Workforce and education organizations, like those in other sectors, have been hard hit by the coronavirus. They are scrambling to figure out virtual service delivery, new operational models and staff safety measures. In the midst of this, they are also... Continue reading

We cannot underestimate the impact the worldwide pandemic will have on the economy. Or to what degree it will limit opportunities for families served by workforce and education professionals. At this point in time, we just don’t know the full... Continue reading

With business closures occurring daily because of the new coronavirus, workforce development boards across the country are at the heart of the crisis. Unemployment rates are projected to rise significantly. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged by... Continue reading

Switching Gears in the Face of School Closures In 2019, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools was awarded funding for a pathways improvement project to increase awareness of the K-14 high-skill job and career pathways in the county’s schools. Middle... Continue reading

With increasing self-isolation in response to COVID-19, a virtual team model is coming to the forefront for many workforce and education organizations that are accustomed to onsite service delivery for students, job seekers and employers. Here at FCM, we’ve operated... Continue reading

Business U is proud to announce its 2020 accredited business engagement courses for employer-facing staff and leadership in workforce development and education. Click on the request link below for more information and to register for an upcoming course. Business U is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and... Continue reading

Digital transformation marks a radical rethinking of how an organization uses technology, people and processes to fundamentally change business performance, says George Westerman, MIT principal research scientist and author of Leading Digital: Turning Technology Into Business Transformation. While it’s a standard business practice for private sector companies to maximize technology,... Continue reading

There are many definitions that describe what qualifies an “expert,” but in general, it refers to someone with proven ability, demonstrated skill and extensive knowledge based on research and experience in a particular area. More importantly, it is their deliberate practice in a chosen field that makes her or him... Continue reading

In our continued quest to provide business-facing workforce and education practitioners with the necessary information to make informed decisions when choosing high-quality professional development options to maximize their engagement efforts, we must first lay the foundation with an understanding that business services is not business engagement; and as importantly, any... Continue reading

To expand reach to workforce and education professionals who want to maximize their business engagement efforts with the option to earn the Certified Business Engagement Professional™ (CBEP) certification, Business U announced its new accredited On-demand program offered in its state-of-the-art eUniversity. The program is self-directed and can be accessed anytime,... Continue reading

The Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards, recently announced the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners for its 17th annual American Business Awards competition. Business U earned a Silver Stevie in the Workforce Development category for its customer relationship management (CRM) platform called B2B Engage® and a Bronze for the... Continue reading

The Southeastern Employment & Training Association (SETA) announced a partnership with Business U to facilitate at its fall conference the only accredited business engagement program in the nation. Business U’s Certified Business Engagement Professional™ (CBEP) course is designed specifically for workforce development professionals who are business-facing and are tasked with... Continue reading

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) has awarded Christine Bosworth, co-founder and CEO of the award-winning business engagement organization Business U, the prestigious 2019 NAWDP Professional Development Award. The award recognizes individuals who stand out in the effort to build our nation’s workforce system: Recipients are instrumental in... Continue reading

Business U recently caught up with one of our customer-relationship management (CRM) users to talk about B2B Engage®, the only CRM on the market designed specifically for workforce and education organizations to address the multitude of operational tasks and relationship building activities needed for success. We interviewed Jenny Bolte who... Continue reading

Creating an integrated business engagement team requires a strategic alignment of operations and an organizational culture that is seamless across all “touch points” with those staff and partners who interface with employers. While traditional workforce business services representatives may be the ones assigned to attract new companies to employment and... Continue reading

Declining birthrates, decreased immigration and alarming levels of student loan debt have led to a fundamental shift in the market for postsecondary education. Universities and colleges throughout the ecosystem, in particular those beyond the name-brand institutions that dominate the news... Continue reading

If you’re an organization funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), you are likely gearing up for visits from Department of Labor monitors who will determine whether you are in compliance with the American With Disabilities Act (ADA).... Continue reading

In today’s ever-changing labor market, companies need smart workforce strategies to maintain a competitive edge, and studies show internships can contribute to a company’s bottom line. Retention rates are a major concern for employers across sectors. The National Association of... Continue reading

Business U recently caught up with one of our customer-relationship management (CRM) users to talk about B2B Engage®, the only CRM on the market designed specifically for workforce and education organizations to address the multitude of operational tasks and relationship building activities needed for success. We interviewed Jenny Bolte who... Continue reading

Creating an integrated business engagement team requires a strategic alignment of operations and organizational culture across all “touch points” with those staff and partners who interface with employers. While traditional business services representatives may be the ones assigned to attract new employers to employment and training solutions, case managers play... Continue reading

During this time of giving heartfelt thanks, Business U reflects on its many blessings working with organizations that lead the critical missions of workforce and education to expand employment and work-based learning opportunities. Every day we have the distinct privilege of working with practitioners across the nation who tirelessly to... Continue reading

How many advertising messages to you think you see every day? Too many to count. With so many people vying for an audience’s attention, workforce and education organizations are at a disadvantage with limited outreach budgets. At Business U’s professional development events, we teach participants this is where communication platforms... Continue reading

“As an organization that strives for the gold standard in professional development, Business U has taken notice of how vendors market their professional development training programs, which has prompted us to provide our eNews subscribers with information to fact check training vendors,” said Business U CEO & Co-founder, Dr. Christine... Continue reading

There are a multitude of trend predictions for the workplace in 2019 that Business U reviewed to identify potential impacts and opportunities for our workforce and education customers. Noted below are three key trends and our own recommendations as to how employer engagement professionals can stategically serve companies and build... Continue reading

Our 2018 courses sold out, so we’ve created additional professional development opportunities in 2019 to earn the only accredited designation in the nation as a Certified Business Engagement Professional™(CBEP), and new this year, the Certified Business Services Manager™ program as well as specialty courses to elevate your business engagement practice.... Continue reading