Southern Business Expo模板.ppt

2008 Southern Business Expo,One Region One Vision,屋檐人家资料下载http:/收集提供,版权归原作者所有,Todays Message,Good News and Bad NewsConnect SI Blueprint for SuccessWhat You Can DoSense of Urgency,What is Different About Connect SI,Collaborative 20-county economic and community development strategy measurable,transforming and sustainablePositions SI to compete globally against country strategiesViews neighbors as resource partners rather than competitors Understands that knowledge based,small,&innovative firms are the growth engines of our futurenot industries of our pastBroadband strategy focus enables all 20 counties to benefitSees economic development as the job of every citizenCollaboratively funded rather than grant dependentBusiness plan based,action driven,results orientedBottom up grass-roots driven,Big Disconnect:Youth Brain Drain vs.Real Opportunity,SI is losing its most employable youth due to the perception&reality that there are not sufficient job opportunities hereYet,the Bureau of Labor Statistics says:“There will be a shortfall of 10million workers by 2010”“A demographic crunch is coming and will be exacerbated by a talent crunch that threatens to stall the very engines of economic growth”SI can become a thriving global-hub if it:Focuses on reversing the brain-drain Builds its base of skilled manpower Leverages its strategic mid-country location&unique quality of life environment to grow KBE workers,Thank You!,