13th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY, JOB CREATION AND INCLUSION FROM THE BOTTOM-UP 10th-11th April 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic
Business start-up support in Higher Education Institutions - Jonathan PotterOECD CFE
This document summarizes current practices and objectives around business start-up support in higher education institutions. It finds that the most important objectives for HEIs are supporting business start-ups by staff (58%) and students (67%). To create an entrepreneurial culture, HEIs use strategies like staff incentives, strategic communication, and entrepreneurship centers. The most common teaching methods for entrepreneurship education are business plan writing, case studies, and lectures. The most offered start-up support measures are referrals to external organizations and assistance with business plans and funding applications. HEIs frequently partner with other HEIs, regional/local governments, technology parks and entrepreneurs to support nascent entrepreneurs.
13th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY, JOB CREATION AND INCLUSION FROM THE BOTTOM-UP 10th-11th April 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic
This document summarizes the Business Enterprise Inspired Project, which aimed to promote entrepreneurship for adults with intellectual disabilities. The project's objectives were to promote entrepreneurial thinking and real-life problem solving skills, provide a business enterprise training course, and develop an accredited program to make self-employment a real option. The project partners analyzed training needs, adapted existing course materials, and piloted the program. The pilot testing demonstrated increased knowledge and confidence among participants about business enterprise concepts.
The document describes 180 Degrees Consulting, a student-run consultancy that helps non-profits address challenges in a sustainable way. It works by establishing university branches where students consult with local non-profits, identifying issues and developing solutions. Students collaborate internationally online and gain experience working on real projects. Non-profits benefit from affordable services and fresh perspectives, while students gain skills helping organizations and exploring careers. The consultancy has expanded to several universities worldwide and works with non-profits on issues like fundraising, marketing, and poverty alleviation.
Construction Futures Wales - Collaborative Bidding 1 - ESTRae Davies
This document announces a collaborative bidding event and describes the Generate Wales network which aims to support Welsh companies working in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The network holds free monthly events across Wales, including breakfast clubs, workshops, and meet-the-buyer events to help businesses make contacts, increase knowledge, and engage with key stakeholders from Welsh government and other organizations. Attendees can learn more by emailing the provided address or visiting the included websites.
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The document provides an overview of open book costing for construction projects and frameworks. It outlines 10 steps to develop an open book cost model including establishing workload, labor costs, material costs, plant/tools requirements, risk costs, overhead costs, and profit margin. The document also discusses qualifications needed to win frameworks like trade certifications and accreditations. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration, continuous improvement, and focusing on client needs to work profitably on frameworks.
Business start-up support in Higher Education Institutions - Jonathan PotterOECD CFE
This document summarizes current practices and objectives around business start-up support in higher education institutions. It finds that the most important objectives for HEIs are supporting business start-ups by staff (58%) and students (67%). To create an entrepreneurial culture, HEIs use strategies like staff incentives, strategic communication, and entrepreneurship centers. The most common teaching methods for entrepreneurship education are business plan writing, case studies, and lectures. The most offered start-up support measures are referrals to external organizations and assistance with business plans and funding applications. HEIs frequently partner with other HEIs, regional/local governments, technology parks and entrepreneurs to support nascent entrepreneurs.
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This document summarizes the Business Enterprise Inspired Project, which aimed to promote entrepreneurship for adults with intellectual disabilities. The project's objectives were to promote entrepreneurial thinking and real-life problem solving skills, provide a business enterprise training course, and develop an accredited program to make self-employment a real option. The project partners analyzed training needs, adapted existing course materials, and piloted the program. The pilot testing demonstrated increased knowledge and confidence among participants about business enterprise concepts.
The document describes 180 Degrees Consulting, a student-run consultancy that helps non-profits address challenges in a sustainable way. It works by establishing university branches where students consult with local non-profits, identifying issues and developing solutions. Students collaborate internationally online and gain experience working on real projects. Non-profits benefit from affordable services and fresh perspectives, while students gain skills helping organizations and exploring careers. The consultancy has expanded to several universities worldwide and works with non-profits on issues like fundraising, marketing, and poverty alleviation.
Construction Futures Wales - Collaborative Bidding 1 - ESTRae Davies
This document announces a collaborative bidding event and describes the Generate Wales network which aims to support Welsh companies working in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The network holds free monthly events across Wales, including breakfast clubs, workshops, and meet-the-buyer events to help businesses make contacts, increase knowledge, and engage with key stakeholders from Welsh government and other organizations. Attendees can learn more by emailing the provided address or visiting the included websites.
CFW - Understanding Your Costs / Open Book Costing ModelsRae Davies
The document provides an overview of open book costing for construction projects and frameworks. It outlines 10 steps to develop an open book cost model including establishing workload, labor costs, material costs, plant/tools requirements, risk costs, overhead costs, and profit margin. The document also discusses qualifications needed to win frameworks like trade certifications and accreditations. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration, continuous improvement, and focusing on client needs to work profitably on frameworks.
