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^� business people in Southern New England and the New York <br /> Metropolitan area. (Target group for marketing efforts. ) <br /> f �) Explore the feasibility of attracting higher educational <br /> institutions, either to Mashpee or to the upper Cape. (Mashpee <br /> lacks career colleges and educational institutions. A college <br />�.M) ► �f ; facility would balance the summer/winter economic swing. ) As a <br /> means of job creation, retail should not be Mashpee' s priority <br /> project. However, to increase the local tax base, further retail <br /> development provides Mashpee with its best opportunity to address <br /> fiscal concerns. (This is considered one on Mashpee's existing <br /> strengths. ) Economic Development Committee may want to add the <br /> development and funding for a long-term transportation capacity <br /> r .ii and management plan to its agenda. (There is a Transportation <br /> Element to the Plan which will be forthcoming. ) <br /> � nth <br /> Strategy #3: Further Build on Existing Economic Strengths. <br /> 91►,. <br /> 1 '11s ; Promote the development of tourism activity that draws on <br /> Mashpee' s cultural and environmental strengths. It is <br /> recommended to form a tourism coordinating council, creating a <br /> r� s half-time staff position to coordinate and support tourism for <br /> the Town. Strengthen the Wampanoag Indian Museum. (The Town is <br /> working with the Tribe to improve the facility. ) Increase <br /> ' efforts to secure a first-rate hotel for the Town. (The Town <br /> could collect property taxes and revenues through hotel/motel <br /> excise tax. ) Promote the further development of aquaculture <br /> ►+ 4 by creating an interdepartmental task force, etc. Take advantage <br /> of the technology resources in the region by looking at the <br /> ++J V J feasibility of developing a technology building in the industrial <br /> At �, �► park. Look at the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge as a real- <br /> ' p1ag1 life marine and environmental laboratory and promote the <br /> I .„I development of a regional technology transfer organization on the <br /> Cape. (Scientific activity at Woods Hole that could be <br /> translated into the development of new products and jobs on the <br /> I� Cape. ) <br /> Strategy #4: Develop Alternative Employment Options for <br /> Mashpee Residents. Develop an entrepreneurial mentor program. <br /> (The Economic Development Committee will be offering an Economic <br /> do <br /> Development Entrepreneurial Mentor Program in January. ) A small <br /> �il incubator or tele-commuting center as part of the proposed <br /> l Industrial Park. Promote home-based workers and address <br /> regulatory barriers to homebased work. Maintain a close working <br /> relationship with the Southeastern Massachusetts Entrepreneurial <br /> ' Training Program. Encourage low and moderate income residents to <br /> participate in a pushcart program at Mashpee Commons. (Small <br /> off-beat ways to provide income to Mashpee residents. ) Encourage <br /> Wampanoag Tribal Council and Cooperative Economics for Women. <br /> Strategy #5: Ensure that Mashpee Residents Benefit From <br /> i � Regional Economic Activity and that the Workforce Development - <br /> Needs of Local Businesses Are Met. A school-business partnership <br /> program to work on programs and curriculums at the High School. <br /> A shadow program for high school students. Woods Hole WHSTP and <br />