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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM:
Arthur C. Miner, Executive Director
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Contra Costa County Private Industry Council � s �/VCosJ
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DATE: April 11, 1997
SUBJECT: Authorization to apply for an Employment Training Panel Grant to train business owners in
management skills
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the application for an Employment Training Panel grant for the purpose of
training business owners who are employers (of fewer than ten employees) in
management skills. The training will be conducted through fifteen, three hour sessions
over a period of six months. The initial grant period will be for one year .with an
estimated start date of June 1, 1997. The grant amount of $29,250 will provide
comprehensive management training to at least fifty small business employers.
11. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None. The program is 100% grant funded. Any shortfall that may occur will be
absorbed by the CCSBDC grant.
111. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The Employment Training Panel has made available these training funds in order to
support the growth and success of businesses most likely to create new jobs, those
employers with fewer than ten employees. Historically, only start-up and prospective
business owners have received long term training while the skill development for
existing business owners has been handled through topical seminars. As business
owners prepare their business for growth and take on the responsibility of employee
management, they are challenged by a lack of the advanced management skills. The
mandate of the SBDC is to assist business owners at this critical stage with an organized,
comprehensive advanced management training. This grant will impact the success of at
least fifty business owners over a one year period, creating and sustaining jobs within
these small businesses.
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Catherine Marshall(65377)
CC: Private Industry Council ATTESTED
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELO CLERK O THE BOARD OF
County Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Small Business Development Center
Employment Training Panel `
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