Instructor
Alan Barefield
Mississippi State University
Department of Agricultural Economics
P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662.325.7995 (office)
662.312.0874 (cell)
alan.barefield@msstate.edu
Jason Guidry
Halifax Partnership
Director, Trade and International Partnerships
1657 Grafton Street
Suite 701, North Tower
Halifax, NS B3J 0E9
902.490.6000
jguidry@halifaxpartnership.com
Session Recordings
- Session 1 Recording
- Session 2 Recording
- Session 3 Recording
- Session 4 Recording
Extra Resources
- Steps in a BRE Program
- Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda – Michael Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels, Kaia Miller, and Richard T. Bryden
- BRE Marketing Flyer – Matthew Trask, Western Regional Enterprise Network
- MS Economic Council – Securing Mississippi’s Future – Vision for Economic Growth
Pre-Course Resources
- Halifax Partnership – BRE Program Manual
- Halifax Partnership – BRE Training Workshop
- Tweeten and Barefield – cd1605 – Volunteer Visitor Manual
- Tweeten and Barefield – cd1605a – Appendices
- Barefield and Tweeten – Sources of Secondary Socio-Economic Data
- Theodori – Preparing for the Future
- University of Wisconsin Extension – Logic Models for Program Evaluation
Section 1 – Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Instructor Biography
- Participant List
- BREI Fundamentals Course – Course Objectives
- Online Fundamentals Course Agenda
- Section 1 – Why a Course on BR&E?
Section 2 – BR&E Models
- Section 2 – BRE Introduction
- BR&E Model Type Flowchart
- Introduction to BRE Models
- BEAR in Benalla video
Section 3 – Introduction to Program Planning
- Section 3 – Intro Program Planning
- BR&E SmartGoals Definitions
- Halifax Sample Key Performance Indicator Overview
- Planning Model Examples
Fundamentals Course Homework – Session 1 – RESPONSES
Section 4 – Community Assessment
- Section 4 – Community Assessment
- Choctaw Nation Materials
- Mandan Community Profile
- Oktibbeha County Census Profile (2010-2020)
- Oktibbeha County Economic Profile
- Oktibbeha County Health Economics Profile
- Oktibbeha County Poverty Profile
- Oktibbeha County Veterans Affairs Spending Profile
- Oktibbeha County Retail Profile
- Conehatta Census Profile
- Starkville Census Profile
- Starkville Retail Analysis Profile
- Starkville Retail Comparison Profile
- Sources and Uses of Secondary Data publication – p2756
- Community Economic Analysis – A How To Manual (Hustedde, Shafer, and Pulver)
- Halifax Index 2020
Data Sources and Examples
Specific Data for Class Participants
- Emsi Occupations and Industry Jobs
- Albemarle County VA Occupations and Jobs
- Bowie MD Occupations and Jobs
- Charlottesville VA Occupations and Jobs
- County of Kings NS Occupations and Jobs
- Guelph ON Occupations and Jobs
- Halifax NS Occupations and Jobs
- Jack County TX Occupations and Jobs
- Jacksboro TX Occupations and Jobs
- Leduc County AB Occupations and Jobs
- Longview MSA TX Occupations and Jobs
- Norfolk VA Occupations and Jobs
- Plano TX Occupations and Jobs
- Rutherford County NC Occupations and Jobs
- St Lucie County FL Occupations and Jobs
- Truro NS Occupations and Jobs
- Washington County TX Occupations and Jobs
- Emsi data
- The following screen shots show the range of reports, data, and maps that can be extracted from the Emsi proprietary database. The only limit that I have for downloading these reports/data is the time that it takes (it may take me some time to get to them and send them to you).
- Industry Reports
- Occupation Reports
- Input Output Reports
- Industry Reports
- These reports are general reports that provide an overview of the region that is selected
- The following screen shots show the range of reports, data, and maps that can be extracted from the Emsi proprietary database. The only limit that I have for downloading these reports/data is the time that it takes (it may take me some time to get to them and send them to you).
- Esri data
- The following reports are the Tapestry Segmentation reports that I showed you in yesterday’s session.
- The following is a list of the different types of reports that can be generated for a specific region. Please realize that I am limited to the number of reports that I can generate in a specific time period, so I cannot generate all of these reports just because you would like to see them. Also, all of the sales prediction reports are going to be sorely off because of the corona virus scare. However, if you think that you have a need for a few of these reports, let me know and I’ll generate them for you.
