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Business Retention and Expansion
Techniques Workshop
Getting Started with BR&E
Thursday, November 13th
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., including lunch
Region 5 Development Commission
403 Prairie Ave NE, Staples, Minnesota
A workshop for economic development professionals, volunteers &
other community leaders to learn how to conduct effective firm
visits and learn about BR&E resources. Offered by the University
of Minnesota Extension.
Cost: $25 per person or $50 per community team (2 to 4
people)
Why attend?
To learn an essential economic development skills
To learn more about University resources for BR&E
Bring others in your community for education, information, and
experience
Who should attend?
Economic development professionals and board members
Elected and appointed public officials
Certified BR&E Project Coordinators with a team of prospective
leaders for a BR&E program
Anyone who wants to involve their community in economic
development
Presenters
Michael Darger, BR&E Program Director
Adeel Ahmed, Extension Educator, Community Economics
Registration
In order to pre-schedule business visits, the
registration deadline is Friday, November 7th.
By phone: 888-241-4591 or 320-203-6109.
Online:
http:www.extension.umn.eduworkshops and search for item
P030184
By mail: the event flyer and fill out the registration
form.
Agenda
8:30 Doors Open,
Registration and Coffee & Rolls
9:00 Overview of the Benefits
and Features of BR&E Visitation, includes highlights from case
studies
9:20 How to Effectively
Conduct BR&E Visits
Observe
and discuss an Interview
Watch
the Role Play DVD
Overview the written survey instrument and the businesses that
we will be visiting
10:00 Practice Visit with Real
Businesses
Visits are being arranged with real companies in Staples
Workshop participants will be assigned to teams to visit a
business
11:30 Post-Visit Discussion and
De-brief
What did the survey team learn about visitation
Identify any opportunities for the community to respond
12:00 Lunch (included)
12:30 Professional Services Available from
Extension’s BR&E Program
Overview of BR&E courses, consulting and research services
including both the BR&E
Strategies Program and the new BR&E Toolkit
1:30 Wrap-up and Q&A session on BR&E
For more information please contact:
Adeel Ahmed
Extension Educator – University of Minnesota Center for
Community Vitality
Ahme0004@umn.edu
320-203-6109
Lee Miller
Economic Development Director – Region Five Development
Commission
lmiller@regionfive.org
218-894-1328
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