LAKE COUNTRY BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION

Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) is an economic-development initiative supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). Funding was made available through the Rural Economic Development (RED) Program. Through a structured business survey, the BR+E project promotes a dialogue with local businesses to identify issues, concerns and potential opportunities in the business community. Findings from the BR+E survey are used to develop community-based economic development strategies... For the purpose of this report, all references to the region or regional initiatives are meant to include the above noted areas.