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Sustainable solutions for Long Beach
REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUMAPRIL 29, 2016
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CHICAGO, ILCut the licensing time for new restaurants by 33%; more than 1,000 new restaurants have opened
NEW ORLEANS, LAReduced murder in 2013 by 19% compared to the previous year, resulting in the lowest number of murders in New Orleans since 1985
MEMPHIS, TNReduced retail vacancy rates by 70% along key commercial corridors
LOUISVILLE, KYRedirected 21% of low-severity 911 medical calls to a doctor’s office or immediate care center in lieu of an ambulance trip to the ER
ATLANTA, GAMoved 1,022 chronically homeless individuals into permanent housing, quickly establishing itself as a national leader
1 of 14 Innovation CitiesLong Beach has been competitively selected to join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Innovation Teams program.
A dedicated innovation team (i-team) will collaboratively develop solutions to priority issues.
Minneapolis, MNMobile, ALPeoria, ILRochester, NYSeattle, WASyracuse, NYTel Aviv
Albuquerque, NMBoston, MACentennial, COJersey City, NJJerusalemLong Beach, CALos Angeles, CA
Innovation Movement
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TrainingInstruction on the successful openinnovation techniques.
1:1 CoachingTechnical assistance and connections to experts.
Practitioner CommunityConnections to peers and resources in other cities.
Playbook and ToolsStep-by-step guide with tools and templates.
Innovation Incubators
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Innovation Delivery Approach1: Investigate the Problem:Starting and growing a business in the City can be challenging. SmallBusiness Monitor reports that 43 percent of small businesses think thatthe City is doing a poor or very poor job supporting small businesses.
2: Idea Generation:In collaboration with City staff, users, and university partners, the i-team generated over (250) ideas about how to make the process easier.
3: Prepare to DeliverstartupLB is a package of (24) initiatives that will help entrepreneursstart and grow their businesses in the City of Long Beach. The goal of isto increase the number, size (revenue and job creation), and growth ofbusinesses in the City, with a particular focus on improving access tounder-resourced communities.
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2016 Initiatives
Q2: Awareness
1. BizPortal2. Inspector Gadget3. iClips4. Business Analytics5. Checklist for Entrepreneurs6. Business Resource Map 7. EPD Web Redesign8. Internal Guidelines for Staff9. Business Navigators10. Entrepreneur Hubs & Spaces
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Q3: Access
1. Mobile Business Licensing2. Business Loan Automation3. Funding Match4. Local Small Business
Purchasing5. Procurement Partnerships6. Activation Counter7. Next Generation of Business
Licenses
Q4: Activation
1. Adopt a Lot 2. Activation of Vacant
Storefronts3. Activation of Vacant Lots4. Virtual Vacant Storefront5. Creative Crosswalks6. Empowering Renters7. Transit Extensions
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Human Centered Design.
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User Experience.
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Data Driven Development.
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Accessible Information.
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Business Analytics.
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