BDCC & SeVEDS Information Session

Would you like to learn more about what Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) do to help communities and people thrive in the Windham region?

Please join BDCC staff for an information session at the Grafton Elementary School on February 24^th at 6:00 pm. Staff will provide a brief update on programs and projects with the majority of time available for questions and answers with community members. Learn more about:

• The new 2019 Southern Vermont Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) – the region’s strategic economic plan;
• Community programs such as the Community Facilities Technical Assistance Program which helps with specific projects, and the Southern Vermont Economy project which focuses on training and capacity-building;
• Programs for young people like the new career development program for every high school student, the Pipelines and Pathways Program as well as the Paid Internship Program;
• Southern Vermont Young Professional which includes monthly networking, financial wellness classes and first-time home buyer classes;
• Business Financing such as the Microentrepreneur lending program, and business development technical assistance from startup to succession planning; and
• SeVEDS municipal funding investments in regional economic development.

For more information on current programs please visit www.brattleborodevelopment.com, and check out your town message board for the latest copy of the BDCC & SeVEDS Town Bulletin.