2011 Municipal Study - City of Brantford

Municipal Study 2011Business Retention & Expansion ProgramsOrangevilleThe Town operates a Small Business Enterprise Centre for business start-ups. The Orangeville & AreaSmall Business enterprise Centre (SBEC) provides guidance for start-up and existing companies.Business newsletter and websiteBusiness visitation programSite selection resources and community statistics and informationDevelopment charge exemptions for certain industrial usesTourism development and marketing partnershipsOshawaBusiness retention is part of the City’s Economic Development Strategy. Oshawa has a businessretention and expansion/Corporate calling program which is designed to provide excellent customer serviceto existing businesses by opening lines of communication, creating loyalty and assisting Oshawa firms withbusiness opportunities and addressing their issues and business concerns.Business Advisory and Enterprise Centre is run through the region of Durham - on behalf of the City ofOshawa.Site selection services to allow for quick response to inquiries, maintain inventory of available lands andbuildings and other critical data for site selection decisions.Advocacy – provides a coordinating role to review and streamline approvals and provide connections withregional, provincial and federal organizations and agencies.Newsletter – publishes a quarterly newsletter featuring local business expansions, openings, andinformation which is mailed to over 6,000 businesses, federal and provincial departments, and site selectorsOutreach – organizes quarterly information meetings on topics of interest to the business community (i.e.automotive outlook, economic outlook, etc.)Economic Development Programs354