Specifications include, but are not limited to:Engage managers and owners of businesses in Humboldt County, CA, develop trust and assess risk factors that could result in the business reducing their workforce or closing (e.g. layoff employees). 2. Provide access to business expertise and information customized to help the business management team define and execute strategies that will avert layoffs. 3. Identify the most likely businesses and sectors of business to need this service. 4. Identify training needs for employed workers that could enhance business competitiveness. 5. Track activities, outcomes and provide regular reporting. 6. Provide input useful to outreach with employers. 7. Provide risk mitigation. The steps include; identification, assessing the situation, ranking the threats, and assisting the business in developing a plan
