When it comes to small businesses, there is more help out there than many realize. Nicole Robinson, regional manager for the Center for Workforce Development, presented at the Vernal Chamber meeting on Tuesday with a message for local businesses: come and see how their programs can help your business. The Center for Workforce Development is a service under the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and its eastern branch serves Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties. Robinson explained that consultations with local businesses has resulted in lucrative contracts awarded, one recently for $48,000 dollars. “My biggest challenge in the Vernal area,” shares Robinson, “is small businesses don’t know about the services we provide…Our main goal is to educate [small business owners] that we are a resource available to them.” Any small businesses interested in being mentored or that need help applying for government contracts are invited to call
435-613-5254
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