Construction Futures Wales - Collaborative Bidding 2 - Value WalesRae Davies
This document discusses joint bidding for public contracts in Wales. It notes that over 90% of Welsh suppliers are SMEs, but they often find public contracts too large or difficult to access. A guide was created to help small businesses jointly bid for contracts through consortiums. It provides 18 chapters with tools and case studies on topics like consortium structures, understanding the market, and managing risk for both buyers and sellers. Pilot demonstration projects are testing the guide's approaches on live procurements worth £750 million total. The guide and pilots aim to help more small Welsh businesses access public contracts.
This document summarizes the work of the Irish Association for Supported Employment (IASE) in promoting supported employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It discusses National Supported Employment Week, Job Shadow Day, and the Open Door Project which engaged over 1,300 employers. Key outcomes included increased awareness among employers, new employer leads for supported employment services, and 31 job placements secured. It highlights the importance of consistency, quality systems, and collaboration to further progress supported employment in Ireland.
This document summarizes a supported employment program in Upper Austria that helps persons with disabilities find and maintain jobs. The program began as a pilot in 2003 and now supports over 200 people. It works by having job coaches help place individuals into existing jobs or create new positions tailored to their abilities. Coaches also provide ongoing support. The program has helped 247 persons, with 35 gaining permanent mainstream jobs. It has seen success through strategies like mentorship and finding diverse jobs matching each person's interests. However, challenges remain around fair wages, dependence on benefits, and competition between disadvantaged groups for jobs.
Enhancing EML in Senior Design - Ken Bloemer, Steve Silliman, and Don WeinkaufKEEN
The document outlines discussions from a meeting between representatives from the University of Dayton, Gonzaga University, and University of St. Thomas regarding best practices for and ideas to enhance entrepreneurial mindset learning (EML) in senior design projects. Attendees shared details of their respective university's senior design programs, current best practices, and ideas for enhancing three aspects: curiosity, connections, and value creation. Examples provided include having business students join engineering teams, conducting patent searches, and requiring student teams to define projects' value in non-technical terms.
The Tourism Skills Center in Iceland was established in 2017 to provide vocational training to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector. It is financed by the Ministry of Industries and Innovation and aims to increase skills, profitability, and the performance of frontline staff through targeted training programs. The Center works directly with companies to develop customized training plans based on each company's goals around metrics like customer satisfaction, revenues, and employee retention. It then works with external training providers to deliver the training and evaluates the impact on company performance. Since launching in 2018, the Center has worked with over 120 small companies, signing over 40 contracts involving over 2,100 employees. While measurement can be challenging, this holistic and
The Career Development Center at University College Dublin provides career support services to students and wants to engage students earlier. [1] The Center organizes career events and maintains an online portal with career resources and job opportunities. [2] However, the Center finds it challenging to promote their services in a way that appeals to all students and stay relevant given changing needs. [3] The Center aims to facilitate connections between students and employers but needs increased participation from stakeholders to provide an effective leading edge service.
The document discusses using GroupMap to facilitate interactive sessions at conferences and meetings. It provides examples of how GroupMap has been used for events in the education and public sectors to gather input on strategic planning, organizational values, community consultation and more. Participants are able to engage in real-time group discussions and voting to provide feedback and ideas. GroupMap allows event organizers to incorporate collaborative activities and questions to keep audiences engaged throughout sessions.
The document summarizes discussions from a conference in Davos on building momentum for entrepreneurship in Europe. It identifies three approaches that can help: 1) Partner by sharing best practices between entrepreneurs, universities, and businesses and experimenting with collaboration models; 2) Connect by developing an inclusive database of entrepreneurship initiatives and connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and organizations; 3) Focus by highlighting entrepreneurial success stories, showcasing opportunities to policymakers, and setting criteria to promote momentum-building initiatives. The document also analyzes data on perceptions of entrepreneurship conditions in different European regions and lifecycle phases.
The document discusses the benefits of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), which involve collaboration between universities and companies. KTPs provide benefits to academics, associates, and companies. For academics, KTPs provide opportunities for knowledge transfer, case studies, publications, and research impact. Associates gain experience managing strategic projects, personal development, and a potential career springboard. Companies benefit from knowledge transfer, innovation, access to expertise, and nurturing of talent. A case study highlights how a KTP helped a telecommunications company develop a digital marketing strategy. Challenges can include changes in people, priorities, and ensuring projects deliver as expected. Tips for success include selecting the right associate, strong communication, and getting quick wins
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Safaraz Ali of Pathway Group is the only Licensed Operator for Pera Technology.Finding Partners for your Horizon 2020 bid and also helping you to secure your grant funding
This document describes HNYB, an ecosystem and incubation center that aims to nurture innovation and help entrepreneurs build successful technology companies. HNYB will provide end-to-end support from idea generation to product development to commercialization. It will offer infrastructure, mentoring, expertise, funding connections, and business services. HNYB plans to establish an incubation center in Ahmedabad, India along with 5 extension centers at academic institutions. It expects to incubate 30 startups per batch through this program to help innovators translate their ideas into viable businesses.
