BusinessLINC: Learning, Information, Networking and Collaboration. Business-to-211 Business Relationships That Increase the Economic Competitiveness of Firms. A 211 Report to Vice President Al Gore

摘要

At the first White House Business and Entrepreneurial Roundtable on Community211u001eEmpowerment in June 1998, you called together business executives from across the 211u001ecountry to highlight the untapped economic potential of our distressed urban and 211u001erural communities. You also announced the Clinton Administration's BusinessLINC 211u001einitiative--Learning, Information, Networking and Collaboration--to encourage 211u001elarge businesses to link with and advise small businesses, particularly in 211u001edistressed areas. The report documents how these business-to-business 211u001erelationships can benefit not only small firms, but also the larger firms 211u001eproviding advice. Although the report focuses on how the private sector can 211u001eexpand BusinessLINCs, we also believe that government can play an important role 211u001ein catalyzing these efforts.