Grow Our Region provides centralized access to resources for community and economic development practitioners, including best practices, studies, guidebooks, tools, videos and presentations. It also offers free self-study modules, webinars and training to enhance understanding of core concepts. The online platform allows users to easily search and filter applicable examples and features an interactive map of over 6,000 community organizations to illustrate potential for collaboration.

1. GROWING SASKATCHEWAN 2011 CONFERENCE

2. Resource Provider Pathfinder Government

3. Adaptable technical assistance, resource center & training platform Effective economic development requires easy access to an array of information, strategies, tools and resources Practitioners and community stakeholders require enhanced understanding and ability to apply core concepts related to community and economic development and regionalism. Grow Our Region provides centralized access to informative, relevant information which busy community and economic development practitioners or leaders can easily retrieve.

4. Leverage Competencies Multi-Stakeholder Resource Platform for shared learning with compatible partners Ecommerce capability Online mapping of non-governmental groups by enterprise region Illustrate potential for collaboration & enhanced capacity

5. Content Rich FREE access to best practices, studies, guidebooks, interactive tools, worksheets, videos and presentations in 7 knowledge streams Focus is providing direct access to resources Filter and isolate examples applicable to the diversity of potential users Resources now being archived regularly – providing room for new materials April 2012, archives accessible to SEDA members only Online self study modules A series of 7 Free Modules currently online; SEDA’s four introductory modules on community economic development are being adapted for delivery ( subscription )ETA March 2012. BLOG Running biweekly

7. FREE SELF STUDY MODULES

8. FREE Monthly Webinars Webinars recorded for ongoing access

9. Self Study FDI Training

10. ANALYSIS Assessing Readiness Competitive Advantage Glossary of Terms Impact Analysis Measuring Quality of Life Monitoring & Evaluation Socio-Economic Data

12. CAPACITY Asset Mapping Core Competencies Education Housing Infrastructure Regional Organizations

13. Online Linkages to non-profit and community based organizations indicating affiliated Enterprise Region using Google map application 6000 community and non-profit organizations

14. ENTERPRISE Business Retention & Expansion Clusters & Value Chains Cooperatives Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Business Incubators Investment Attraction Workforce

15. LEADING Collaboration & Partnerships Conflict Resolution Cultural Competencies Governance Meetings Proposal Writing

16. PLANNING Business Plan Communications Plan Community Plan Economic Development Plan Strategic Plan Sustainability Plan

17. SECTORS Agriculture Arts & Culture Construction Forestry Life Sciences Manufacturing Mining Oil and Gas Tourism Transportation

18. www.growourregion.ca