Working with communities since 1986, we have continuously collected the best practices and materials from around the state to make those available to you.  

The Ohio Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) Initiative provides the tools, training and resources you need to conduct a successful BR&E Program, including:

The Initiative is primarily available in two options:

For more information on membership to the Ohio BR&E Initiative, contact Greg Davis, Program Director.

The Get Started Package

The Get Started Package is for communities who:

  • Are launching a BR&E program for the first time
  • Are restarting or reworking their local program
  • Do not have enough resources to launch a local program on their own

For one low fee, the Package provides all the benefits of membership including:

  • All BR&E training workshops
  • Program support
  • Comprehensive handbook
  • Pre-tested questions for multiple industry sectors
    • Industrial/Manufacturing
    • Retail/Services/Office
    • Health Care
    • Travel & Tourism
    • Agriculture

  • Forms & report templates
  • Online access to forms, reports, questionnaires, handbook updates, workshop registration, useful links, etc.

NOTE: Membership requires PC-based software for data entry, analysis and management. This easy-to-use tool is a complete software system for building questionnaires and administering surveys and analyzing their results. Members can quickly create and conduct surveys over the web, over the phone or with a printed questionnaire form. Plus, it provides easy analysis without exporting the data to a spreadsheet file. (Not included in membership fee.)

Annual Ohio BR&E Initiative Membership

Annual membership to the Initiative is for communities who:

  • Already have a local BR&E program and would like access to tools, training and resources to enhance their existing program and/or,
  • Have used the "Get Started" Package and are ready to continue on with their local program

Annual membership benefits include:

  • 50% discount on BR&E training workshops
  • 10 hours of program support
  • Comprehensive handbook & updates
  • Pre-tested survey questions for multiple industry sectors
  • Forms & report templates
  • Online access to forms, reports, questionnaires, handbook updates, workshop registration, useful links, etc.

NOTE: Membership requires PC-based software for data entry, analysis and management. This easy-to-use tool is a complete software system for building questionnaires and administering surveys and analyzing their results. Members can quickly create and conduct surveys over the web, over the phone or with a printed questionnaire form. Plus, it provides easy analysis without exporting the data to a spreadsheet file. (Not included in membership fee.)