Keys to Successful Economic Development

Agenda for January 2010 Northern California Offering
Location, Registration & Payment

General Course Information

CALED's Keys to Successful Economic Development Training Course is designed as an introductory course for people who are generally interested in knowing more about how local economic development works, as well as for those people whose responsibilities include economic development assignments.

Three full days of everything you ever wanted to know about economic development. Take advantage of this in-depth interactive opportunity to discuss all aspects of economic development, including strategies, marketing, financing, incentives, business retention, business recruitment and resources. Attendees will get the opportunity to receive a professional certificate of completion in local economic development.

The course instructors and presenters are practicing professionals in local and state economic development who bring a great mix of knowledge and practical experience to the course insuring a large dose of reality. This is the only course of its kind offered in California and is your once/twice a year opportunity to learn more about economic development.

**PLEASE NOTE:

In order to receive full IEDC certification credit for this course and a certificate indicating course completion, participants must attend the entire course and stay through the final session on the last day. Please make travel plans accordingly.

Course Topics Include:

• How to market your community
• Developing an economic development strategy
• Basic and advanced financing techniques
• Pros and Cons of using incentives
• Business attraction, retention, expansion and creation techniques
• Community assessment and planning

Who Should Attend:

• Candidates for IEDC certification
• Professionals new to the field of economic development
• Anyone who wants to learn the basics of economic development
• Practicing ED professionals who want a refresher course on the basics

Location:
Northern CA, TBA

Registration
Registration is currently not available for this training.  Please check back in September 2009. 

If you are registered and would like to submit a payment, click here.

Fees
Member rate is $535* (you must be the listed member in CALED)
Non-member rate is $615* (includes one-year Associate Membership in CALED)

*Fees subject to change

You may download a copy of the Development Counsellors International (DCI) report, "A View From Corporate America" as an economic development marketing resource by opening up the pdf attachment at the bottom of this page.

For more information and/or to sponsor this event, contact My Kristy Nong, Manager of Administration & Member Activities at 916-448-8252, ext. 13.