What is Connect....Connecting People, Business and Education to Opportunities.

PURPOSE: To CONNECT People, Businesses and Education to opportunities promoting a self sustaining prosperous community. We will seek opportunities to inspire and encourage by serving the under-employed unemployed and potentially unemployed persons by connecting them to the available resources in our community.

BENEFIT: To Unveil opportunities and to provide sustainability tools and moral support to the under-employed, unemployed and potentially unemployed through local business, education and services.

PROGRAM Sponsored by BPC:
1. Meetings first and third Tuesdays at 5:30p.m.
2. Monthly Workshops
3. Provide support for the under-employed, unemployed and potentially unemployed.
4. Internships
5. Apprenticeships
6. Mentoring
7. Counseling
8. Weekly Job Postings
9. Promoting Entrepreneurs
10. Promote Local Business
11. Promote Education


SESSION OBJECTIVES:
1. Collect Data
2. Business Listings
3. Counselors
4. Services/Service Provider
5. Educators/Resources
6. Mentors/Internships/Apprenticeships
7. Job Postings
8. www.ConnectChico.blogspot.com
9. Monthly Saturday Workshops

Business Supporters to date 02.28.09

We Manage
Dolce Home
Gabrielle Ferrar Diamonds
Connect Realty, Sima Farsai
Eagle Security Systems
Dorian A. Dodds, DDS
Rapture Salon
Realty World, Choice Properties, Debbie Brodie
Hands On Nail Studio

Connect Lunch Recap

The following questions were raised at the Connect Lunch:

1. How will this be marketed to the public?

2. What are you using for Marketing Material?

3. Do you have a URL?

4. Who/How is the data being managed.

5. When is BPC formally announcing the Program.

6. How/When will this be linked Church to Church.

Suggestions and Ideas:

1. Fliers be place strategically locations TBD

Current Support Organizations: BPC, DCBA, CSU, Butte College, OneStop, S.C.O.R.E.

2. Create fliers for distribution

3. Purchase a URL for Connect.

4. Data Management is being donated by Bob Linschied at We Manage who has volunteered to provide an Intern to keep the web/blog updated weekly. Thank you Bob.

5. March 1st Connect will be in the Bulletin at BPC, Public announcement TBD

6. Meeting with Gaylord Enns to discuss the logistics and future steps.

Lunch at 5th Street

Today at noon we are meeting at 5th Street to discuss Connect Chico. Thank you to Mike Wear for allowing us to meet at his restaurant.