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Expand your Market: Learn about Doing Business in Central Europe

Are you a new or active exporter? Is your company looking to expand to new markets? Want to find opportunities for business growth overseas? Then this Business Expansion And Retention (BEAR) Discussion is for you! Join the Chippewa Economic Development Corporation (CEDC), Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC), Momentum West, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for an interactive discussion, Q&A session, networking, and breakfast. Nicola Michels, the Senior Manager and Consultant at WEDC’s Trade Representative in Germany, is joining us to meet with Wisconsin businesses, answer questions, and discuss market opportunities in Europe (excluding the UK, France, Ireland, and the Benelux countries), with an emphasis on southern Germany and Austria. WEDC is planning a trade venture to that region with stops in Munich, Germany and Linz and [...]

Expand your Market: Learn about Doing Business in Central Europe2021-12-17T12:49:07-06:00

BEAR Lunch & Learn – Transitioning your Business

Join the CEDC and Bob Oliver for "Creating Value," a series of interactive workshops on improving, growing, and transitioning your business. The fourth and final workshop in this series is an interactive discussion on transitioning out of a business and planning your succession. Cost is $25 per person, per workshop. Lunch is provided by the CEDC. Space is limited; reserve your spot early!

BEAR Lunch & Learn – Transitioning your Business2021-12-02T10:48:36-06:00

BEAR Lunch & Learn: Talent in the Digital Age

Most people don't know that 85-95% of all job creation comes from a community's existing businesses. CCEDC gets it and understands that. That's why we work through our BEAR [Business Expansion and Retention] program to help them grow and expand. As a part of our mission, we aim to provide or direct our area's businesses to all the  available resources they could possibly need, especially in the areas of talent/workforce attraction and retention. Our BEAR Lunch & Learn events are designed to provide existing businesses with such relevant information so that our business community can apply it to their daily practices. Recently, a CCEDC BEAR Lunch & Learn centered around the topic of improving talent recruitment through digital marketing. Justin Vajko, owner of Dialog Design Co., led a fascinating discussion on talent in [...]

BEAR Lunch & Learn: Talent in the Digital Age2021-08-12T09:31:23-05:00

BEAR Lunch & Learn Event

Join us at the Applied Data Consultants Headquarters for lunch and a special presentation by Justin Vajko of Dialog Design on August 11th at 11 am! Registration can either be done via the ticket purchase link on this page or by calling us at (715) 723 7150. This month's talk: Finding Talent in the Digital Age: 3 Kay Factors to Building Your Reputation as an Employer of Choice Finding great talent isn't possible by just using job boards anymore. We're in an era where folks will choose to work for a company based on their reputation. In fact, over 80% of Americans are willing to take a pay cut if they can work somewhere with a better culture. In this 1-hour session, attendees will learn the three key factors that hurt talent recruitment [...]

BEAR Lunch & Learn Event2021-07-26T13:02:20-05:00

Latest BEAR Discussions Podcast Episode

Patrick Ley and Steven Birkholz – Seeking and Applying Unique Workforce Solutions – Episode 131 CEDC’s Charlie Walker sits down with Patrick Ley and Steven Birkholz of Applied Care Services (ACS). ACS is based out of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and offers counseling and employment assistance to individuals that struggle with mental health or substance abuse issues, while also helping businesses save money by taking care of their packaging needs. This week's podcast is back on the talent solution that so many businesses are struggling with; ACS is part of the solution. If you are struggling with mental health, Applied Care Services is here to help. Please consider reaching out by visiting their website or giving them a call at (612) 205 5332. Interested in signing up for the newsletter or learning more [...]

Latest BEAR Discussions Podcast Episode2022-01-19T14:42:14-06:00
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