SCWCC Business Lunch ONLINE

Program Topic: Building Community: Industry trends and your business strategy

In a time where communities need all the support they can get to take care of business, information about our population and economic forecasts is critical. Elizabeth Garner, the Demographer for the State of Colorado and an economist, will give us tools to identify trends that are related to product and service needs - especially trends we see coming out of the pandemic. In addition to population growth, migration, diversity, and generational effects, she will talk about the latest trends in industries and how the information will influence the effectiveness of your business strategy.

You will come away with knowledge and insight to help you think about your businesses' comparative advantage and prepare you for the challenges ahead.
 

Our Speaker:

Elizabeth Garner    
State Demographer
Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Elizabeth is the State Demographer with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, an agency focused on strengthening the capacity of Colorado?s communities and local governments. She leads the State Demography Office, which produces population and economic estimates and forecasts for use by state agencies and local governments. Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience analyzing population and economic trends in the state, and her current areas of research include aging in Colorado, characteristics of migration, and poverty. Elizabeth is an economist and received her B.A. in Business at the University of San Diego, her masters in Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University.  She is also a Colorado native, something only 43% of the state?s population can claim. 

Approximate program timeframe: