Small Business Employment, Training and Incentives
Creating jobs drives a healthy economy. More than 60 percent of all businesses in the United States employ between 0 and 4 people. Another 18 percent employ 5 to 9. An additional 11 percent employ 10 to 19. Thus, four of five employing businesses have fewer than 20 people working in them.
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Here are some ways to help small business with employment needs and grow the local economy:
Workforce Investment Act administered in Fremont County by UAACOG
WIA is a federally funded program designed to increase occupational skill levels of participants, and improve the quality of the workforce. The training programs are designed to prepare eligible adults and youth for productive employment, and/or, in the case of youth, successful completion of an academic program. Services are tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual and employer.
WIA will pay a portion of the employees wages for a period of time to prepare them and employers for regular employment.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal income tax credit that encourages employers to hire eight targeted groups of job seekers who begin work before December 31, 2003. WOTC can reduce employer federal tax liability by as much as $2,400 per new hire.
Pueblo Community College Business & Industry Workforce Training
By outsourcing your training requirements to Pueblo Community Business & Industry Workforce Training Group you take advantage of a host of resources that provide:
- Cost effective training
- Over sixty courses in technical, business and leadership topics
- Hands-on activities that augment the courses
- Total training packages that include curriculum, materials, evaluations and more at a fraction of the cost of sending employees to outside training or developing training in-house
- Flexible delivery options that allow training at your site or in our state-of-the-art advanced technology center
- Highly qualified staff with in-the-field experience and certifications in applicable areas of study
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