JAXUSA Partnership Meeting: Overview of JAX Bridges program; entrepreneurial ecosystem; business model validation; impact on local entrepreneurs; and economic impact during Global Entrepreneurship Week. A JAX Chamber program.
Best Practices for Implementing an External Recruiting Partnership
2015 JAXUSA Partnership Meeting
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…a program of the JAX Chamber
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Northeast Florida: Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau,
Putnam, St. Johns Counties
75%
Cohort 3
December 2015
Completion
50%
Launched
July 30, 2015
100%
Cohort 4
January
Applications65%
Businesses < 100
Employees
Innovate Northeast Florida
November 16-22
Suppliers of Jobs
JAXUSA Partnership Regional
Economic Development Forum
November 20, 2015
The Growth of Entrepreneurship and
Innovation in JAX
4. 50
8
5
4
7
4
7
13
Less than $1M
$1M to $4.9M
$5M to $9.9M
$10M to $20M
$20M to $50M
$50M to $100M
More than $100M
More than $1B
What is the largest size
company you attempted to
do business with?
5. 60
9
2
5
4
2
4
12
Less than $1M
$1M to $4.9M
$5M to $9.9M
$10M to $20M
$20M to $50M
$50M to $100M
More than $100M
More than $1B
In the past 24 months,
what is the largest size
company you attempted to
do business with?
18. What’s Next?
1. Works toward regional promotion
of small business success of the
program.
2. Build supplier development events.
3. Create more entry points into the
program:
• Defense Expo
• Clay County Pilot
• Support corporate and/or government
small business programs