Program Offerings and Curriculum

I.  Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Building Entrepreneur Friendly Communities

• Designed to train local leaders in tools and techinques necessary to create and nurture an entrepreneur friendly community.

                  Program Materials and Curriculum                      Project Update

Virtual Entrepreneur Network - Go BIG

• An internet-based, interactive "virtual network" for entrepreneurs and the resource providers who serve them.

                  Program Description                                            

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Community Assessment - First Impressions Program

• Designed to evaluate the success of a community's development initiatives

                 Program Description                                            

                 Brochure

Downtown Market Analysis

• Analysis process used to develop a marketing strategy for downtowns.

                 Brochure                                                             Project Update

II.  Community Planning Process and Tools

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Sustainable Communities Plan

• A community-wide process resulting in a vision to produce a community action plan based on sustainability principles

                 Sustainable Community Process

Sustainable Economic Development Plan

• This program uses the Sustainable Communities Program as its base to produce an economic development approach for the community.

Sustainable Comprehensive Land Use Plan

• This program uses the Sustainable Communities Program as its base to produce a land use plan for the community.

                SDC Level of Services

Planning Tools

• Insuring inclusionary guidance and process:

                Lasswell's Wheel

• Discovering the root causes of problems:

                5 Y's

• Action planning:

                Action planning template

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