On Thursday February 28, 2013, the Town of Aurora hosted a consultation session as part of their Business Retention & Expansion program (BR&E), a project initiated in 2012.

The evening kicked off with a review of the methodology, process to date and results from over 150 business visitations that occurred primarily over the summer of 2012.

The nine key trends that were validated from the BR&E surveys conducted at each visit were presented, and grouped into three theme areas:

• How We Grow
• Services for Business
• Enhancing Existing Resources

These theme areas of three trends each served as the basis for lively breakout sessions where groups rotated through each theme area to brainstorm action planning ideas. Feedback from this session will inform a draft BR&E action plan to be completed in the coming months.

For further information, please find the evening�s presentation attached. To provide action planning suggestions please contact the BR&E program manager, Michael Logue, at [email protected]or 905-727-3123 ext. 4324

Presentation