Press Release: Registration is now open for the 8th Southern Vermont Economy Summit
Attendees at the 7th Annual Southern VT Economy Summit in 2024. Photo, Matthew Cavanaugh Photography…
Press Release: Save The Date: 2025 Southern Vermont Economy Summit May 20
Southern Vermont – Calling all business, community, and municipality leaders in Southern Vermont! Mark your…
Building Better Boards: Takeaways from SVEP’s Bennington and Brattleboro Board Development Workshops
BDCC’s Southern Vermont Economy Project (SVEP) recently led a series of board development workshops in…
Now in its fourth cycle of operation, The Southern Vermont Economy Project provides webinars, small conferences, mini-summits, technical assistance and training to help advance local economic and community development projects that are critical to creating prosperity in rural Southern Vermont.
SVEP began in 2016 when the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation was awarded $230,000 through the USDA Rural Community Development Initiative. SVEP initially focused on building capacity around economic literacy in our region. SVEP 2.0 and 3.0 were funded again in 2019 and 2022, with each iteration responding to current regional needs. For a complete overview of past programming click here (2019-222).
Thanks to a new award from USDA RCDI in 2024, SVEP 4.0 will run through September 30, 2027. SVEP 4.0 will continue the successful work to help communities and non profits increase their capacity through skill building trainings and support for collaborative networks in key areas determined by the SoVermont Zone Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and in collaboration with local community and economic development partners.
If you would like to receive notification of upcoming conferences, summits, webinars and events please email mstaloff@brattleborodevelopment.com, Sign up for the BDCC Newsletter, or bookmark this page – new activities are added all the time.
