According to community members, business success is the number one challenge facing Crawford County. 83% of people surveyed said people are leaving Crawford County because of the lack of good job opportunities (see chart above).
But, that’s not all they said. In the spirit of Business Success Week at the Vision (and the final week of our focus series), we’ll take yet another look at what community members had to say:
-“We must diversify our economy”
-“We need to support our business community. The public needs to be aware of what is available within the county”
-“The demand for trained labor is unmet”
-“Collaboration between education system and employers needs to be better”
-“There's no reason for young professionals to come here”
-“We must have more community pride and ownership”
-“Drugs and lack of soft skills are barriers to business development”
-“We need to support entrepreneurship in the county”
-“We need to seriously shift how we promote the county”
-“How can we capitalize on an aging population to expand business?”
-“We need to keep farming alive and well here for future generations”
Key themes that emerged from this topic include:
The need to diversify the economy, lack of promotion of the county, need for business development plan, cost of business, amount of wealth generation, employment training, brain drain and youth outmigration, competition in manufacturing from other geographical areas, entrepreneurial growth, capitalizing on current strengths and agricultural preservation.
Business success and job availability will be discussed during a focus meeting on August 17 at Lowe-Volk Park. Community members who are interested in actively participating in this meeting are invited to call 419.563.1809 or email crawford2020@crawford-co.org. Until then, all community members may take this short survey to provide input on this pressing issue.
As one survey respondent said: “business is vital to the longevity of our county … there must be a positive shift in perspective.”
But, that’s not all they said. In the spirit of Business Success Week at the Vision (and the final week of our focus series), we’ll take yet another look at what community members had to say:
-“We must diversify our economy”
-“We need to support our business community. The public needs to be aware of what is available within the county”
-“The demand for trained labor is unmet”
-“Collaboration between education system and employers needs to be better”
-“There's no reason for young professionals to come here”
-“We must have more community pride and ownership”
-“Drugs and lack of soft skills are barriers to business development”
-“We need to support entrepreneurship in the county”
-“We need to seriously shift how we promote the county”
-“How can we capitalize on an aging population to expand business?”
-“We need to keep farming alive and well here for future generations”
Key themes that emerged from this topic include:
The need to diversify the economy, lack of promotion of the county, need for business development plan, cost of business, amount of wealth generation, employment training, brain drain and youth outmigration, competition in manufacturing from other geographical areas, entrepreneurial growth, capitalizing on current strengths and agricultural preservation.
Business success and job availability will be discussed during a focus meeting on August 17 at Lowe-Volk Park. Community members who are interested in actively participating in this meeting are invited to call 419.563.1809 or email crawford2020@crawford-co.org. Until then, all community members may take this short survey to provide input on this pressing issue.
As one survey respondent said: “business is vital to the longevity of our county … there must be a positive shift in perspective.”
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