It provides instruction through lectures, experimental learning and role playing to learn to develop an attractive local business climate which is favourable to both prospective and existing businesses. You can also take the course online from your home or office. This program is geared towards professional economic developers, chamber of commerce officials or members, local government officials, education officials or any citizens interested in encouraging economic development in their community. Successful completion of the course certifies participants as Master Consultants. The registration fee includes instruction, materials, some meals and membership fee.
Registration is limited.
Lodging fees are not included in the BC Hydro scholarship. Scholarships BC Hydro awarded two scholarships for the 1999 Business Retention and Expansion Master Consultant Course. Both recipients are also overall coordinators for the BC Hydro BusinessCARE program being implemented in their communities. I was vague on what BusinessCARE was all about and the BREI conference really put it into perspective. I would definitely recommend it, as you can see both pros and cons of different approaches.