Waukesha County Business Alliance Inc

Effective leadership is key to any community's success and the development of emerging leaders is essential to ensure the continuity of leaders for the future. Leadership waukesha county is a program that focuses on the development of business professionals who live or work in the greater waukesha county area. In more than 35 years of existence, over 1,200 graduates of these programs have strengthened their personal and professional skills. The program evolves every year to reflect the changing needs and trends of the business world.

One of the major concerns we hear from the business community is a lack of workforce. In a recent survey, over 70 percent of businesses in waukesha county reported finding a skilled workforce to be a priimary challenge in maintaining and growing their business. We are working to address the labor shortage to ensure that businesses have enough employees and citizens have access to jobs with family-sustaining wages. We have created employer collaboratives focused on our high-demand industries of manufacturing, construction, and healthcare to ensure our businesses have a voice in the process and we are coming up with solutions. Within those collaboratives we are focused on a comprehensive workforce development strategy to attract, develop, and retain talent. The waukesha county business alliance provides programming to inform students, educators, and parents about career pathways available in waukesha county driver industries.