 Hello, my name is Kalini Ganga, Program Compliance Specialist with the City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities, inviting you to attend the Bridging the Generational Gap in the Workplace Workshop on Thursday, October 5th, beginning at 6 o'clock PM at the Busby Street Community Center. So Bridging the Generational Gap in the Workplace is a workshop that is designed strategically to give small businesses an advantage when it comes down to contributing to the retention of Generation Z. We're in the City of Columbia and outside of the City of Columbia. One of the biggest problems that a lot of our small businesses are facing today is trying to figure out how they can retain young employees. I want to bring to the forefront some of the main issues that are preventing young people from not just getting jobs but staying in jobs, essentially boosting our economy by showing commitment to the different jobs that they're receiving. So during this workshop we want to not only assist small business owners and even middle level business owners in understanding how to communicate effectively with the younger generation but we also want to show them what types of toxic habits and traits have perpetually become a part of our workplace culture overall that the younger generation just simply will not assimilate to. So we want to have you come out, we want you to bring your opinions, bring your thoughts, bring your questions, whatever it is that you have, bring it to us. Let's sit down and create an open form of discussion, figure out how we can push not just this generation forward but push our economy forward as a whole. For more information and to register you can go to our Eventbrite page bridgingthegenerationalgap.eventbrite.com or you can contact our office at area code 803-545-3950 or email us at obo at columbiansc.gov.