The document describes 180 Degrees Consulting, a student-run consultancy that provides pro-bono consulting services to non-profits. It was founded to address the problems that most student groups only enable fundraising or awareness activities, while non-profits lack access to affordable consulting help. 180 Degrees has branches at universities worldwide where students work on projects matched to their skills to help non-profits with challenges like strategy, marketing, and sustainability. Both non-profits and students benefit, with testimonials praising students' impact and skills gained. The organization has grown rapidly since starting and aims to support 500 projects annually by 2015 through continued expansion.
The document discusses support for businesses in Northamptonshire from the Northamptonshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Some key points:
- The LEP aims to create jobs, growth, and prosperity in the region by supporting enterprise and entrepreneurship, developing skills, securing investment, and promoting infrastructure.
- To date the LEP has helped create 1,500 jobs, attract 21 inward investments, start 86 new businesses, and support 1,500 local companies and 500 individuals through training programs.
- The LEP provides various support programs for small and medium enterprises, including funding, business space, recruitment assistance, and startup support through libraries and training.
Stepehen Isherwood's presentation on the "Graduate Labour Market 2014" during the Employability Summit on 17th December 2013 at University of Leicester
This document outlines plans for an organization called I&We Engagements that aims to address issues in the education system by providing training and skills development programs. Key aspects of the business model include workshops, events, and consulting services delivered by experienced trainers to various customer segments including technical colleges, schools, and industry HR teams. The organization has had some initial success organizing workshops and creating partnerships. Future plans include expanding to new locations, developing online learning materials, and partnering with government agencies and proprietary solution teams to further skills training opportunities.
This document outlines the goals and values of an organization called NEAC that promotes apprenticeships. The organization aims to (1) increase the number of apprenticeships by 400 per year and drive up quality standards, (2) work closely with employers and education partners to help more young people pursue apprenticeships, and (3) position itself as the leading apprenticeship training association in the region recognized for quality apprentices and strong partnerships. The core values of the organization are partnership, excellence, independence, value for money, and innovation.
Developing an integrated, motivation-driven competence development framework ...Alan Bruce
Recruitment and talent acquisition are enhanced by recent developments in constructing an integrated competence development framework which drives motivation and learning. Describes the design and application among Finnish employers.
An introduction to EHU Business School and Knowsley Place-based research. Making use of cutting edge research from the Institute of Place Management to inform practice:
Cathy Parker, Nikos Ntounis, Steve Millington, Simon Quin, Fernando Rey Castillo-Villar, (2017) "Improving the vitality and viability of the UK High Street by 2020: Identifying priorities and a framework for action", Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 10 Issue: 4, pp.310-348, https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-03-2017-0032
Developing EHU cutting edge research: "#WeAre...?: An exploratory study of people & place in West Lancs and the Liverpool City Region"
The document summarizes an initiative called "Generation Gold" in Germany that aims to help long-term unemployed individuals over 50 years old find work. It discusses the challenges faced by older unemployed individuals in the region and the objectives of the project, which include integrating them into the workforce and raising employer awareness. Key activities involved individual coaching, counseling employers, and networking. Early findings showed many participants had health issues or lacked qualifications. However, employers were open to older workers if they were qualified and flexible. The initiative had successes in placing 30% of participants in jobs and raising broader awareness of older workers' value.
Nchsd Fall 2010 Conference Efforts To Re Brand Public Employment Servicesjuliecook77
The document discusses efforts in Arizona and Indiana to rebrand public employment services to better promote partnerships between disability service providers and businesses. It outlines the development of new infrastructure like a single point of contact network and job lead referral system in Arizona, and a Corporate Development Unit in Indiana. Both states aim to establish sustainable partnerships and improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities by adopting a dual customer approach that meets the needs of businesses and job seekers.
The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) provides a variety of workforce development, education, economic development, housing, and social services programs. These include job clubs, workforce training, small business development programs, homeownership assistance, financial education, and youth programs. HAUL also has an online management system that tracks clients through intake, assessment, service planning, delivery, outcomes, and termination to support continuous quality improvement.
Construction Futures Wales - Collaborative Bidding 2 - Value WalesRae Davies
This document discusses joint bidding for public contracts in Wales. It notes that over 90% of Welsh suppliers are SMEs, but they often find public contracts too large or difficult to access. A guide was created to help small businesses jointly bid for contracts through consortiums. It provides 18 chapters with tools and case studies on topics like consortium structures, understanding the market, and managing risk for both buyers and sellers. Pilot demonstration projects are testing the guide's approaches on live procurements worth £750 million total. The guide and pilots aim to help more small Welsh businesses access public contracts.
