What makes a BR+E project successful?

Experience has shown that a number of key factors lead to successful local BR+E projects.

• Strong and committed community leadership
• Partnership between local government, businesses and agencies supporting business development
• Community readiness to implement such a strategy
• Human and financial resources
• Business service providers willing to become engaged

Why You Should Volunteer for BR+E

We understand that your time is precious. Here's why you should invest it in BR+E.

• BR+E demonstrates that you care about business

By simply visiting local firms, you demonstrate that your community cares about them and values their economic contributions to the area.

• BR+E builds networks

You can build networks with local businesses, community leaders, and regional, provincial, and federal economic development professionals. These contacts can often help your own business or future economic development efforts.

• BR+E is a learning experience

You'll learn about the strengths and weaknesses of your local economy from the perspective of local businesses and gain insights on how your community is likely to develop in the future.

• BR+E brings the community together

BR+E can help bring your community together. Business people, local government officials, education officials, economic development professionals and other interested citizens all work together for the benefit of existing local businesses and their community.

• BR+E gets results

The BR+E approach has been used in communities of all sizes and types. And the results have been impressive: development of a more business-friendly attitude, increased economic competitiveness, new local investment, easier access to business financing, more jobs, saved jobs, and fewer barriers to business development.

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