The Vendor is required to provide economic development city partnership program is a cooperative economic development program that supports local and regional economic development initiatives across county.
- Services include:
1. Business Attraction
• Marketing/Attraction campaigns
• Prospecting missions
• Trade show marketing
• Other marketing and sales initiatives
2. Business Retention/Expansion
• Business outreach
• Businesses referred to technical assistance programs
• Industry roundtables/seminars
• Surveys
3. Buy Local/Place making
• Farmers Markets/Local Marketplaces/Pop-ups/events benefiting local businesses
• Buy Local campaigns
• Arts/Culture Events
4. Export/Trade Assistance & Promotion
• Resources for companies to support market research
• Resources for companies to develop and integrate Export Business Plans
• Resources to companies to further explore in-person target markets such as participating in international Trade Missions/Trade shows
• Initiatives aimed at increasing exports of local businesses, like developing a promotional or marketing campaign.
5. Small Business Technical Assistance
• Accelerator/Incubator support
• Business planning/counseling
• Marketing/market development, etc.
• Government procurement technical assistance
• Financing assistance
6. Tourism
• Marketing campaigns
• Video/Photo/Collateral production and deployment
• Event development to attract non-local visitors
7. Workforce Development
• Industry Trainings
• Occupational Training (ex. Construction, engineering, etc.)
• Pre-apprentice/Apprenticeship programs
8. Planning/Feasibility Studies
• Economic development plans
• Feasibility studies supporting business and/or government investment in facilities.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years