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The County of Brant is seeking feedback on its Economic Development Strategy Update
By Casandra Turnbull
The County of Brant wants to update its Economic Development Strategy to better support local businesses following the social and economic impacts resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a media release issued this week, the County announced plans to reevaluate tactics by refreshing the Economic Development Strategy, called Advancing Brant’s Future, to further strengthen and diversify the local economy.
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“The world has changed dramatically over the past few years and the business environment is significantly different,” said Zach Gable, Director of Economic Development and Tourism. “As such, the County of Brant is updating our current Economic Development Strategy to address these changes and, through community feedback, collectively determine updates to our strategy that are forward-thinking and prepare us for future challenges.”
To collect that community feedback, there is a survey currently posted on the EngageBrant website. While the questions are predominantly geared towards business owners, the county is soliciting feedback from all community members The survey goes over questions such as, what makes Brant great to do business? What are the challenges? What are the top opportunities for attracting and retaining business and improving the future economic growth of the County?

If the County could resolve only one issue/challenge to encourage sustained business growth and investment in the local economy, which one would be the priority? Describe your vision of the County of Brant’s economy over the next 5–10 years And If you work from home, does Brant have the assets needed to support working from homes? What are the challenges? What’s missing?
The survey will remain open until Friday, September 29th at 4:30 pm. Paper copies are also available at the County of Brant Customer Service Offices. Gable will be monitoring the results of the survey, as well as Chris Garwood, Senior Economic Developer for the County of Brant and Brandon Webb, Economic Development Officer. Once the county has gathered and analyzed the results from the survey, they will share what they heard from the community, as well as report on the key outcomes, in a presentation to council in January 2024