Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit: Offers a state income tax credit equal to 50% of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) paid by the business on the net new job growth for each calendar year in the credit period.
Strategic Fund Job Growth Incentive: Offers a cash payment to companies that create and maintain new permanent jobs in Colorado for one year.
Skill Advance Colorado Job Training Grant: A customized job training program that focuses on companies relocating to or expanding in Colorado and provides funds to net new hires.
Advanced Industries Accelerator Program: Supports job creation and innovation for businesses creating advanced technologies and operating in one of Colorado’s seven advanced industries.
Rural Jump-Start Tax Credit: Helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
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Economic Development Council of Colorado
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Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
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Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation
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The Employee Ownership Tax Credit offers Colorado-headquartered businesses and their employees an incentive to establish employee stock ownership plans, worker-owned cooperatives and employee ownership trusts. It covers up to 50% of a qualified business’ conversion costs for use on its state income taxes.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
