As a part of the Welcoming Communities initiative, the BDCC has been on the forefront of welcoming the Ethiopian Community Development Council to Brattleboro as they explore refugee resettlement in…
Each year Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) asks voters in Windham regional towns to invest in coordinated regional development efforts. This year at March Town Meetings funding requests were…
Contact: Sarah Lang Southern Vermont Economy Project Manager, BDCC slang@brattleborodevelopment.com or Jonathan Cooper Community and Economic Development Specialist jcooper@bcrcvt.org For Immediate Release: June 9, 2021 Southern Vermont Zone CEDS…
Who should be reading this? Business owners who would like a better understanding of: The mechanics (legal and financial) of transitioning a business, Timeline considerations - when to do what,…
The 2021 Southern Vermont Economy Summit offered a terrific lineup of thought-provoking speakers, webinars, panels, and interactive sessions. During the session “Reframing Growth, Vetting our Values” we thought it would…
This past semester, Twin Valley High School Students Janelle Fisher, Tanya Wheeler, and Shelbea Fournier completed a semester-long career preparation intensive designed and implemented by BDCC's Pipelines and Pathways Program…
Dummerston School's eighth grade students participated in a Career Spotlight panel last week, featuring women in leadership who work in agriculture, transportation, food manufacturing, and economic development. As the students…
In our previous blog we talked about how to identify a business idea. In this week’s blog we will discuss the next step in the process, creating mission statements. What…
Southern Vermont Economy Summit videos are now available online. In May the Southern Vermont Economy Summit was held virtually over three days with 168 attendees. We gather each year to…
Every other week for the next few months, our posts will be focused on business transitions and succession planning. Across the country in all rural regions, an aging workforce and…