TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: September 17, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carmel J. Angelo
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Nash Gonzalez
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: n/a
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with West Business Development Center for Digital Learning Project in the Amount of $100,000 Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive agreement with West Business Development Center for Digital Learning Project in the amount of $100,000 effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021; and authorize the Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board approved the grant application for this project to the Economic Development Agency (EDA) at the June 19, 2018 meeting.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Under this two-year contract, West Business Development Center will expand its current services to provide a more resilient economy by implementing the Digital Learning Project.
The Digital Learning Project will introduce rural Mendocino County micro-entrepreneurs to the digital economy opening new markets and increasing job creation. It will:
o Dismantle the fear of digital technology and minimize the strain of transition to more effective business tools.
o Foster confidence with digital tools among the County's micro-entrepreneurs that is necessary for the continuing growth of the local economy.
o Produce customized curriculum and deliver training designed to meet local business needs. (i.e., trending applications, financial portals, productivity software, and social media).
o Educate 90 small businesses, annually, with a core suite of financial, marketing, inventory, and human resource technology tools appropriate to their individual businesses.
o Provide drop-in digital salons for peer-to-peer learning and personalized 1:1 business counseling to support an...
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