Of all the priorities facing Syracuse and Central New York, there is none more important than job creation. It is the fundamental requisite for our community’s success. The sad history of closings and downsizing of businesses, the loss of jobs to our region and the out-migration of the younger workforce have all too often been chronicled. To turn the tide, we need to develop the most aggressive job creation initiative ever taken by any region. We need to do this as a comprehensive plan embracing the total community, with leadership by the City of Syracuse, together with participation by businesses, universities, lenders, non-profits and municipalities. We also need to be open to new ways of addressing job creation.
The intention of this proposal is to point out ways in which other municipalities and countries have approached job creation and entrepreneurship with the hope that Syracuse City and others will invest in further research to analyze how a municipal venture capital fund can be implemented in the Syracuse and Central New York community to spur job growth and entrepreneurship.
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