Business Retention & Expansion Resources

Resources Provide by the Best Practices Advisory Board (BPAB)

• BRE Program Components – Do you currently implement any Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) programs?  How would you describe the extent to which you implement the following BRE program components?
• BRE Roundtable Discussions – How well have the following BRE “roundtable” discussions / presentations been received by your business community.

EDP Business Support Programs

• COVID-19 Business Support Programs – A listing of several business support programs being implemented by EDO’s

Training Modules Offered by EDP

• Overview of BRE Programs – Provide a comprehensive presentation highlighting a variety of BRE programs from simple to complex.  Discuss with the Board and Staff which programs might be a best fit at this time and ways to implement the programs with current resources.
• See Full List of Training Modules offered

BRE Plans & Programs

• BRE-Plan-Cedar-Hill-EDC-2008
• BRE-Plan-Mansfield-EDC-2009
• BRE-Plan-Menahga-MN-2012
• BRE-Plan-Mesquite-2009
• BRE-Plan-Mora-MN-2008
• BRE-Program-Summary-Concord-CA
• BRE-Program-Summary-Weatherfo

BRE Program Elements

• BRE-Visitation-Program-Fundamentals-MSU
• BRE-Business-Survey-BDC-2012
• BRE-Interview-Form-Big-Spring
• BRE-Interview-Form-Lancaster-2003

 BRE Guides

• BRE-Guide-Arkansas-Entergy
• BRE-Guide-Georgia Institute-2010
• BRE-Guide-N-Dakota-Mississippi
• BRE-Guide-Ohio-State

Articles of Interest

• Pounding-the-Pavement-Karen-Dickson-2005-EDJ