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BizFed Institute seeks to enhance community revitalization, economic development and civic engagement through strengthened organization, information, research and communication. The Institute educates, engages and equips business owners with the necessary knowledge, connections and resources needed to create a robust regional economy.
BizFed Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as the convening arm of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, widely known as "BizFed."
We aim to break down barriers to civic engagement with timely, relevant, multifaceted information.
We maintain a centralized digital repository of easily accessible research on key issues.
Interested in signing up for BizFed Institute emails? Contact blaine.bacher@bizfedinstitute.org.
The BizFed Institute is a 501(c)(3) Educational Institution
BizFed Institute convenes forums on the issues below – and other causes – to share information that becomes the genesis of thought leadership.
We facilitate public-private engagement to institutionalize digital inclusion and achieve digital equity. The Institute's efforts to close the "Digital Divide" include serving the Los Angeles/Orange County Broadband Collaborative (LA/OCRBC) as its governing body.
We unpack shifting workforce needs, employee expectations, and talent pipelines with our diverse network of thought leaders and industry experts. We also host career fairs to connect Angelenos who are ready to work with employers who are ready to hire. These boots-on-the-ground efforts will keep Los Angeles-area companies and industries globally competitive.
We convene diverse roundtables of public and private sector leaders along every segment of the development pipeline. They help pinpoint new policy solutions and cement new partnerships to address California's housing affordability emergency. We can't stop at simply building homes; we have a moral obligation to help bring unhoused Angelenos inside.
Our annual water resiliency forums aim to address California's water supply, distribution, and infrastructure issues. Our water woes are part of a complex web of challenges requiring a multifaceted fix. It begins with understanding that more rain doesn't mean less urgency to reshape how we capture, store, use, and talk about water in California.
We're committed to harnessing the power of public-private partnerships to move sensible supply chain solutions forward – from proposal to passage to practice. We cannot overstate the importance of maintaining a healthy supply chain. It's the endocrine system of the regional economy.
We're keeping close watch on the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence, plus ethical and regulatory guardrails. We're committed to helping business leaders change with the times and implement "hybrid intelligence" workflows as AI-powered tools consolidate jobs across nearly every sector.
The California Jobs First Program, formerly known as the California Economic Resilience Fund, is organized and run by a community-selected steering committee. It brings together 400 community partners for multi-year planning and implementation of a framework to guide growth, training, and equity as California moves toward a carbon-neutral economy.
We convene diverse business leaders, elected officials, researchers, and investors to examine the massive job growth potential of the life science sector. Our efforts include examining local success stories, major obstacles to overcome, and factors that make life science one of Southern California's fastest growing industries.
Join our team and be a part of a meaningful endeavor. Together, we can make significant contributions to society.
BizFed Institute President Kevin Harbour landed his first job working with Xerox during a career fair at UCLA when he was a senior in college.
I want to thank the sponsors, speakers, staffers, and attendees who leaned in with us at BizFed Institute’s inaugural Artificial Intelligence & Business Technology Forum.
I want to thank the sponsors, speakers, staffers, and attendees who leaned in with us to continue #growingLAbio at our second annual Greater LA Life
Business advocates and thought leaders are partnering with California’s most powerful life science advocate to realize the Greater Los Angeles region’s potential to become a
The California Jobs First Program, formerly known as the California Economic Resilience Fund, is organized and run by a community-selected steering committee. It brings together 400 community partners for multi-year planning and implementation of a framework to guide growth, training, and equity as California moves toward a carbon-neutral economy. There are seats at the table for academia, civic coalitions, economic development organizations, business leaders, family service providers, youth service providers, veterans, seniors, immigrants, labor groups, environmental advocates, and more. BizFed Institute is proud to serve on the steering committee for California Jobs First. BizFed Institute Kevin Harbour is Chair of the steering committee. BizFed Institute has also been selected as the Affinity Hub Lead for employers and businesses.
The Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Broadband Consortium (LA/OCRBC) is led by BizFed Institute (BFI) as its governing body. LA/OCRBC is comprised of six sub-regional consortiums representing communities in both Los Angeles and Orange counties. BFI is a primary partner to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in responding to the pandemic by engaging key stakeholders to address the Digital Divide, including local government officials, major employers, community leaders, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Building upon the collaborative stakeholder work BFI has done with SCAG over the last year, LA/OCRBC expects robust engagement of public and private leadership to institutionalize digital inclusion and achieve digital equity.
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