Business Retention and Expansion

BR+E helps communities identify obstacles to success as well as opportunities for local businesses to grow.

What the Program Offers

  • Helps fosters business growth and vitality
  • Isolates to business malaises and barriers
  • Build awareness of the current business environment
  • Helps identify the Community Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis
  • Can be used to elaborate a community action plan or strategic plan
  • Fosters community stakeholder engagement
  • Enhances collaboration and problem solving skills
  • Facilitates business competitiveness

More Information

Get more information about BR+E from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Do You Have Questions?

Talk to one of our northern development professionals. They live and work in communities across Northern Ontario. They understand your needs.