This document summarizes the work of the Irish Association for Supported Employment (IASE) in promoting supported employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It discusses National Supported Employment Week, Job Shadow Day, and the Open Door Project which engaged over 1,300 employers. Key outcomes included increased awareness among employers, new employer leads for supported employment services, and 31 job placements secured. It highlights the importance of consistency, quality systems, and collaboration to further progress supported employment in Ireland.
This document summarizes a supported employment program in Upper Austria that helps persons with disabilities find and maintain jobs. The program began as a pilot in 2003 and now supports over 200 people. It works by having job coaches help place individuals into existing jobs or create new positions tailored to their abilities. Coaches also provide ongoing support. The program has helped 247 persons, with 35 gaining permanent mainstream jobs. It has seen success through strategies like mentorship and finding diverse jobs matching each person's interests. However, challenges remain around fair wages, dependence on benefits, and competition between disadvantaged groups for jobs.
Enhancing EML in Senior Design - Ken Bloemer, Steve Silliman, and Don WeinkaufKEEN
The document outlines discussions from a meeting between representatives from the University of Dayton, Gonzaga University, and University of St. Thomas regarding best practices for and ideas to enhance entrepreneurial mindset learning (EML) in senior design projects. Attendees shared details of their respective university's senior design programs, current best practices, and ideas for enhancing three aspects: curiosity, connections, and value creation. Examples provided include having business students join engineering teams, conducting patent searches, and requiring student teams to define projects' value in non-technical terms.
The Tourism Skills Center in Iceland was established in 2017 to provide vocational training to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector. It is financed by the Ministry of Industries and Innovation and aims to increase skills, profitability, and the performance of frontline staff through targeted training programs. The Center works directly with companies to develop customized training plans based on each company's goals around metrics like customer satisfaction, revenues, and employee retention. It then works with external training providers to deliver the training and evaluates the impact on company performance. Since launching in 2018, the Center has worked with over 120 small companies, signing over 40 contracts involving over 2,100 employees. While measurement can be challenging, this holistic and
The Career Development Center at University College Dublin provides career support services to students and wants to engage students earlier. [1] The Center organizes career events and maintains an online portal with career resources and job opportunities. [2] However, the Center finds it challenging to promote their services in a way that appeals to all students and stay relevant given changing needs. [3] The Center aims to facilitate connections between students and employers but needs increased participation from stakeholders to provide an effective leading edge service.
The document discusses using GroupMap to facilitate interactive sessions at conferences and meetings. It provides examples of how GroupMap has been used for events in the education and public sectors to gather input on strategic planning, organizational values, community consultation and more. Participants are able to engage in real-time group discussions and voting to provide feedback and ideas. GroupMap allows event organizers to incorporate collaborative activities and questions to keep audiences engaged throughout sessions.
The document summarizes discussions from a conference in Davos on building momentum for entrepreneurship in Europe. It identifies three approaches that can help: 1) Partner by sharing best practices between entrepreneurs, universities, and businesses and experimenting with collaboration models; 2) Connect by developing an inclusive database of entrepreneurship initiatives and connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and organizations; 3) Focus by highlighting entrepreneurial success stories, showcasing opportunities to policymakers, and setting criteria to promote momentum-building initiatives. The document also analyzes data on perceptions of entrepreneurship conditions in different European regions and lifecycle phases.
The document discusses the benefits of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), which involve collaboration between universities and companies. KTPs provide benefits to academics, associates, and companies. For academics, KTPs provide opportunities for knowledge transfer, case studies, publications, and research impact. Associates gain experience managing strategic projects, personal development, and a potential career springboard. Companies benefit from knowledge transfer, innovation, access to expertise, and nurturing of talent. A case study highlights how a KTP helped a telecommunications company develop a digital marketing strategy. Challenges can include changes in people, priorities, and ensuring projects deliver as expected. Tips for success include selecting the right associate, strong communication, and getting quick wins
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Safaraz Ali of Pathway Group is the only Licensed Operator for Pera Technology.Finding Partners for your Horizon 2020 bid and also helping you to secure your grant funding
This document describes HNYB, an ecosystem and incubation center that aims to nurture innovation and help entrepreneurs build successful technology companies. HNYB will provide end-to-end support from idea generation to product development to commercialization. It will offer infrastructure, mentoring, expertise, funding connections, and business services. HNYB plans to establish an incubation center in Ahmedabad, India along with 5 extension centers at academic institutions. It expects to incubate 30 startups per batch through this program to help innovators translate their ideas into viable businesses.
The document describes 180 Degrees Consulting, a student-run consultancy that provides pro-bono consulting services to non-profits. It was founded to address the problems that most student groups only enable fundraising or awareness activities, while non-profits lack access to affordable consulting help. 180 Degrees has branches at universities worldwide where students work on projects matched to their skills to help non-profits with challenges like strategy, marketing, and sustainability. Both non-profits and students benefit, with testimonials praising students' impact and skills gained. The organization has grown rapidly since starting and aims to support 500 projects annually by 2015 through continued expansion.
