The Business Resource Network

The Business Resource Network (BRN) is a unique approach to helping businesses survive and grow by helping them identify and access a host of critical business services with as little red tape as possible in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties in Ohio, and Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania.

A collaboration of chambers of commerce, workforce and economic development organizations, universities and career & technical centers, and state and local government agencies, the BRN partnership strategically targets businesses with growth potential as well as those facing challenges, and then conducts extensive interviews with leaders of those businesses.

After learning a business’s challenges and goals, BRN Partners present that business leader with a package of possible incentives, technical assistance, training and other programs designed specifically to best help that business survive and grow. This all happens through a single primary point of contact – the Account Executive – to assure tight coordination of services and minimal bureaucracy. There is no charge for the interview and comprehensive proposal and many services are available at no cost.

Once the business leader chooses the programs and services he or she wants to pursue, the BRN Account Executive continues to work with the business leader and participating BRN Partners over time to deliver quality services and identify new ways to assist the business.

For more information on the BRN, visit www.thebrn.net.