As many of you know, starting and launching a business – while exciting – can be difficult. It takes a clear roadmap and time to get to a place where momentum builds to a sustainable pace. Here at the Partnership, we’ve spent the past year planning, building organizational infrastructure, and collaborating. Today, our growth story
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I always like to say, “Why reinvent the wheel?” When the first (literal) wheel was invented, it probably wasn’t a two-ply rubber radial tire that runs flat in case of puncture made by Firestone. It was likely carved out of a rock. Yet, over the centuries it kept getting better and better. Better materials, stronger
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When I’m on a plane or meet someone new the question often comes up: “What do you do for a living?” Everyone seems to know what economic development is but no one knows what an economic developer actually does. Economic development is a process and an outcome. As economic development professionals, we take many steps
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This year, Economic Development Week is May 8 – 14. Mark your calendars and stay tuned to saratogaparntership.org for narratives from several community and national leaders that will help explain what we do here at the Partnership. We’ll also be releasing new data as it relates to Saratoga County. Have a specific question about what we
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Enabling growth requires an environment where individuals with drive and good ideas can get started in business and where good firms can invest and grow, thereby creating more jobs. To achieve a healthy business environment, economic developers need to foster a culture of listening. That’s why we launched Business First Saratoga. Through problem-solving and advocacy,
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We here at the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership are firm believers in listening. We want to hear from you. That’s why we make it easy to be in touch. Call us… Email us… Like us on Facebook… Connect with us on LinkedIn. We encourage you to reach out, even if it’s just to say hello. And,
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I am attending the International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit which is always conducted with a special focus on the profession. The economic development profession is characterized by individuals who come from a wide variety of backgrounds, careers and professions. There are lifelong economic development professionals, but they almost always started somewhere else. The diversity
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In Malcom Gladwell’s newest book “David and Goliath,” Gladwell writes about a basketball team with less traditional players using the tactic of a full court press to win games. A full court press often forces the team inbounding the ball into making mistakes, giving the faster, smaller team more opportunities to score. The coach Gladwell
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