Stark County Workplace Survey

The Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in collaboration with Stark Development Corporation, is surveying businesses with employees in Stark County to learn about current and foreseeable future employment needs. If you have employees in Start County, you are welcome to participate.

Responses are anonymous and all information you provide will be used only in combination with those of other survey respondents. If you wish, you may request to be notified of qualified candidates identified by the Strom Center that match your requirements. No contact information will be given to candidates or shared.

Although our primary targets are entry-level and college new-grad positions, we also have access to resources with more experience, and we welcome as much job availability detail as you can share.

To access the survey, click here. Responses completed by September 8 will be included in the combined results.

Susan Miller
Business Technology
Strom Center

Community Field Day Showcasing Author & Economic Developer

You are invited to take part in the second annual Community Field Day. This event being held on October 5, 2010 from 9:00am to 4:00pm is being hosted by the Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with support from Dickinson State University at the Badlands Activities Center.

The day will feature community success panelists as well as author and Kentucky Economic Developer, Kim Huston. Her book, “Small Town Sexy: the Allure of Living in Small Town America” demonstrates what is wonderful about small town life. She reveals why residents love their not-so-big-city lifestyle and how small town charms are seducing newcomers. Huston speaks from experience, as a small town girl who cherishes her roots—and as a professional who is helping develop her town’s economic prosperity.

To register for the day

Do you want to highlight your organization or business at Community Field Day? Have a booth! If this interests you, contact Amanda Moser to reserve a spot. Space is limited.

50 Asks in 50 Weeks: How to Jumpstart Your Small Development Office

DICKINSON, N.D. – Reserve Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. for 50 Asks in 50 Weeks: How to Jumpstart Your Small Development Office audio conference to be held at the Strom Center in Dickinson.

COCO (Coalition of Charitable Organizations) will be holding educational opportunities via audio conference for non-profit training. This audio will be presented by Amy M. Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE. The sponsor for the event is the Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. COCO’s educational opportunities are free to COCO members, $25 for non-members.

For more information or to register one week in advance, contact: Julie Raatz at (701) 483-2757 or email her.

Posted by: Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

10th Annual Strom Conference This Thursday

The 10th Annual Strom Conference with be held this Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Days Hotel in Dickinson, North Dakota. The day will begin with a continental breakfast and registration at 8:00 am. An opening note will be presented by President Dr. Richard McCallum of Dickinson State University, Steve Glasser, Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Executive Director, and Jerome Strom, our Honored Guest. Jerome is the inspiration for the annual conference and is a major component to the Strom Center. We are very excited to have him present at the 10th Annual Strom Conferencce!

After a short break, inspirational speaker Bob Upgren, will be the first keynote speaker presenting “Most Artists Can’t Draw- Unmasking the New World of Work.” After Bob, there will be another short break, followed by the first breakout session. Each of the three breakout sessions will consist of three different topics. Attendees will be able to choose which presentation to attend (Please refer to the registration form for breakout session topics).

Lunch will be provided during the conference’s second keynote. Stacy Sturm and Nicole Morrison-Mathern of URL Radio will be presenting “From Floods to FedEx- We did it!” These two entrepreneurs possess a great success story in today’s society. Breakout sessions two and three will follow lunch. After the breakout sessions, Bob Upgren will close our day with the final keynote speech.

Schedule

8:00-9:00 a.m.
Registration & Booths Open

9:00-9:50
Welcome Note

9:50-10:00
Break

10:00-10:50
Keynote 1- Bob Upgren

10:50-11:00
Break

11:00-11:45
Breakout Session 1

12:00-1:00p.m.
Lunch & Keynote 2- Stacy Sturm & Nicole Morrison-Mathern

1:15-2:00
Breakout Session 2

2:15-3:00
Breakout Session 3

3:15-4:00
Keynote and Closing- Bob Upgren

4:15-5:30
Social at the Days Hotel

For more information or to register, please call the Strom Center at (701) 483-2756.