- Census Profile; Housing Profile; Population Summary; Age 50+ Profile; Age by Sex by Race Profile; Age by Sex Profile; Automotive Aftermarket Expenditures; Business Locator; Business Summary; Community Profile; Crime Summary; Demographic and Income Comparison Profile; Demographic and Income Profile; Detailed Age Profile; Disposable Income Profile; Dominant Tapestry Map; Electronics and Internet Market Potential; Executive Summary; Finances Market Potential; Financial Expenditures; Graphic Profile; Health and Beauty Market Profile; House and Home Expenditures; Household Budget Expenditures; Household Income Profile; Housing Profile; Major Shopping Center Locator; Major Shopping Center Map; Market Profile; Medical Expenditures; Net Worth Profile; Pets and Products Market Potential; Recreation Expenditures; Restaurant Market Potential; Retail Demand Outlook; Retail Goods and Services Expenditures; Retail Market Potential; Site Details Map; Site Map; Site Map on Satellite Imagery – 0.4 Miles Wide; Site Map on Satellite Imagery – 0.8 Miles Wide; Site Map on Satellite Imagery – 1.6 Miles Wide; Sports and Leisure Market Potential; Tapestry Segmentation Area Profile; Times Series Profile; Traffic Count Map; Traffic Count Map – Close Up; Traffic Count Profile
Section 5 – Social Capital
Fundamentals Course Homework – Session 2 – RESPONSES
Section 6 – Roles of Local Leaders
- Section 6 – Roles of Local Program Leaders
- Pounding the Pavement
- Indicators that a Community is Ready for the BRE Process
- Plan of Work Discussion Questions
- Asset Mapping Guide
- Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions – Michael Porter
Section 7 – Survey Design and Implementation
- Section 7 – Survey Design
- Choctaw Nation Survey Resources (Blane-Canada, Ltd.)
- Nova Scotia Retention Survey – updated
- Nova Scotia_Retention Survey Notes
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Main BRE Survey Instrument
- OG BEAR Business Questionnaire
- Other Survey Resources
Section 8 – Visitation Training
- Section 8 – Firm Visitation
- Firm Visitor Tips and Procedures
- Guidelines for Firm Visitors
- Role Play Notes Appendix
- Charlottesville OED Confidentiality Guidelines
- Nova Scotia REN Informed Consent
- Nova Scotia REN Nondisclosure Agreement
- University of Minnesota Firm Visitation Video
- The first 7:30 of this video reveals tips on setting up the interview and recording responses for a BR&E visit. While these tips are primarily geared to a Volunteer Visitor program, they can be very useful in the Continuous or Segregated approaches particularly for economic professionals new to the BR&E process.
Section 9 – Red Flag Review
- Section 9 – Red Flag Review
- Red Flag Review Points
- Red Flag Followup Worksheet
- Appendix F: Follow-up Suggestions for Red/Yellow Flags
- BREI Red Flag Example Survey
Section 10 – Survey Analysis and Reports
- Section 10 – Survey Analysis and Report
- Open Ended Survey Question Analysis Example
- Example Report – Brenham TX Business COVID-19 Survey Final Report
- Example Report – Barefield – COVID 19 BRE Round 2 Survey Results – Final Report
- SWOT Worksheet
- Research Report Checklist
- Questions for Report Writers
- Analyzing Survey Data – National Business Research Institute
- Morgan – Problems in the Analysis of Survey Data
- Leahy – Using Excel for Analyzing Survey Questionnaire
The following link is a report by Eric Canada and Tyler Baines of the Center for Regional Competitiveness (CREC). With the demise of the e-Synchronist software, CREC felt that it would be of service to examine other software packages that could be oriented to BR&E efforts and provide a synopsis of the features that these packages could provide. The companies that agreed to be interviewed are listed in alphabetical order and no rating is provided. Canada and Baines – Economic Development Software Review
Section 11 – Action Team Planning
Fundamentals Course Homework – Session 3 – RESPONSES
Open Ended Survey Question Analysis2
Barefield – COVID 19 BRE Round 2 Survey Results – Final Report
Section 12 – Program Evaluation
- Section 12 – Program Evaluation
- BR&E SmartGoals Definitions
- Sibley County BR&E Evaluation Results PowerPoint
Section 13 – Community Input and Implementation
- Secton 13 – Community Input Celebration Implementation
- How Successful are Business Retention and Expansion Implementation Efforts?
- Tishomingo County Development Foundation
- 2018 Tishomingo County ED Annual Report
Section 14 – Special Topics in BR&E
- Section 14 – BRE Special Topics
- Business Retention and Expansion (BRE): A Practical Approach to Economic Development (Community Development – Current Issues Series) 1st Edition
- Corona Virus
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Business Retention and Expansion (BRE): A Practical Approach to Economic Development
Business Retention and Expansion International 