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Rural economic development action plan : an economic pathway for rural Alberta

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The Government of Alberta, seeking ways to ensure the province’s rural economy continues to flourish, created a Rural Economic Development Task Force in early 2014. This action plan, a result of... More ≫

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The Government of Alberta, seeking ways to ensure the province’s rural economy continues to flourish, created a Rural Economic Development Task Force in early 2014. This action plan, a result of the task force’s work, outlines the steps that governments, industries, businesses and communities can take to increase economic development capacity, improve on the current suite of initiatives and orchestrate new opportunities to enable rural Alberta’s continued success.were asked for their input on rural economic development strategies, conditions for success and their ideas for innovation.

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State of business vitality in rural Alberta : analysis of twelve Alberta Business Vitality Initiatives (BVIs)

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The Business Vitality Initiative (BVI) helps communities assess their capacity to work with and support entrepreneurs, and to foster small business growth. The BVI measures the perceptions of... More ≫

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The Business Vitality Initiative (BVI) helps communities assess their capacity to work with and support entrepreneurs, and to foster small business growth. The BVI measures the perceptions of community leaders, business people and citizens about the current business environment in their community and compares the results to an average of other communities to determine possible short and long-term actions the community can undertake to improve its business friendliness.

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Self help guide for economic development and non-profit organizations [2012]

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The Self Help Guide for Economic Development and Non-Profit Organizations has been developed to help groups or organizational entities become non-profit Societies. This document includes... More ≫

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The Self Help Guide for Economic Development and Non-Profit Organizations has been developed to help groups or organizational entities become non-profit Societies. This document includes information on the following: How to incorporate as a non-profit organization; How to develop strategic and operational plans; Board governance; Planning and running meetings; How to hire, monitor and evaluate staff?in particular executive directors and directors.

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CRISP-AOSA : comprehensive regional infrastructure sustainability plan for the Athabasca Oil Sands Area

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The Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan (CRISP) is a guideline for long-term infrastructure development in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area (AOSA) and supports Responsible... More ≫

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The Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan (CRISP) is a guideline for long-term infrastructure development in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area (AOSA) and supports Responsible Actions, the Alberta government's strategic plan for development of its oil sands resource. The CRISP focuses on community development and identifies infrastructure needs related to transportation, water and wastewater servicing, education and health care.

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