Presentation — 2023 ADO Work Session Program Overview and Year End Report
Summary
This is a 2023 ADO work session presentation with a Program Overview and a 2023 ADO Year End Report. It describes a Connector program in which someone submits a help ticket, the Connector pinpoints specific business needs, and assistance providers coordinate business support. Under Business Retention & Expansion, it reports 180 interactions, serving 53% BIPOC and supporting retention of 10 jobs and creation of 12 new jobs, tracking $220,000 in private investment. It reports that Subregional Impact & Equity served 132 businesses surrounding Seattle, helping to secure $307,970 in grants. Contact information lists Vaughn Taylor, VP of Economic Development, and Rachel Smith, President & CEO.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
Cite this document
“Presentation — 2023 ADO Work Session Program Overview and Year End Report.”
Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-10-06-a31385-d262744-cbc-2023-ado-work-session-presentation-8f35482606/
, SHA-256 8c2b9b905ffd57166f873cf7e9451190d216f29c026af657057af659aac1985a.Full text
1
Program Overview
Meet the Connectors
From left to right - Samantha Paxton, Lauren Nicolas, Kelly Coughlin, Zenovia
Harris, Jose Vasquez, Cesar Garcia, and Lalita Uppala
2
Organizations Selected
HUB 1 HUB 2 HUB 3 HUB 4 HUB 5
3
How Does it Work?
Business
Small Business Owner Connector Assistance
Providers
Someone submits a help ticket Pinpoint specific business needs Coordinated business support
• Access to Capital
• Planning & Marketing
• Technology & E-Commerce
• Licenses, Permits, &
Government Forms
4
Progress & Accomplishments
● $200,000 Evergreen Manufacturing Growth
Grants ● $511,000 Weather Disaster
● $450,000 with 92% BIPOC and women-led organizations receiving contracts
● Over 300 hours of 1:1 small business interactions
Outreach ● $35,000 to CBOs and local chambers
● 2023 Washington Economic Development Association DEI Award
● Seven (7) business assistance events across King County
Collaboration ● King County Library Welcome Desk
● King County Racism as a Public Health Crisis grant application assistance
5
2023 ADO Year End Report
Business Retention & Expansion
180 interactions, serving 53% BIPOC and supporting retention of 10 jobs and
creation of 12 new jobs, tracking $220,000 in private investment.
Subregional Impact & Equity
Served 132 (~73%) businesses surrounding Seattle, helping to secure
$307,970 in grants, 1/3 awarded to BIPOC and women-owned businesses.
Area Recruitment
100+ interactions by Greater Seattle Partners, delivering mostly relocation &
expansion (72%) and site location (28%) services, landing two companies with
anticipated investment of $3 million.
6
Special Thanks
• Chamber President & CEO, Rachel Smith
• Port Executive Director, Stephen Metruck
• Port Commissioners, Sam Cho, Toshiko
Hasegawa, and Hamdi Mohamed
• King County Executive, Dow Constantine
• REACH King County city and county
economic development leaders
• Local chambers, minority and immigrant-
centered organizations, and business
assistance providers
7
Contact Information
8
Vaughn Taylor Rachel Smith
VP of Economic Development President & CEO
206.558.3440 206.389.7232
vaughnt@seattlechamber.com rachels@seattlechamber.com
File and source
- File
- 2023-10-06_a31385_d262744_cbc-2023-ado-work-session-presentation.pdf
- Size
- 1,313,556 bytes
- SHA-256
- 8c2b9b905ffd57166f873cf7e9451190d216f29c026af657057af659aac1985a
- Original
- No public link identified.