The EnterpriseSouth.biz report was released on June 3, 2007 at the Southern Workforce Summit in St. Louis, Missouri.
The report supports a cultural shift in the South to an enterprise economy, characterized by a workforce that is knowledgeable, entrepreneurial and innovative. EnterpriseSouth.biz outlines a three-pronged strategy: CONVENE, CONNECT and COMMIT to create an enterprise economy and workforce. The strategy proposes that Southern leaders CONVENE a series of conversations that include all the stakeholders in workforce development, to CONNECT the public more directly to education, and to maximize effectiveness within various public and private workforce efforts.The process is designed to encourage all parties to COMMIT to a non-partisan contract to build a southern workforce that is both enterprising and globally competitive. EnterpriseSouth.biz includes regional and state-level data on educational attainment and economic achievements as well as profiles of innovative programs. The report can be ordered for $20 through the Southern Growth Policies Board website at http://www.southern.org/pubs/puborderform.pdf, or can be downloaded at http://www.southern.org/pubs/pubs.shtml#workforce.
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