The document discusses support for businesses in Northamptonshire from the Northamptonshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Some key points:
- The LEP aims to create jobs, growth, and prosperity in the region by supporting enterprise and entrepreneurship, developing skills, securing investment, and promoting infrastructure.
- To date the LEP has helped create 1,500 jobs, attract 21 inward investments, start 86 new businesses, and support 1,500 local companies and 500 individuals through training programs.
- The LEP provides various support programs for small and medium enterprises, including funding, business space, recruitment assistance, and startup support through libraries and training.
Stepehen Isherwood's presentation on the "Graduate Labour Market 2014" during the Employability Summit on 17th December 2013 at University of Leicester
This document outlines plans for an organization called I&We Engagements that aims to address issues in the education system by providing training and skills development programs. Key aspects of the business model include workshops, events, and consulting services delivered by experienced trainers to various customer segments including technical colleges, schools, and industry HR teams. The organization has had some initial success organizing workshops and creating partnerships. Future plans include expanding to new locations, developing online learning materials, and partnering with government agencies and proprietary solution teams to further skills training opportunities.
This document outlines the goals and values of an organization called NEAC that promotes apprenticeships. The organization aims to (1) increase the number of apprenticeships by 400 per year and drive up quality standards, (2) work closely with employers and education partners to help more young people pursue apprenticeships, and (3) position itself as the leading apprenticeship training association in the region recognized for quality apprentices and strong partnerships. The core values of the organization are partnership, excellence, independence, value for money, and innovation.
Developing an integrated, motivation-driven competence development framework ...Alan Bruce
Recruitment and talent acquisition are enhanced by recent developments in constructing an integrated competence development framework which drives motivation and learning. Describes the design and application among Finnish employers.
An introduction to EHU Business School and Knowsley Place-based research. Making use of cutting edge research from the Institute of Place Management to inform practice:
Cathy Parker, Nikos Ntounis, Steve Millington, Simon Quin, Fernando Rey Castillo-Villar, (2017) "Improving the vitality and viability of the UK High Street by 2020: Identifying priorities and a framework for action", Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 10 Issue: 4, pp.310-348, https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-03-2017-0032
Developing EHU cutting edge research: "#WeAre...?: An exploratory study of people & place in West Lancs and the Liverpool City Region"
The document summarizes an initiative called "Generation Gold" in Germany that aims to help long-term unemployed individuals over 50 years old find work. It discusses the challenges faced by older unemployed individuals in the region and the objectives of the project, which include integrating them into the workforce and raising employer awareness. Key activities involved individual coaching, counseling employers, and networking. Early findings showed many participants had health issues or lacked qualifications. However, employers were open to older workers if they were qualified and flexible. The initiative had successes in placing 30% of participants in jobs and raising broader awareness of older workers' value.
Nchsd Fall 2010 Conference Efforts To Re Brand Public Employment Servicesjuliecook77
The document discusses efforts in Arizona and Indiana to rebrand public employment services to better promote partnerships between disability service providers and businesses. It outlines the development of new infrastructure like a single point of contact network and job lead referral system in Arizona, and a Corporate Development Unit in Indiana. Both states aim to establish sustainable partnerships and improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities by adopting a dual customer approach that meets the needs of businesses and job seekers.
The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) provides a variety of workforce development, education, economic development, housing, and social services programs. These include job clubs, workforce training, small business development programs, homeownership assistance, financial education, and youth programs. HAUL also has an online management system that tracks clients through intake, assessment, service planning, delivery, outcomes, and termination to support continuous quality improvement.
Workforce Development An Economic Development Assetcquinn63
The document discusses workforce development as an economic development tool. It provides an overview of the workforce system including the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and workforce boards. It describes how workforce development, economic development, and education can collaborate using a business solutions model to understand business needs and provide solutions through their collective resources and partnerships.
Continuous Performance Management: How To Make It WorkJosh Bersin
The document discusses the arrival of continuous performance management and whether organizations are ready for it. It outlines factors disrupting organizations like demographic shifts, digital technology, and accelerated rate of change. A new social contract between companies and workers is emerging where younger workers demand rapid career growth and flexibility. Continuous performance management replaces annual reviews with continuous check-ins, transparent goals, feedback, and regular evaluation integrated into daily work. It shifts control from managers to teams and uses data instead of subjective assessments. Organizations must invest in training managers and change management to successfully adopt continuous performance management.
MI-SBTDC provides comprehensive small business assistance through the Small Business Administration, Michigan Economic Development Corp, and local partners. They have four full-service offices located in Wayne, Oakland, and Monroe counties. Staff include business consultants, manufacturing specialists, and technology experts. Core free services include business counseling, secondary market research, and business education trainings and seminars on topics like business plans, finance, and legal issues. Financial analysis assistance includes assessing financial statements, benchmarking against industry ratios, and identifying performance opportunities. Consultants also help with capital access planning, market research, and connecting clients to appropriate funding sources.
