Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)

Advanced Courses- Course Outlines

Business Retention and Expansion

To increase participants’ understanding of the importance of building, retaining and expanding a strong business community
To promote understanding of business retention and expansion (BR&E) as a primary economic development strategy

Specific topics include:

To identify how to plan, establish and manage a BR&E program;
To provide examples of Business Visitation Programs (BVPs), Import Replacement Programs (IRPs) and other BR&E programs;
To outline the critical nature of ‘red flags,’ (issues or challenges to local businesses) and how to respond;
To encourage an entrepreneurial and ‘pro-business’ environment of support for business;
To present the concept of business incubation and nurturing HBBs;
To summarize the governments’ roles in BR&E programs; and
To provide resources for supporting and sustaining business.

Business Investment & Attraction

To increase participants’ understanding of the importance of business investment and attraction as a strategy in economic development.
To introduce and profile how business investment attraction can benefit your community.
To understand what encourages existing businesses to expand their operations.

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