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included in itsbusiness retention and expansion efforts and other program offerings. <br /> <br />1. Objective: To diversify and grow the regional economy by working with <br />SMEs and microbusinesses in primary industry sectors by evaluating their needs and <br />assisting them to find appropriate resources in vital areas such as entrepreneurship, <br />business planning, and other resources to help companies grow and expand locally. <br /> <br />2. Deliverables: <br /> <br />a. Facilitate a minimum of four educational events per fiscal year that focus <br />on the needs of small business, microbusinesses, woman and minority <br />owned businesses, or entrepreneurs in partnership with the City or local <br />community organizations in the City and provide a written semi-annual <br />report to the City Manager on feedback received. <br /> <br />i. Develop additional tracking and reporting of engagement with women <br />and minority owned businesses within the Partnership’s Customer <br />Relationship Management (“CRM”) program. <br /> <br />ii. Develop additional tracking and reporting of engagement with <br />microbusinesses within the Partnership’s CRM. <br />b.Create and maintain a “one-stop shop” online database with resources <br />specifically curated to assist small businesses, including SMEs and <br />microbusinesses, and refer any inquiries by City of San Marcos businesses <br />to the Economic and Business Development Manager for assistance as <br />needed. <br /> <br />c. Promote small business counseling programs that are offered by the City of <br />San Marcos or other community organizations in San Marcos. <br /> <br />d. Encourage the Texas State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) <br />office (a federally directed program) to enhance its geographic presence in <br />San Marcos by hostingoffice hours locally in a publicly accessible space <br />such as the San Marcos Public Library or the offices of the Partnership. <br /> <br />e. Support any efforts by the City to advocate for federal resources to be <br />allocated to locate a permanent SBDC office in San Marcos. <br /> <br />f. Participate in the evaluation of City contracts pertaining to business <br />counseling programs. <br /> <br />g. Continue to strengthen relationships with local cultural organizations <br />including development of Spanish language translations of materials for <br />programs and resources for workforce development efforts. A translation <br />plugin for digital content will also be explored and implemented if viable. <br />Page 2 of 22 <br /> <br />