We encourage creative and innovative approaches to community economic development by promoting an entrepreneurial culture, and supporting businesses to connect to resources in order to grow.

We identify and address challenges and opportunities facing workers and employers such as enhanced skills development and recognition of multilingualism as key benefit to economic development.

Our organizational planning and long-term strategy is driven by community-based leadership in many different forms. We invite you to participate on a CEDEC Community Resource Team to share your ideas and resources for community economic development.

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African-Canadian Career Excellence: things to look forward to in 2013

African-Canadian Career Excellence: things to look forward to in 2013

A recent study by a McGill University consortium (MCSSEP) revealed that the Black unemployment rate in Montreal is twice that of non-Blacks, at 13.4% compared to 6.6%. Blacks are underrepresented...>

Cultivating a taste for the co-op model

Cultivating a taste for the co-op model

Co-operatives are businesses and businesses are designed to make a profit. Due to the flexibility of this model, the co-op movement is seeing growth in the number of people who...>

Growing Forward Gardening Forum

Growing Forward Gardening Forum

Planting the seeds of economic opportunity was the main purpose behind the Growing Forward Gardening Forum in Hopetown on March 23. With the numbers of participants far surpassing expectation, it...>

The 10 Common Mistakes that Start-ups and Small Companies Make

The 10 Common Mistakes that Start-ups and Small Companies Make

Starting or running a company can be confusing, scary and downright overwhelming. Where should we start? What do we need to know? Here is a list of the top 10 common...>

CEDEC to participate in Québec City Foire des entrepreneurs on April 25

CEDEC to participate in Québec City Foire des entrepreneurs on April 25

Are you looking for information about financing, training, recruiting, or exporting? What about networking with your peers and finding out about next steps in growing your business? At the first Foire...>

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