Program areas at Studer Community Institute
Training & development - in job creation and development, the Institute provides leadership development training and sponsors workshops geared to help businesses and not-for-profits strengthen their organizations. Outreach programs include a lecture series, symposiums and town hall meetings. Our trainings offer important skill-building opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profits and entrepreneurs. With more skills, business owners and employees in turn create better-run organizations that are better positioned to thrive, create more jobs, and support a stronger Community.
Early learning - in education, the Institute is focused on efforts to create "america's first early learning city and boost kindergarten readiness. An early learning city is a place that enlists the whole Community in building a culture of lifelong learning, including in its public spaces. It is a Community that supports early brain development, parent engagement and school readiness for all of our children, especially those ages birth to 5.
The spring. The spring entrepreneur hub exists to empower, connect and grow small businesses in the pensacola area, serving as the front door to our Community's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The spring focuses on three key areas mentorship, connection to resources, and scaling/acceleration to bring unprecedented structure and aid to local small businesses in escambia and santa rosa county.
Community projects - Community projects include civiccon and a focus on building vibrant communities by educating the citizens of the Community of what creates citizen-led and citizen-powered change.