Bottom-up to Colorado Blueprint to Business Plan
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Building the Colorado Economy
“When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it
not be for present delight nor present use alone. . .[so] that
men will say, see, this our father did for us.”
Andel’s Carpenters and Builders Guide
Copyrighted 1923, Subsequent Printings 1939 and 1951
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Bottom-Up Economic Development Initiative
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Colorado Blueprint
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Bottom Up
Blueprint
Business Plan
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Colorado Blueprint – Alignment
Successful implementation will require a
three-dimensional alignment of state,
regions and industry clusters
State
Industry
Clusters
Regions
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Colorado Blueprint – State
 Cabinet Economic Development Working Group
o Horizontal Integration
 Pipeline
o How to create a robust pipeline?
 Partnering more effectively with local and regional
partners
 Governor’s Business Roundtable
 Mission trips
 Relationship to regional development and clusters
o Better retention and growth of current businesses
 Communications and coordination of resources and data
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Colorado Blueprint – Regional Development
 Regional Statements to Actionable Strategic Plans
o Development of sustainable, high-impact regional
economic development strategies.
o Strategies are inclusive of existing regional
strategic plans (i.e., CEDS)
 How?
o Regional Councils
o Regional Resources
o State Integration
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Colorado Blueprint – Regional Development
Regional Resources
 State Resources
o OEDIT/DOLA MOU
o OEDIT Regional Deployment
 Infrastructure
 Policy
 Strategic planning
 Global Business Development
 Training and Resources
o OEDIT, Universities, federal partners (USDA, NGA, etc.), private
resources
o Economic development basics (analysis of data, trends and
research)
 Colorado Resource Centers
o SBDC (18 physical locations - 15-20 sub-facilities per location )
 State Resources Integration
o Workforce, CDOT, GEO, DOLA, federal funding, etc.
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Colorado Blueprint – Primary Industry Clusters
 What is a Primary Industry Cluster?
o Each cluster will consist of groups of related
businesses and organizations within an industry
whose collective excellence, collaboration and
knowledge provide a sustainable competitive
advantage
 What is the purpose for identifying?
o To drive job growth in Colorado by better
aligning public and private resources in support
of key industries throughout the state
oTo align regions around common clusters
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Key Industry Matrix – Stories of Intersection
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Phase 1: As a result of the bottom-up process and the foregoing initial analysis, the following matrix was created
in which the stories, issues and existing Colorado infrastructure and research capabilities can be captured .
Through such intersections, we will more effectively be able to understand the synergies among key industries
and how such synergies can stimulate and promote cross- branding, innovation and the adoption of technologies
in order to enhance the productivity and global competitiveness of each key industry.
Key Industry Concentrations for Collaboration
Business Environment
WORK
Business Development
LIVE
PLAY
INNOVATION TO COMMERCIALIZATION
Pillars of Competitiveness
Business Funding
Branding
Workforce & Education
Bioscience &
Medical
Devices
Aerospace
Energy &
Natural
Resources
Food &
Agriculture
Financial
Services
Information
Defense &
Homeland
Security
Electronics
Health &
Wellness
Creative
Industries
Tourism &
Recreation
Innovation
Infrastructure
Engineering &
Development
Manufacturing
NASA/ACE
Initiative
Technology
Transportation &
Logistics
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Colorado Blueprint – Connect Colorado
Connect Colorado
Every Door Leads to Communications, Connections and Collaboration
Communications
Colorado
Communications
Center
• Website
• Statewide calendar
and resource portal
• Quarterly and
Annual Reports
Multiple
Points of Entry
Multiple ways of
accessing Economic
Development
information and
resources
Colorado Resource
Centers
• One-Stop Resource
Shop [easy to use
on-line grant and
subsidies application
process]
• Virtual- Colorado
Connect Website
• Physical– Current
SBDC Centers [and
library system]
Connections
Collaboration
Training and
Education
Programs
Colorado Blueprint
Educating and
Training Statewide
Partners on Mission,
Strategy, Programs
and Resources so they
can be better
prepared to educate
and train those within
their network
Colorado Concierge
Service
Personally connecting
problems and issues
with solutions
State
Regions
Clusters
6 Core Objectives
14 Regional Councils
[__] Cluster Working
Groups
• Business Friendly
• Retain, Grow and
Recruit Businesses
• Capital Access
• Brand
• Workforce/
Education
• Innovation (COIN)
• 14 Regional Council
Plans that are
aligned with 6 core
objectives
• Regional
Development
Funding
• State Economic
Development
Council
• EDC Oversight team
• Governor
• Bottom-Up Cluster
Strategy that is
aligned with 6 core
objectives
• Cluster Funding
Mechanism
• EDC Oversight Team
• Governor
Rural, Local and Regional Partnerships
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Questions/Comments
Visit: www.colorado.gov/coloradoblueprint
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