A curriculum was presented for use by Extension community development practitioners to deliver educational programs related to local economic development for both communities and the businesses in those communities. The curriculum addresses a holistic concept of economic development, including strategies focusing on creation, attraction, retention, and expansion of jobs and income. Both communities and businesses are unique, and are endowed with various levels of resources and types of resources. The curriculum addresses how individual communities, and the businesses in those communities, use available resources to accomplish their goals.