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Business Planning and Advisory Services
Guiding businesses through strategic planning and operational development, we provide expert advice and tailored solutions to help organizations build, sustain, and scale effectively.
Financial Support and Access to Capital
Connecting businesses with essential financial resources and guiding them through the process of securing capital to support growth, innovation, and long-term success.
Marketing and Branding Assistance
Helping businesses craft compelling marketing strategies and build strong, consistent brand identities that resonate with target audiences and drive growth.
Educational Workshops and Training Programs
Providing tailored workshops and training programs to equip businesses and entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed for growth and long-term success.
Networking and Collaboration
Facilitating valuable networking and collaboration opportunities that connect businesses with potential partners, investors, and industry leaders to drive mutual growth and innovation.
Technology and Innovation Support
Offering expertise and resources to help businesses integrate cutting-edge technology and foster innovation, enhancing operational efficiency and competitive advantage.
Manitou Economic Development Agency
- Working one-on-one with new and expanding businesses.
- Generating projects, activities and resources to build the local economy.
- Supporting local businesses and attracting new investment to the region.
- Executing community revitalization priorities.
- Supporting regional marketing and tourism efforts.
- Tourism development and event production.
- Business retention and expansion services.
- Entrepreneurial support services.
Providing information and resources on:
- Available industrial/commercial lands for development.
- Business growth opportunities.
- Community investments and infrastructure improvements.
- Workforce demographics and statistics.
Offering access to business resources and connections:
- MEDA Business Insights
- MEDA Entrepreneur Centre
- Providing information on starting a business in the region, including permits, licenses, and registration.
- Assisting with finding commercial/industrial real estate in the area.
- Offering general economic development services and information about investing in the community.
Audit and Assessment
Strategy Formulation
Project Implementation
Performance Monitoring
- Providing the tools and information to build successful, sustainable plans for economic development.
- Advocating for business-friendly public policy on behalf of businesses.
- Providing services that help member communities grow and expand existing businesses, attract new investments, and work towards strategic infrastructure, land use planning, and community enhancement.
- Curating reports, case studies, podcasts, videos, and other tools designed to help make communities stronger and more resilient.
- Providing public-policy research and advocacy on issues that enhance competitiveness and prosperity.
- Representing business districts that employ thousands of retail, service and office employees - mostly small and medium-sized businesses, maintaining community excellence and the highest quality of livability.
- Providing tools and information resources, including contact lists, job listings, and more.
- Creating and sustaining diverse, sustainable communities by offering services and tools, including business support services, business planning advice, loans, and self-employment assistance, to help entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their goals.
- Focusing on independent and collaborative research, building capacity for economic development in our communities.
- Supporting community economic development through the creation of economic projects and by strengthening member organizations’ entrepreneurial capacities.
- Initiating, monitoring, interpreting, and reacting where changes could have an effect on local economies and the communities they serve.
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