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The Santa Ana WIB and the Santa Ana Regional Economic Development Network will complete <br />a Strategic Plan to enhance already existing service that will include at minimum: <br />• Small Business Assistance and Entrepreneur Assistance program to be funded by ETP <br />aimed at assisting entrepreneurs and providing free manufacturing support through the <br />California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC); <br />• A plan that will outline funding opportunities and aligns resources with labor, education, <br />corrections, social services, economic development and other key partners and <br />programs in support of the local plan by 6/30/2014. The plan will Identify funding in <br />addition to WIA and develop resources to address the skill needs of priority industry <br />sectors including the training for incumbent workers. <br />Summary: How the Business Service Plan Meets the State Standards <br />The business service plan meeting the State standards by: <br />• Tightly binding local business involvement and workforce initiatives through the <br />activities of its Workforce and Economic Development Departments and through <br />initiatives that identify, track, and develop job opportunities, and match them with <br />established and innovative training, placement, and career development programs. <br />• Providing business support by marshaling community business, labor, government, and <br />educational collaborators with free services through its WIB and collaborating <br />community partners. <br />• Basing funded scholastic, vocational, customized, and on- the -job training programs for <br />every employment and potential employment sector on established and emerging <br />industry needs. <br />• Combining business attraction and retention strategies with an aggressive multi- <br />disciplinary layoff aversion and rapid response approach. <br />• Maintaining unified workforce services support to employers within the labor market, <br />and integrating its services seamlessly with other relevant local WIB's, educators, and <br />other partners. <br />• Taking a leadership role in identifying and obtaining resources to sustain operation of <br />regional workforce and economic development networks over time <br />33 <br />19F -39 <br />