Registration Fee

• Registration fee is $900 for CALED members (You must be the listed member in CALED), and $1,000 for non-CALED members (Includes a one-year Associate Membership in CALED).

• Payment of the fee is required in advance and includes tuition, instructional materials, parking, lunches, refreshments each day during the week.

• Payments are due by 2 weeks before the program start date.

Refunds

• If a participant must cancel his/her registration, the registration tuition will be returned provided cancellation is made two weeks prior to start date of program. After that, no registration tuition will be refunded.

• There will be a $100 administrative fee should a refund be requested.

• A registered attendee, who does not submit a written cancellation or attend the event is considered a No-Show, and is not eligible for a refund. 

• Fresno State reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the University cancels the program, the University is not responsible for any related costs, charges or expenses. The University will, however, refund your registration tuition.

• *Request for refund 2 weeks before the program start date will be partially refunded.

Materials

Course materials for the program will be provided to each participant during the training.

Dress Code

The dress code for the program is business casual. 

Attendance Policy

Participants are required to attend all the sessions and sign an attendance sheet for each class in order to receive the certificate of completion

Course Curriculum

The course curriculum is both theoretical and practical in order to give the participants the tools to successfully implement their economic development strategy.

The topics covered include:

• Business Retention & Expansion

• Real Estate Development & Reuse

• Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies

• Finance

• Managing the Economic Development Organization

• Marketing & Attraction

• Strategic Planning

• Workforce Development

• Community & Neighborhood Development

• Ethics

Presenters

The presenters come from professional field and the academia.