Lars Helgeson, Founder & CEO of GreenRope, presents at the Small Business Web Summit in San Francisco. In his presentation he talks SaaS marketing and growing your business through resellers.
This document provides an overview of BEE-Easy's business including:
- Their offices located across South Africa and project sites.
- Their 7 core business principles of trust, transparency, fair exchange, etc.
- Their values of love, respect, and high integrity.
- Their partnerships with various organizations focused on skills development, enterprise development, and community projects.
- The services they offer related to verification, skills development, ownership solutions, enterprise and supplier development, and socio-economic development.
Contributing to organizations’ growth by assessing, benchmarking & improving ...rohanhexagon
Contributing to organizations’ growth by assessing, bench marking & improving Customer service excellence & Customer experience management through The International Standard for Service Excellence Framework created by The International Customer Service Institute, UK
Umang Shah has experience in business support, compliance, and administration. He has a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from NJIT. His most recent role was as a Business Support Analyst at KPMG, where he provided application support and ensured proper system operations. Previously, he was a Corporate Compliance Analyst at Daiichi Sankyo, where he scheduled appointments, created a recruiting database, and managed consultant agreements. He also has experience as an Administrative Coordinator at New York Life, where he recruited prospects and presented financial reports.
The document discusses innovation at Covance through integrating people, processes, and clients. It covers several topics:
- The Learning & Performance Center's (LPC) vision is to be an indispensable partner providing high-quality, targeted training solutions.
- The LPC collaborates with business units to provide consistent training to help performance, leadership, and business objectives.
- Client Interactions aims to be the first point of contact, bringing internal units and clients together to meet goals for audits, reports, and inspections through guidance and strategic partnerships.
Developing a business case for intranet investment and measuring ROIIntergen
The document discusses developing business cases for intranet investment and measuring return on investment (ROI). It covers why business cases are now needed more than in the past, key elements of a strong business case including quantifying benefits, and examples of how organizations have measured tangible and intangible benefits and ROI from their intranets.
This document discusses starting an IT consulting practice. It outlines why consulting is a valuable proposition that does not depend on specific technologies and can provide sustainable competitive advantages. The Indian consulting market is growing significantly. Key areas of consulting include IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and business agility. Top technologies to focus on include cloud computing, analytics, social computing and security. An effective business model involves key partnerships, developing expertise in industries/processes/technologies, and packaging consulting with existing product/service offerings to build the practice. The document recommends initially offering free consulting to existing customers to build the practice.
Professional Supports provides executive search consulting, education and training consulting, and project management training. It deals with senior placements and holds a vast database of resumes. It also establishes educational collaborations, provides short term training programs to NGOs, and assists students with overseas studies. Professional Supports has experience working with universities, technical training institutes, and ministries in India and countries like the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada. It offers a variety of educational programs and certificates in areas like healthcare, management, and skills development.
Professional Supports provides executive search consulting, education and training consulting, and project management training. It deals with senior placements and holds a vast database of resumes. It also establishes educational collaborations, provides short term training programs to NGOs, and assists students with overseas studies. Professional Supports has experience working with universities, technical training institutes, and ministries in India and countries like the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada. It offers a variety of educational programs and certificates in areas like healthcare, management, and social development. Professional Supports facilitates partnerships between overseas entities and partners in India. It also provides leadership and management training programs.
The ICD Partnership Ltd is an independent strategic customer management consultancy based in Scotland. They operate throughout the UK and have expertise in areas such as customer insight, strategy, marketing effectiveness, and IT systems. They have experience working with clients across various industries, including financial services, hospitality, and healthcare. Their services include audits, strategy development, training, and implementation support to help organizations improve customer relationships and business performance.
Tariqul Islam has over 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, and auditing. He currently works as an Executive of Finance and Accounts at Orion Group. Previously, he was a Supervisor in Audit and Assurance at A. Qasem & Co. Chartered Accountants. He holds an MBS and BBS in Accounting and Information Systems. His professional experiences include preparing financial statements, conducting audits, and supervising audit teams for various multinational and local companies in Bangladesh.
Ahmed Kareem Baig is seeking a position as an Operations Executive. He has over 5 years of experience in banking operations and business support. Currently, he works as an Operations Assistant at Finance House in Abu Dhabi, where he is responsible for reviewing loan applications, processing credit cards, and coordinating with different departments. He is proficient in various banking software and ensuring processes are completed within time frames with minimal errors.
The document outlines a capacity building strategy to help self-help and support groups (SSGs) in developing their institutional capacity and obtaining legal registration. It discusses conducting a needs assessment of SSGs which found they lacked management skills and guidance on legal registration. The strategy involves providing multiple levels of training to SSGs on topics like organizational governance and proposal writing. It will also provide post-training support like on-site coaching and small grants. The goal is to help strengthen 15 SSGs and support 5 of them through the legal registration process by providing a manual on registration requirements.
