It's Renewal Season

2010 is poised to be a rebound year after the uncertainty of 2009. In the first month of 2010 we have seen new developments take shape throughout Airdrie with the city's 2nd Shoppers Drug Mart opening this week, the Creekside project (Sobey's and additional retail) gaining momentum and optimism from developers for new projects in all areas of the city.

The new year is also time to renew your Airdrie business license. As your Economic Development team, our job is to provide added-value for renewing your business license. There are many ways we turn your business license application fee into opportunities for your business. Here are a few:

This year we will be revamping our less than ideal online business directory to be more user-friendly building in the tools and applications for the modern business world. Our directory lists all Airdrie-based businesses and is most of the most visited tools on our website. The new look business directory is sure to increase the online profile for our Airdrie-based businesses.

We, Airdrie Economic Development, partner with the Airdrie Business Resource Partnership (ABRP) to provide workshop, training and educational sessions throughout the year. This is highlighted by Small Business Week in October with plans to grow and improve upon last year's highly successful week. Our next flagship event will be the "Doing More with Less: LEAN Thinking" workshop on March 2nd, 2010. Registration is available on the ABRP website.

We also do our best to keep your business up-to-date on industry news happening in Airdrie through our Airdrie@Work enewsletter (free subscriptions also available), social media platforms (Twitter @AirdrieNOW, Blog, Slideshare and Scribd) and industry presentations. You never know where a good lead could come from...

These are just a sample of the services we offer to our business community. To renew your business license or make any changes please contact our Business Licensing Officer, Colleen Kinley at 403.948.8800 ext 8837.