Clients

Our team has worked with communities and businesses across Canada and around the world.


Our clients include:

CENTRAL CANADA

Agricultural Cooperative Development Initiative, Quebec
• Examining the Impact of the Co-operative Investment Plan in Quebec

Ajax, Ontario
• Economic Development and Tourism Strategy

Aurora, Ontario
• Business Retention and Expansion Strategy
• Industrial Sector Marketing Strategies

Barrie, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan

Bracebridge, Ontario
• Community Strategic Plan and Community Adjustment Plan

Bradford-West Gwillimbury, Ontario
• Economic Development Marketing Update

Brampton, Ontario
• Small Business & Entrepreneurship Training

Brighton, Ontario
• Employment Lands & Business Park Study

Brock Township, Ontario
• Business Retention & Expansion Project

Brock University, Ontario
• Brock University Centre for Digital Humanities Funding Application
• Niagara Interactive New Media Incubator Feasibility Study & Implementation Strategy
• Faculty of Business Funding Proposal
• Niagara Health and Bioscience Research Complex Business Incubator Proposal

Burlington Economic Development Corporation, Ontario
• Investment Attraction Strategy

Caledon, Ontario
• Competitive Analysis Study (2008 Update)

Cambridge, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Centre for International Governance Innovation
• “Technovelopment Tools” Blog on Technology and Development Issues

Chatham-Kent, Ontario
• Economic Development & Tourism Strategy: 2008-2011
• Automotive Sector Strategy
• BioAuto Opportunities Study
• Composite Materials Applied Research & Commercialization Centre Feasibility Study

Cobourg, Ontario
• Business Retention & Expansion Project Implementation & Strategy

Collingwood, Ontario
• Industrial Needs Analysis & Industrial Land Strategy
• Foreign Direct Investment Strategy
• Cultural Mapping Initiative

Dryden, Ontario
• Feasibility Study for the Northern Forest Innovation Centre
• Business Plan for the Northern Forest Innovation Centre
• Operational Plan for the Northern Forest Innovation Centre

Durham Region, Ontario
• Advanced Manufacturing Sector Study
• Cultural Mapping
• Agriculture and Agri-food Strategy 2011—2016

Durham Region Federation of Agriculture, Ontario
• Agri-Food BR&E

Durham Region Local Training Board, Ontario
• Universal Action Centre Feasibility Study

Durham Strategic Energy Alliance (DSEA), Ontario
• Site Selection for DSEA offices

Elgin County, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy
• Economic Development Marketing Strategy
• Agribusiness Strategy
• Community Profile
• Tourism Strategy
• Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2014

Elgin Business Resource Centre and Elgin Workforce Development Committee, Ontario
• Labour Force Development Strategic Plan for the City of St. Thomas and County of Elgin
• Fuelling Innovation: Reigniting Entrepreneurship 2007, Ontario
• E-business Training

Town of Georgina, Ontario
• BR&E Project

Greater Toronto Countryside Mayors Alliance, Ontario
• Economic Analysis and Database

Goderich, Ontario
• Marketing Strategy

Hamilton, Ontario
• Planning & Economic Development Comprehensive Marketing Strategy

Hamilton International Airport, Ontario
• Hamilton Business Survey & Strategy

Hastings County, Ontario
• Business Retention and Expansion
• Investment Attraction and Branding Strategy
• e-Business Seminar

Innisfil, Ontario
• Corporate Marketing and Branding Initiative

Invest Toronto, Ontario
• Investment Attraction Initiatives and Opportunities Study

Kingston, Ontario
• Rural Development Plan
• North Block Redevelopment Plan
• Rural Job Descriptions

Laurentian Valley, Ontario
• Strategic Vision, Mission and Long Term Plan

County of Lennox & Addington, Ontario
• Small Business Incubator Feasibility Study

Loyalist College Training & Development Centre
• Manufacturing Workforce Development Strategy

Township of Madawaska Valley, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Markham, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy: 2008-2017

Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario
• Strategic Analysis, Plan & Community Profile

Middlesex County, Ontario
• Corporate Visitation and Support Program

Township of Minto, Ontario
• Building a Creative Rural Economy A Cultural Plan for Minto

Mississauga, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Newmarket, Ontario
• Economic Development Implementation Strategy

Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
• Alignment of Strategic Investment Priorities

Niagara Workforce Planning Board, Ontario
• Training Sessions and facilitation
• Advisory Services for a Green Economy Strategy
• Facilitation of Mayors’ Summit (2011)

Township of Nipigon, Ontario
• Marketing Action Plans
• EnviroTech and Tourism Marketing Material Development

Township of Nipigon and Red Rock Indian Band, Ontario
• Economic Diversification Strategy

City of North Bay, Ontario
• Building a Creative Community: A Cultural Plan for North Bay

North Hastings Economic Development Committee, Ontario
• Regional Branding / Positioning Strategy

