Issues

Memphians deserve access to high quality jobs that can lift families into the middle class and beyond.

By building intergenerational wealth, we enable economic stability. While continuing our efforts to recruit large companies to the City, we need to double down on efforts to grow entrepreneurs and small businesses in our neighborhoods.  Job creation through local small business growth results in increased opportunities for residents in neighborhoods throughout the community. 

• Assist workforce organizations and community colleges in their missions of aligning training programs to support high demand industries with opportunities for upward mobility.

• Create a local entity that can support back-office functions (Human Resources, Accounting, Point Of Sale Equipment, etc) as small businesses are scaling up.

• Provide financial support to nonprofit partner programs that support entrepreneurship, workforce development, and small business training.

• Understand and address the challenges that face many potential employees such as access to transportation and background checks.