Creating Connections
Expand your regional development toolbox
Economic development is changing, and homegrown solutions are playing a more prominent role in a region’s development strategy. Co-operative businesses can help with this strategy.
Creating Connections is a 3-hour online workshop. Designed for economic and business development professionals, participants in the workshop explore this unique corporate structure and how it can support their regional strategies. The workshop is practical, results-focused and delivered by experienced practitioners. Plus, this FREE course is EDAC accredited.
Accreditations
Take this course to earn the following certifications:
- Economic Developers Association of Canada: 2 points towards your Ec.D.
- Economic Developers Association of Manitoba: One advanced elective (maintaining your Community Edge certification)
- Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance: 2 points towards your P.CED and 1 hour towards maintaining your certification
- Canadian Association of Management Consultants: 3 points towards maintaining your CMC certification
What you learn
Take this unique workshop to:
- Identify where a co-op might fit in your community
- Discover new opportunities for business development
- Explore innovative solutions to investment readiness
- Identify new business retention and expansion strategies
- Increase local economic development, job creation, and growth
Testimonials
“The Creating Connections workshop I took part in was so well laid out. It was full of great information and was very interactive! For any economic development department where a cooperative may be something that a group in your community is interested in, this workshop will give you the resources and tools you need to help them out! The staff at Cooperatives First is also always available if you have any questions along the way.” –Penny Schoonbaert, Community Economic Development Coordinator, Community Futures Heartland
“The Co-operatives First Creating Connections workshop transformed the way that I think about co-operatives. The content and delivery of the workshop were engaging, informative and insightful, and provided me with information that I applied immediately to improve the quality of my consulting practice in ways that deliver lasting value for me, my colleagues, and my clients. I highly recommend this workshop to consultants seeking to improve their knowledge of the innovative co-operative business model and its impact on stakeholders.” –James Grieve CMC, CCXP, MBA, Catalyst Strategies
What others are saying
“Going to your seminar expanded my view of how businesses can be run beyond the typical business models. I enjoyed the workshop and came out of it seeing how my potential could increase the overall potential of a bigger community.” – University Student
“Kyle put on a fantastic workshop at Ambrose University that was informative, useful and practical. His facilitation was organic, engaging and relevant. Excited to see what other workshops they put on in the future!” – Non-profit employee