2. Sponsored programs for industry. Federal and provincial governments throughout Canada have sponsored dozens of programs offered across Canada that were developed to help Canadian organizations develop and enhance their competitive intelligence skills. Some of these have been geographically focused (offered in one or more regions to help develop and enhance the local economy) and some have been sectoral focused, providing training and intelligence assistance to companies in multiple regions but in a specific sector.
a. Introduction to CI/skills development: These type of programs introduce participants to the concept of competitive intelligence and some of the skills required to successfully conduct intelligence. This can be as short as
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Trade show intelligence: A cooperative trade show intelligence approach was developed which combined small and medium sized companies, appropriate associations, Federal and/or provincial government officers in a training program focused on a specific trade show. All participants were given event intelligence training and encouraged to develop event intelligence plans for the trade show that all program participants were going to (for example Foodex in Japan, Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Bio in Washington). Government and association participants helped the companies execute on their projects as well as running their own applications and the consultant/trainer also assisted. The approach was run at several trade shows and helped companies identify opportunities, assess markets, etc.; helped associations identify better ways to serve their members and government officers identify better programs and policies. One of the trade show programs from a technology trade show was written up in Calof and Fox, 2003 and provides details on the organization of the program. Nova Scotia Business Inc,, Agriculture Canada, Alberta Economic Development, Western Economic Diversification and Alberta Agriculture have all sponsored trade show intelligence …show more content…
Small community economic development: An approach to harness the knowledge within communities to develop their own economic development plan using intelligence. In the program, community leaders, local business owners, government officials and others were brought together in a facilitated program, taught about competitive intelligence and where then put in groups to develop the intelligence needed to support their regions competitive advantage. All of this was then used to develop a regional economic development plan designed by the program participants and then presented to the community at large. The results have helped the small communities better identify their true competitive advantage and the intelligence required to exploit it. Local community media have written extensively about the success of the program in their region (see Dalman 2005 for an example of the program in Humboldt Saskatchewan). A more detailed description of the program can be found in Calof, Maroux and Robinson,
To identify the learning and development style of myself and a team member we both completed a Multiple Intelligence (MI) test developed by Howard Gardner.
A country’s success is built on strong communities. Investing in communities is not only about creating jobs and economic growth; it is also about building communities people are proud to call home. Communities should be safe, self-sufficient and provide a variety of services to their members. With targeted investment in land, economic development, community infrastructure, support for First Nations governance structures, and focus on the environment, the Government of Canada will support Indigenous communities to achieve these goals.
Canadian businesses and governments have been constantly working on increasing their global market, by enforcing more supportive programs and effective policies. Funding Canadian organizations to enter the international market. The government has announced various support programs with the intentions to improve support such as EDC helping canadian companies sell beyond Canada’s borders and BDC which support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and
There are many skills that would be very beneficial towards students if they choose to improve and excel in them. For
Strategic Goal 1 fosters development of rural communities in order to make them more self-sustainable and become economically
This learning experience is designed for a year 1 class (middle of the year) with diverse learning needs. The lessons take into account Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory and caters for EAL/D, students who are ready to move beyond the lesson and students who are not ready to move beyond the lesson. The activities seen in the three lessons may be modified to suit the needs of individual students (refer to catering for diversity).
Each skill is examined and shown how the program transfers knowledge of the skill to the student. One of the recurring items is the major assignments that the students must complete the projects more than the instruction itself is what students learn the most from. I also noticed that more time is spent on teaching communication to students than any other skill in the handout.
The CIPD (2005a) has stated that: All personnel and development specialists must be thinking performers. That is, their central task is to be knowledgeable and competent in their various fields and to be able to move beyond compliance to provide a critique of organisational policies and procedures and to advise on how organizations should develop in the future.
Canada was always a trading nation (Spencer, 2009, p. 4),so there was also always a focus on interacting with other countries involving trading and commerce. Since there is a trading relationship with other countries, work and learning and how it affects Canadian realities and management perspectives is interrelated. I believe the organization 's management perspective dictates whether there will be a focus on learning in the workplace. According to Ashton and Felstad (2001) only very few companies in Canada “have invested in training and education." between economic growth and education (John Bratton, 2004, p. 30). For instance, in Canada, Gordon Betcherman and his
My trade show will be different from the Western Foodservice Trade Show because we have better location. This year, our trade show will be located in Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, which is the second largest convention center in the world. Since the trade show venue is located on the Las Vegas “Strip”, attendees who visited our booth will also receive a complimentary smoothie of their choice as well as a random drawing of casino free play at the Venetian and Palazzo Hotel.
Three Rivers Optical is a company located in Pittsburgh which supplies lenses to the ophthalmic community. Steve Siebert, CEO and head of marketing faces different challenges on deciding if he should keep trade shows he has been doing as sales have not been proficient enough, and whether he should invest in new trade show to grow TRO’s market share. Steve’s plan is to invest into different states such as California and Michigan in the next five years. As TRO is moving towards the west, it needs to invest in trade shows International Vision Expo West and Midwest Vision Conference & Expo. Trade shows are a very important investment in the eyes of TRO since they generate sales, and more importantly attract new
There needs to be a clear definitive vision on where progress should be in the near future. Because the city of Pleasant Valley is in fact so small, there is only a handful of local businesses that help sustain the city’s population and encourage growth. In fact the city makes most of her revenue off the Police Department’s citations. With an analysis of their interpersonal skills, management strategies, and various management principles I hope to paint a picture of how smaller cities are beginning to show their business savvy to stimulate growth. Through focusing my analysis on the local Police Department I hope to show what methods make them successful at being such a significant source of revenue to such a small town; thus becoming a new entity I like to call “Small Town Inc.” while illustrating what kind of impact they pose on their community.
Market based approaches to community development involve those who participate in the social economy i.e. cooperatives, social enterprises etc. Locally tied, these market based approaches tap into social capital as key business practice. Broadly speaking most cooperatives would not succeed if it were not for the collective membership of the local community. Cooperatives
The mission statement of the Conference and Event Center is “to energize the Niagara Falls hospitality community by marketing The Conference and Event Center of Niagara Falls as the most exciting and dynamic hospitality product in Western New York.” The primary goal is “to generate room nights and revenue for the city through conferences, conventions, trade shows, reunions, catering and event marketing and promotion (Sentry Hospitality).” After speaking with Sales Manager, Mr.
This paper will examine the role that Community Planning principles can play in Local Economic Development (LED). Importantly, this report will aim to identify the causes an consequences of economic disparity within communities, identify those individuals and groups that have the most to contribute to LED in their community and finally discuss and examine a range of policy initiatives that focus on sustainable economic outcomes for all members of the community network. It is also hoped that this paper may provide a guide for students of urban and regional planning, as to how human and financial goals need not be mutually exclusive of one another.