4
PREVENTSJOBCREATION
IMPEDESINNOVATION
DECREASESSMALL BUSINESS GROWTH
LIMITSLOCAL INVESTMENT
STATESADDRESSINGVISASOLUTIONS
Massachusetts
NEWYORK
COLORADO
7. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
LIMITED VISA solution
Allows universities and their entrepreneurship centers to
hire immigrant startup founders or to partner with their
startups to provide expert mentors for their entrepreneurial-
minded students and giving the founders access to the
visas they need to get back to the hard work of building
great businesses and growing the American economy
8. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
Newyork eir PROGRAM
Provide part time work opportunities
PROGRAM SOLUTIONS
State
partnership
CO-WORKING
SPACE
sponsor
H-1BVISA
NewYork
9. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
NEWYORK eir PROGRAM
BILL DeBLASIO
MAYOR,NEW YORKCITY
“This is awin forouruniversities, ourworking people andour
city’sability to competeon theglobalstage.We aremaking
sureNew YorkCity remains amagnetfortheworld’s top
talent,and puttingNew Yorkersto workatthe technology
andengineering firmsof tomorrow.”
New York
10. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
COLORADOeir PROGRAM
Provide part time work opportunities
PROGRAM SOLUTIONS
State
partnership
sponsor
H-1BVISA
ENTREPRENEURIAL
MENTORSHIP
COLORADO
11. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
MassachusettseirPROGRAM
Provide part time work opportunities
PROGRAM SOLUTIONS
State
partnership
sponsor
H-1BVISA
Parttime
work
MASSACHUSETTS
12. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
MassachusettseirPROGRAM
Greg Bialecki
FMR.MASS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
"Theidea thatstudentswouldbecapable ofstarting a
company,orgrowingacompany, wasnotjustanideaora
hypothetical …Massachusetts isa statewhere people see
manytangibleexamples abouthow immigrantsarefueling
oureconomyandcreating jobs."
MASSACHUSETTS
13. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
SOLUTIONSTOUNEMPLOYMENT& LOW PopulationRATE
TECH COMPANIESCAREERDIVERSIFICATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXPANDPERSPECTIVE&OPPORTUNITES
FOR STUDENTSANDUNIVERSITITES
HELPSTART-UPCOMMUNITYBRING
NEWCOMPANIESTOMICHIGAN
ENSUREMICHIGANMAINTAINs&
increasesITSSTATUS AS AN
INNOVATIVE TECHHUB
14. US POPULATIONS DECLINEUS POPULATIONS DECLINE
MICHIGANTECH ECOSYSTEM
TOTAL
$717MIL$1BIL
PRIVATECAPITAL INVESTMENT
250
START-UPS LAUNCHED
TOTAL TOTAL
