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Business Retention & Expansion
CEDA E-News Coordinated
through annual communications plan, and issues related to priorities set out
in Business Plan. Minimum 3 issues/month or more as needed. Increase
average "open" rate. Increase number of subscribers (781) by 5%.
Build a Better Business
Lunch Speaker Series - Partner with
Canmore Rotary Club & BDCWest to deliver short training sessions focusing on
building business & management skills as well as networking opportunities
for businesses.
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January 23 - Networking Tricks
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February 27 - Business & the Tax Man
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March 27 - Alberta Labour Shortage & Small
Business
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April 24 - Conflict Resolution
Business on the Bow
FORUM - Morning Session for
Business Issues
Potential Topics
for consideration:
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Updating the Canmore Economic Development
Strategy inline with new Community Vision
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Staff Accommodation Policy
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Employee Retention
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Retail Trends - Downtown BRZ Focus
DOING BUSINESS IN CANMORE Partner with Town of Canmore on Business
& Community Resource Book with focus on Arts & Culture in 2007. Contains Business Registry listings by
category.
Health & Wellness Summit
November 2007 - Bring community, government and industry together around the
opportunities for Canmore to become a Leader in Health & Wellness in North
America.
CEDA Websites & Community Profiles
www.canmorebusiness.com &
www.AlbertaFirst.com Publish the BR through a link to new BR
database through Town of Canmore. Updating underway based on Doing
Business in Canmore 2007. Work with CRP & Town to publish the Canmore
Business Registry on AlbertaFirst.com.
Business to Business Discount Program
Quarterly profile of Business Discount Program members that
encourages members of the BR to use local services & fellow members of BR.
New Business Start-Up & Counseling
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Partner with Business Development Centre West
to ensure individuals have good access to new business start-up
information & counseling.
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Participate with BDCWest in Canmore Trade Show
to showcase local access to information.
CEDA Associate Membership
Human
Resource & Labour Development
Employee Retention & Attraction
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Identify & communicate leaders, best practices
& innovative techniques that are successful in retaining & attracting
employees.
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Work with Calgary Regional Partnership and the
CEDA Labour Strategy Sub-Committee to coordinate & develop a long-term labour market strategy.
Economic
Diversification
Health & Wellness - A key focus for CEDA 2007.
Work with industry and
community to implement
a strategic approach intended to capitalize on the
opportunities around the momentum in resort / wellness development.
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Develop a Health & Wellness Industry Profile
for the Bow Valley - Use to articulate our assets & opportunities.
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Health & Wellness Summit - Gain community
input and endorsement by demonstrating the opportunities to become a
leader and innovator in wellness, health services and living communities
in North America.
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Industry & Investment Outreach - begin to
make contacts through industry associations in the international
community.
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Community Partnerships to Grow this sector
in Canmore is developed.
Tourism work with Tourism Canmore to identify product gaps. Ex:
Public transportation systems, conference centre, etc. Funding to $125,000 for 2007
tourism marketing.
Advanced Technologies: Encourage
momentum of working group on a Western Watershed Climate Research
Collaborative
Regional Asset Inventory Partner within the CRP to see the creation
of a Regional Asset Inventory that will profile the Bow Valleys assets &
all businesses listing in the Canmore Business Registry.
Art / Culture Economic Impact Assessment
Land Base / Sustainability
Infrastructure
Sustainability Hub - CEDA will continue to work as a liaison into the
business community for the Bow Valley Sustainability Hub. The Hub is
an outcome of The Natural Step for a Sustainable Canmore, a project which
CEDA was a partner in the previous 3 years to deliver into the community.
Downtown Canmore Business Revitalization Zone - CEDA provides
staffing to support the development of the new Downtown Canmore BRZ.
We partner to provide communication systems &
administrative support for day to day operations of the new Downtown Canmore BRZ, established early 2006.
Partnerships
Continue to maintain partnerships that provide value for local business in
sustainable growth & development:
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Tourism Marketing Tourism Canmore
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Rotary - Business networking & training
opportunities - BUILD A BETTER BUSINESS
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Community Futures Centre West - New Business
Counseling & Development
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Calgary Regional Partnership
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