Business Overview
January 18, 2012
Entrepreneurship alive and well in Adams County Youth
Just how interested are Adams County High School students in starting their own business - Very! After a county-side survey of students nearly 600 are interested in one day running their own business and 80 students currently are.
Here is the presentation of the county and school district specific data from this survey.
YE Survey Results - FOR PUBLIC - 1.18.12.pdf 865.08 KB 23.01.2012 16:26
In an effort to collect resources for students and educators looking for materials available, programs and other supports for those with a desire to start their own companies or simply understand the role of entrepreneur and how that thought process can make everyone a better employee, here were additional resources Ash Mahajan, Devry University, provided on the topic.
Social Entrepreneurship
Ashokau U Ashokau u is working with CU Boulder
Elephant Energy
Funding
Rocky Mountain Micro Financing Institute
Ongoing work in the county on collecting business partners and curriculum to support the growth of young entrepreneurs will be taking place throughout the rest of 2012.
October 19, 2011 Open ACEC Meeting
Gary Horvath, Broomfield Colorado based economist provided an overview of the national and state economy. He pointed out that the impact has been felt by all segments but it has been largely a private sector recession. Our state sector leaders of tourism, healthcare, professional/scientific, temporary employment, wholesale trade and higher education represent over 40% of our total employee base in Colorado. As the economy is restructured, these will help lead us out of the recession. To view the full presentation open or download it here.
ACECStateofEconomy.pdf 658.33 KB 19.10.2011 15:15
Tricia Allen, SVP of Adams County Economic Development presented the results of the most recent Adams County Primary Employer Survey which showed the majority of our employers to perceive the immediate future to remain constant, most say they expect their employment and facility to remain stable. The key industries for Adams County are Aviation, Energy, Healthcare, Logistics, Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade. For Tricia's full presentation open or download it here.
ACED Presentation to ACEC 10-2011.pdf 379.89 KB 19.10.2011 15:15
March 2011 Open ACEC Meeting
Robert Wendover from the Center for Generational Studies was the guest speaker at the March Open ACEC Meeting and he presented a session on "Teaching and Managing the Millennial Mind".
Observations regarding the population that was born between 1981- 1999 is captured on the hand out he provided.
These two documents are attached: Teaching and Managing the Millennial Mind March 2011.pdf 619.97 KB 17.03.2011 10:52
In May, an article will be published in Malaysia, written by Robert Wendover, called Menu Driven Thinking. If you would like a copy of that work or any additional information on generational trends, go to the Center for Generational Studies or contact Robert directly at:
The Center for Generational Studies
Engineering Panel Feedback on Employer Opportunities and Skills needed for new engineering graduates
At the February ACEC meeting a guest panel discussed the opportunities available, skills needed and recommendations for the education of our future engineers.
The members of the panel were:
Blair Corning, Wastewater Enviornmental Affairs Supervisor, South Adams County Water and Sanitation
William Hoffman, Senior Principal Engineer, CTL Thompson
Michael Scaer, Team Leader Mechanical Engineer, GE Water and Process Technologies
Murray McBride, McBride engineering, LLC
Ash Mahajan, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Information Science, DeVry University - Westminster
Notes from that discussion are available below.
February 2011 Engineering Panel meeting minutes.pdf 67.98 KB 28.02.2011 17:19
Follow up question were asked of the group and the responses received thus far are below.
Engineering Panel Follow Up Questions March 2011.pdf 317.08 KB 17.03.2011 10:46
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