This document summarizes the services provided by a management and strategy consulting firm. The firm helps clients with long-term strategic planning, growth strategies, financial management, and interim chief financial officer support. It provides examples of how it helped a retail travel agency expand online and a restaurant operator open new locations. The firm aims to add tangible value to clients' businesses through high-integrity work and competence in the areas of strategy, finance, and technology consulting.
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Presentazione di Cristina Paschetta, Responsabile Progettazione, gestione bandi e volontari, accreditamento nuove sedi, Consorzio Monviso solidale, Piemonte, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
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FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions - Amit...OECD CFE
FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions
Mary AMITI (FED New York, United States)
Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms justify pro-FDI policies. For the first time, we use firm-to-firm transaction data in a developed country to examine the impact of forming a new relationship with a multinational, and find a TFP increase of about 8% three or more years after the event. Sales to other buyers, trade and customer quality also increase. However, we also document that starting to supply other “superstar firms” such as those who heavily export or are very large also increases performance by similar amounts, even if the superstar is a non-multinational. Placebos on starting relationships with smaller firms and novel identification strategies relying solely on demand shocks to superstar firms support a causal interpretation. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of “relationship capabilities” and “dating agency” effects as the increase in new buyers is particularly strong within the superstar firm’s existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of superstar firms regardless of their multinational status.
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E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharm...OECD CFE
E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharmacies
Maria AURINDO (National Institute of Statistics, Portugal)
The presentation illustrates how a new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) database extracted from the Portuguese E-invoice system can be an important tool to explore the functional territories concept taking the pharmacies catchment areas as an example. The discussion addresses data integration methodological options and how Statistics Portugal infrastructural information domains – Business register, Building and fraction register and Population register – were crucial for this exercise, developed within the CE-SIG – Map of facilities and services project.
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Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level - A...OECD CFE
Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level
Alessandro ALASIA, Dennis HUYNH (Statistics Canada)
In Canada, there is limited analysis on industry locations at the neighbourhood level; location and co-location of industries have been assessed primarily at the regional scale which results in an information gap for businesses. Recent evidence suggests that businesses do not just choose a city for their location, they choose specific business districts within a metropolitan area. Recent improvements in the geolocation of business microdata allow to address the information gap. This work, undertaken as part of the Business Data Lab and in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, is a first attempt to map industry locations at the neighbourhood level in major metropolitan areas of Canada. Using establishment-level microdata from the Business Register, we apply spatial kernel density estimations to identify neighbourhoods with high employment/revenue density for selected industries (2-digit NAICS) and industry clusters (grouping of 6-digits NAICS). The geographic delineation of business districts within metropolitan areas is the first step in understanding the evolution of industry location and co-location over time, and assessing local business dynamics at the neighbourhood level. Ultimately, these business districts can be analyzed in combination with additional data sources (e.g., mobility and road traffic) to derive further economic insights.
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Advancing and democratizing business data in Canada- Patrick Gill & Stephen TappOECD CFE
Democratizing data through innovative data governance and visualizations
Patrick GILL, Stephen TAPP (Chambers of Commerce, Canada)
Small organizations in Canada struggle with accessing and leveraging data on business conditions and trends. These organizations have expressed difficulty in knowing what is available, accessing it and converting this information into actionable insights. To empower small organizations with more business-related information and insights, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has built a suite of free tools that merge and visualize traditional statistics with powerful high-frequency data sets (e.g. payments and mobility). This work is enabled by innovate data governance (e.g. a data trust) and a collaborative partnership with Statistics Canada. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is continuing work with Statistics Canada to release more local business information available through the agency’s Business Register (e.g. the mapping of local business districts), and is exploring how Generative AI can support small organizations’ navigation and understanding of the business information it has curated.
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Firm-level production networks: evidence from Estonia - Louise GuillouetOECD CFE
The market microstructure of industrial ecosystems in the digital and green transitions: evidence from Estonia
Louise GUILLOUET (Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD)
Thanks to a unique combination of administrative and survey data matched to the Estonian VAT data, this project studies how information on transaction data can shed light on industrial policy making, through two different angles: 1/ Improving the understanding of the production network, industrial ecosystems and the relevant unit of analysis for industrial policy design and 2/ An application to the diffusion of the green and digital transitions, showing the role of production network in technology diffusion and how this can be leveraged to increase policy effectiveness.
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Using B2B transactions data: teh Belgian experience - Emmanuel DhyneOECD CFE
The document discusses the Belgian business-to-business transactions dataset, which contains all transactions between Belgian firms above 250 euros annually from 2002-2021. It has been used in research on the internationalization of firms and organization of domestic production. The document also considers alternatives to collecting full transaction data, such as only collecting information on the largest customers and suppliers of each firm.
