Tag: Economic Data analysis
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Three Things We Learned From The Teeny Tiny Summit
The first-ever “Teeny Tiny Summit” was held on March 30, 2016 in Seeley’s Bay. The summit was dedicated to community economic development in Ontario’s smallest places and was coordinated by the Township of Leeds and 1000 Islands, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Teeny Tiny Places have the following characteristics: Rural…
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Staff Profile: Darren Shock
Get to know our staff. We are profiling them here so you can get to know who can help you grow your ideas. What is your role in the Regional Economic Development Branch? As an Economic Development Specialist, my role is to lead and develop economic development programs for the province’s rural municipalities. At the…
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Attracting and Retaining Youth in Rural Communities
Attracting and retaining youth is one of the many challenges faced by rural communities. The Newcomer and Youth Community Indicators is a tool that was designed to assist rural communities looking to better understand their attractiveness to both newcomers and youth. It is a free Excel-based tool that includes information for every municipality in Ontario.…
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Improving the Analyst User Experience
Data plays a number of roles in effective economic development. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs – in partnership with Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) – has offered Ontario’s economic development community access to a full range of data to support regional analysis, strategic planning, and monitoring in a free, user-friendly tool…
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E-Learning 4: Conflict Management- Minimize and Resolve Conflicts
Conflict is natural; everyone has their own views, values, opinions and ways of expressing themselves, which can often result in conflicting ideas. Conflict is also a good thing. Without people questioning certain aspects of scenarios or decisions, it would be very difficult to reach an optimal solution for all parties. The “Conflict Management” e-learning module is…
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Collaboration Goes a Long Way: Huron County-wide Economic Development Planning Project
Successful regional economic development planning achieved thanks to the “Train the Trainer” program developed by the Regional Economic Development Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). Gone are the days of planning in silos for the municipalities in Huron County. In 2014, the County began the challenging process of re-structuring…
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Staff Profile: Kent Fitzhugh
Get to know our staff. We’ll be profiling them here so you can get to know who can help you grow your ideas. What is your role in the Regional Economic Development Branch? As an Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Advisor, there are several facets to the position that make it such an interesting role within…
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E-Learning 3: Policies and Procedures – a Link between Vision and Operations
In every organization, regardless of size or sector, there needs to be a certain level of understanding that is common throughout the organization in order for it to function properly and be successful. Successful organizations guide how they operate with effective policies and procedures. For example, Governance Policies pertain to the overarching structure, goals, and…
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Preparing Effective Funding Proposals
One of the biggest challenges an organization faces is receiving external funding, as there are various challenges associated with the process. The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (MEDEI) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Regional Economic Development Branch (REDB) partnered to deliver a session entitled “Preparing Effective Funding…
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Ontario Craft Brewery Ramps Up Production with Growing Forward 2 funding
Time is always in short supply when you run a business. It is something Brent Davies always seems to run out of. He is vice president and co-owner of Wellington Brewery, so finding the time to look into funding opportunities just never seems to rise to the top of his priority pile. “When you are…