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11 <br /> EXHIBIT A — Scope of Work <br /> The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro will provide a full time Community <br /> Advocate to support existing enterprises and new business starts in Orange County that <br /> are owned by Black, Latine, and refugee individuals as well as individuals with disabilities <br /> (hereinafter "priority populations"). <br /> The Community Advocate is responsible for designing and executing a multi-year effort <br /> to identify enterprises and entrepreneurs in priority populations, assess their needs and <br /> challenges, help them navigate a complex system of organizations and support, and <br /> connect them to needed resources for the purpose of strengthening existing enterprises <br /> and supporting new entrepreneurs and improving long-term success. <br /> Duties and Responsibilities: <br /> 1. Identify, train, and deploy dedicated personnel to support local priority population- <br /> owned businesses. <br /> 2. Create and maintain a list of local priority population enterprises and share that list <br /> with local economic development partners. <br /> 3. Conduct and share the results of an annual economic conditions and needs <br /> assessments of local priority population enterprises through survey and interviews. <br /> 4. Build trusting relationships and serve as a navigator and connector that identifies <br /> enterprises and entrepreneurs and connects them to the people, information, and <br /> resources they need to succeed. <br /> 5. Inform priority population small business owners, local farms, and food processing <br /> ventures about the financial resources available through the County's Small Business <br /> Grant & Agriculture Grant programs and introduce prospective grant applicants to <br /> the Orange County Economic Development office for assistance. <br /> 6. Introduce priority population business owners to the County's small business <br /> assistance counselors, including Durham Technical Community College's 'Small <br /> Business Center", the LAUNCH Chapel Hill tech incubator, the Small Business <br /> Technology Development Center (SBTDC), SCORE mentors, Piedmont Food <br /> Processing Center, EMPOWERment, Inc. & Brightpath Solutions, the North Carolina <br /> Department of Administration's "N.C. Minority Business Development Agency <br /> Business Center", the U.S. Small Business Center, and the Self-Help Credit Union. <br /> 7. Refer small businesses requesting help to locate suitable real estate locations to <br /> Orange County Economic Development and the Towns' economic development staff. <br /> 8. Coordinate workforce development and talent access strategies with Orange County <br /> Department of Social Services, NC Works/Skills Development Center office, and <br /> Durham Technical Community College. <br />