Development Focused Areas and Activities

Development Focused Areas and Activities

Communities need to develop their place and sell it to others to create wealth and improved economic opportunities. Creating a climate for businesses and citizens to thrive comes from taking good care of existing business, showing enterprising citizens how to start-up new businesses, and having the know-how to market and communicate with all target audiences.

BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION

Existing businesses create more new jobs, invest in their communities, and are ambassadors for new investment. A very deliberate effort to visit, serve and retain existing business is a best practice for successful community and economic development in any municipality. This module provides step-by-step guidance on building a business retention and expansion program for your community.

• Business Retention and Expansion Handbook
• Business Retention and Expansion Appendices Handbook

CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, & NEW BUSINESS START-UPS

• Creating New Businesses and Entrepreneurship in Your Community Handbook
• Creating New Businesses and Entrepreneurship in Your Community Appendices

DEVELOPING LOCAL INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

• Developing Local Incentive Programs Handbook

FUNDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Economic and community development opportunities or strategies intended to benefit the community at large must be able to attract sufficient financial capital from a mix of sources to sustain their development and ongoing use or operation within a competitive market environment. The Funding Community Development module focuses on identifying financial resources and matching them to the specific task or strategy that the community has chosen to pursue.

• Funding Community Development Handbook