SRDC || Building Economically Vibrant Communities

Business Retention and Expansion

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, July 21
1:00 pm	Welcome and Introductions

1:45 pm	Unit 1: The Importance of Business Retention and Expansion

2:45 pm	Break

3:00 pm	Unit 2: Establishing an Existing Business Program

5:00 pm	Day 1 Wrap-up

6:00 pm	Dinner


Tuesday, July 22
8:00 am	Unit 3: Measuring Success

8:45 am	Unit 4: Assessing Your Community

10:00 am	Break

10:15 am	Unit 4: Continued

11:00 am	Unit 5: The Business Survey

12:00 pm	Lunch

1:00 pm	Unit 5: Continued

1:45 pm	Unit 6: Conducting Business Visits

2:45 pm	Break

3:00 pm	Unit 6: Continued

3:45 pm	Unit 7 Responding to Business Concerns

4:30 pm	Day 2 Wrap-up

6:00 pm	Dinner


Wednesday, July 23
8:00 am	Unit 8: Analyzing Data and Developing Recommendations

10:00 am	Break

10:15 am	Unit 9: Reporting Results and Implementing Projects

11:15 am	Course Wrap-up

12:00 pm	Course conclusion

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