Oakville, Ontario
• Sector Profiles

Ontario East Economic Development Commission
• Project Management Services for Marketing Partnerships
• Investment Attraction Marketing Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, Food Processing and Logistics/Distribution Sector
• Coordination of Investment Missions and Investment Promotion Events
• Writing for sector newsletter columns and company profile

Ontario Green Energy Hub
• Grand Erie: Green Economy Background Research and Competitiveness Study

Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Economic Development Training

Orangeville, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Community Profile

Orillia, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Osprey Media Group
• Regular “Trade Talk” Column on International Trade Issues

Ottawa, Ontario
• S.W.O.T. Analysis of the Ottawa Economy
• Economic Development Strategy Refresh

Owen Sound, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Oxford Workforce Development Committee
• Oxford Labour Force Development Strategic Plan

County of Perth, Ontario
• Labour Market Analysis Study and Strategic Economic Development Plan

Peterborough, Ontario
• Life Sciences Investment Attraction Project

Port Colborne, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Prince Edward County, Ontario
• Municipal Creative Rural Economy Strategic Action Plan

Regional Tourism Organization #1, Ontario
• Market Development Strategy
• Port, Coastal & Riverfront Communities Development Plan

Richmond Hill, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy
• Target Sector Profiles

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• Economic Development Performance Assessment and Review

Simcoe County, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Smiths Falls, Ontario
• Hershey Chocolate Factory – Alternative Use Study and Action Plan

Township of Springwater, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

St. Marys, Ontario
• Community Based Strategic Plan

St. Thomas, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

The City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario
• Cultural Mapping Project

Temagami First Nation
• Community Development Systems Planning Project

City of Thorold, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan

1000 Islands Region Workforce Development Board, Ontario
• “Bringing Jobs to Gananoque and Township” Community Economic Implementation Initiative
• Workforce Development Trends, Opportunities & Priorities Scan

United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario
• Regional Economic Development Plan

Quinte Economic Development Commission, Ontario
• Incentives Profile

Quinte West, Ontario
• Business Retention & Expansion Strategy
• Commercial Recruitment Action Plan

University of Waterloo Economic Development Program
• Community Economic Development Training
• Regional Economic Development Training
• Cluster Development & Business Incubation Training
• E-business & New Economy Training
• Commercial Business Recruitment Training
• Globalization & Trade Training
• Economic Impact Assessment Training
• Management of Boards & Stakeholders Training
• Sustainable Development Training
• Business Retention Training
• Business Succession Planning Training

City of Vaughan, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Waterloo, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

Whitby, Ontario
• Downtown Business Services Study

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
• Economic Development Strategy

WESTERN CANADA

Airdrie, Alberta
• Business and Investment Attraction Strategy
• Community Profile

Alberta Municipal Consortium, Alberta
• Alberta Health Industry Assessment

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia
• Economic Development Action Plan
• Industrial Lands Study

Calgary, Alberta
• Alberta Health Industries Assessment
• Economic Opportunities Study & Economic Development Strategy

Calgary Regional Partnership, Alberta
• Regional Economic Development Strategy

Central Plains Inc., Manitoba
• Cluster Asset Mapping Pilot Project (Community Economic Cluster Assessment and Targeting Exercise)

Comox Valley, British Columbia
• Economic Impact Assessment of the Cultural Sector

Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County, Alberta
• Business Visitation

Edmonton Capital Region Board, Alberta
• Capital Region Economic Roadmap

55 West Enterprise Region, Saskatchewan
• Tourism Sector Analysis

Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia
• Robson-Canoe Valleys Economic Opportunities Plan

Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI), Alberta
• Regional Growth Strategy

Okanagan Valley Economic Development Society, British Columbia
• Employment Lands Strategy

Parkland County, Alberta
• Economic Development & Tourism Strategy

Squamish, British Columbia
• Knowledge-Based Industries Strategy

City of St. Albert, Alberta
• Future Industrial Land Requirements Study

Strathcona County, Alberta
• Vision and Strategic Plan

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
• Business Inventory and Gap Analysis
• Business Visitation Pilot Project

EASTERN CANADA

Greater Moncton Home Builder’s Association, New Brunswick
• Historical Analysis of Permitting and Inspection Processes

Clean Annapolis River Project, Nova Scotia
• Feasibility Study for an Environmental Cooperative

District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
• Economic Development Strategy

Prince Edward Island Ministry of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
• Advisory Services for a New Rural Development Strategy

INTERNATIONAL

Oulu Region, Finland
• Trade Mission Planning & Facilitation

The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, New York
• Comprehensive Review of Roycroft Inn and the Roycroft Campus Corporation

Tiffany & Company, New York
• Manufacturing facility community/site selection
• Industry sector intelligence gathering

DR Links
• Beverage Industry European Market Entry Strategy