Section IV. Business Development Strategies to Capture Local Commercial Sector Demands

• In developing commercial sector strategies, the following program can be used:
  
  
  1. Analyze the local business sector to identify the needs and opportunities to be pursued by the program.
  2. Provide management assistance and counseling to improve the efficiency and profitability of local businesses.
  3. Assist new business start-ups and entrepreneurial activity by analyzing potential markets and local skills and matching entrepreneurs with technical and financial resources.
  4. Provide assistance in identifying and obtaining financing.
  5. Develop a one-stop permit center.
  6. Involve active local organizations and the media.
  7. Promote the development of home based enterprises.
  
  
• To develop strategy for local commercial sector development, Douglas County should investigate completing a strategic plan for Douglas County commercial sector development.
• Steps for commercial sector targeting initiative should involve the following steps:
  
  
  1. Develop a commercial sector targeting committee;
  2. Complete a visioning and goal setting exercise;
  3. Data gathering and analysis of local commercial sector;
  4. Potential project identification; and
  5. Review and update targets.