To view the attached documents, please click on the green headings in the agenda. CITY OF KAMLOOPS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA April 17, 2012-3:00 PM IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS DELEGATIONS: b) Mr. Dan Sulz, Chief Executive Officer Venture Kamloops Re: 2011 Review of Venture Kamloops Activities
VENTURE KAMLOOPS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2011 YEAR END REPORT April 17, 2012 Dan Sulz, Executive Director
VK 2012 Year End Report SECTORAL FOCUS: Hi-Tech, Natural Resource, Transportation and Logistics, Health Services, Manufacturing, Sport Tourism, Green Technology GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: Lower mainland, Alberta, UK, Asia, South Africa ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Targeted Business Research Targeted Marketing Targeted Growth (Business Attraction) Leadership and Support (BRE) Organizational Success
Targeted Business Research INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL LAND INVENTORY Participated in 2010-2015 Industrial Land Review with City Organized community stakeholders re: availability and needs Revised Industrial Land Map Partnered with TRU Industrial Parks Assessment (SWOT) KAMLOOPS 20 YEAR ECONOMIC INDICATORS REPORT 22 key indicators charted over 20 years KAMLOOPS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY UPDATED SITE SELECTOR INFORMATION
Targeted Marketing BRAND REFRESH New Website, new logo, new brochures, targeted information sheets, folders and banners ENTREPRENEUR VIDEOS AND CAMPAIGN 5 videos, photo shoots of local entrepreneurs Targeted print ads (Alumni journals, doctors, entrepreneur) MULTI-MEDIA APPROACH Facebook, Twitter, Radio NL Biz Tips, on-line marketing, RELP, Trade publications. Partnership piece with Tourism Kamloops TARGETED MAIL OUT CAMPAIGN 157 outside of Kamloops, new local businesses, International Trade Offices PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIONS FDI Magazine, BC s Most Friendly Small Business Community
Targeted Growth / Business Attraction BUSINESS ATTRACTION MISSIONS 12 ( 12%) Okanagan, Lower mainland, Alberta, London, Johannesburg, Washington, Poland, PNP Seminars BUSINESS ATTRACTION CLIENTS 123 ( 59%) Sectors: green energy, manufacturing, IT, education, mining, retail, medical, solar cell Geographic areas: Chicago, Alberta, China, BC, Washington, Poland, South Africa, England, California, Germany, Milwaukee, Mexico INVESTMENT ATTRACTION Worked with investors from Asia, Europe and South Africa to invest into various community developments and projects
Targeted Growth and Attraction cont. 10 International Trade Reps 3 incoming international delegations (Korea, China) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL ATTRACTION 113 Red Carpet packages distributed ( 12%) 25 community partners ( 13%) Developing strategic actions with IHA, and local doctor associations STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Ministry of Jobs Tourism and Investment Thompson Rivers University 10 FAM TOURS ( 12%) Forestry, Light Industrial, Manufacturing, Retail Mining, IT, Construction, Medical
Leadership and Support / Business Retention & Expansion BUSINESS START UP & BRE CLIENTS : 123 -Trend is to larger employers -More retention issues (resolved) BUSINESS CORRAL ASSISTED 12 BUSINESSES CANADIAN YOUTH BUSINESS FUND COMMUNITY PARTNER STRENGHTENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRU International Business Event with TRU World Joint BOD meeting Worked with 5 different departments and student groups on partnerships to encourage investment and entrepreneurialism
Leadership and Support / Business Retention & Expansion cont. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE Industrial Land Availability Commercial Property Review BC Hydro Availability LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT INITIATIVES BC New Venture Competition, Climate Smart, Angel Investment Network, E-exporting Workshop, Investor Ready Workshop SKILLED WORKER ATTRACTION Hiring International Trained Workers Workshops Attended two immigration fairs (Johannesburg, London) SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Western Canada Summer Games, Kamloops Innovation Centre, Interior Technology Industry Association, Kamloops Angels Network
Organizational Success STRONG AND CONNECTED TEAM new staff, BOD, more resources students, EDABC BOD GLOBALY FOCUSED KNOWLEDGE Looking at International best practices not just national (IEDC conferences) STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS City of Kamloops Kamloops Chamber of Commerce CBIG Canadian Home Builders Central Interior NSBIA & KCBIA
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