Horizon 2020 - research networks across borders - Rupert KawkaOECD CFE
Involvement of rural regions in European research networks
Rupert KAWKA, Torsten SCHUNDER (Federal Office for Building and regional Planning, Germany)
This study investigates the distribution of the European Union's Horizon 2020 funding programme on rural and urban regions between 2014 and 2020 and the resulting urban-rural links. Leveraging the Horizon 2020-database covering the 2014-20 programming period, which encompasses data on approximately 35,000 funded projects involving nearly 180,000 partners, the paper explores the participation of rural firms and organisations in the broader European research framework. By integrating the urban-rural classification of NUTS 3 regions, the research addresses key questions concerning the involvement of rural regions in Horizon 2020 projects, the structural differences in projects with and without rural participation, and the dynamics of urban-rural collaboration in research. The study further aims to identify potential clusters of rural innovation hubs across Europe and assess spatial disparities.
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How can the social and solidarity economy help refugees along their journey?OECD CFE
Forcibly displaced people fleeing violent conflict and other forms of persecution find support from the social and solidarity economy (SSE) along their pathways, from their country of origin to asylum protection. The numbers are growing and new OECD work sheds light on how the specific values and characteristics of SSE entities provide high-quality responses to refugee needs and facilitate integration in host communities.
The SSE can support access to rights, empowerment, social and labour market inclusion of refugees. Join this webinar with the UNHCR, SINGA and NESsT Poland to discover how the SSE plays a role in the steps along the way of refugee’s journey.
This document discusses platform cooperatives, which are defined as digital platforms that are owned and controlled democratically by their users. There are over 500 platform cooperatives currently operating in various sectors such as culture, catering, cleaning, delivery, home services, care, transportation and tourism. The document outlines how platform cooperatives emerged in reaction to issues with the sharing and gig economies. It also discusses the contributions of platform cooperatives to local development and working conditions, as well as challenges they face related to funding, legal frameworks, capacity, and decision-making. Finally, it proposes some policy options for governments to help support platform cooperatives through increasing awareness, improving evidence, facilitating funding, assessing legal frameworks, and providing capacity building support
Data-driven regional productivity scorecards in the United Kingdom - Raquel O...OECD CFE
Presentation by Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Professor of Economics, Manchester University and Director of the Productivity Laboratory, The Productivity Institute, United Kingdom at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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Competitiveness for Wellbeing - Basque Country - James Wilson.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by James Wilson, Research Director, Orkestra, Basque Institute for Competitiveness, Spain at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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The productivity board of the autonomous province of Trento - Carlo Menon.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by Carlo Menon, Economist, Trento Centre for Local Development, CFE, OECD at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia...OECD CFE
Presentazione di Mattia Corbetta, Policy Analyst al Centro OCSE di Trento per lo Sviluppo Locale per il lancio del rapporto OCSE "Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia Giulia", 4 ottobre 2023, Trieste.
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Immersive technologies and new audiences for classical ballet-RogersOECD CFE
Presentation by Tom Rogers, Creative Digital Producer, Birmingham Royal Ballet, United Kingdom at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Data-driven art residencies to reshape the media value chain-BlotOECD CFE
Presentation by Manon Blot, Project Manager, Cultural and Artistic activities and EU projects, France at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Lara Assi, United Kingdom, & Natalie Lama, Jordan at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Harry Verwayen, General Director, Europeana Foundation, the Netherlands at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Contributi dei parlamentari del PD - Contributi L. 3/2019Partito democratico
DI SEGUITO SONO PUBBLICATI, AI SENSI DELL'ART. 11 DELLA LEGGE N. 3/2019, GLI IMPORTI RICEVUTI DALL'ENTRATA IN VIGORE DELLA SUDDETTA NORMA (31/01/2019) E FINO AL MESE SOLARE ANTECEDENTE QUELLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE SUL PRESENTE SITO
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
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RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
2. The dominant supply side that influenced the supply of the
business development offer
Lack of coherence between the offer of business development
companies and the needs of entrepreneurs and employees
A small number of „tailor-made” projects
Improving employees' qualifications is not considered a long-term
investment, but an ad hoc use of the available training offer
Prolonged application procedures
Conclusions from 2007-2013 perspective
3. Number of SMEs receiving diagnosis of needs prior to
receiving a business development service
5. Main principles of SME support using business
development services
Need to have evidence-based policy
Result driven approach
Quality over quantity
Need to concentrate support
Decentralisation
Common accreditation system for Business Development
Institutions
7. Main principles of Database of Development Services
External quality certification every 3 years
Quality of services at the centre of attention
Continuous improvement of business development services
Benchmark of BDS institutions
8. Database of Development Services in numbers
4 mln pageviews
120 thous. users
over 1,4 thous. registered BDS institutions (including 550
accredited by Polish Agency for Enterprise Development)
over 45 thous. services and almost 13 thous. active services