Progams & Services
Community and Economic Development Associates offers a variety of services that can help your organization grow and prosper.
CEDA’s business model is based on a team approach, as each CEDA consultant is backed by a team with well over 100 years of combined experience in the economic and community development field.
When a community or organization signs a contract with CEDA they receive the very best service not only from their assigned consultant but the entire CEDA agency. Most contracts are established with a 30-day out clause — if CEDA does not meet or exceed expectations or produce results, then we are no longer retained.
Community Support Programs
CEDA assists cities, counties and organizations be proactive with professional, on-site community and economic development staffing.
Small Business Assistance
CEDA works with start-ups and existing businesses to help encourage their long-term success by assisting with marketing, site-selection, business/succession planning, incentives and more.
Grant Writing & Management
CEDA has the knowledge and expertise to help cities, counties, organizations and businesses with all facets of the grant writing process including research, writing, administration and support.
Rural Innovation
CEDA works with innovative start-ups and existing businesses to help encourage their long-term success by providing resources, strategy, and one-on-one consulting
Planning & Development
CEDA’s planning department supports communities with efforts to engage in valuable projects such as strategic planning, comprehensive planning, housing studies and more.
Workforce Development
The Workforce Coordinators deepen or create relationships with area businesses to give students the opportunity to better understand the vast opportunities that are available within our rural communities.
Additional Services Available
Agricultural Resources
CEDA provides assistance through a variety of agricultural resources like business education for agricultural entrepreneurs, inventories of available farmland and more.
Civil Mediation Services
CEDA team member Bryan Stading is “Qualified and Rostered” with the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s office as a Civil Mediator, also known as a “neutral.” His experience is in business/commercial and general civil resolutions.
There has been an increase of this type of service, and if you are in need of this type of service, contact us.
This service will not be part of a typical CEDA community support services contract but will be a separate stand alone contract
with multiple parties that could include a city, county, organization or business.
City Administration
CEDA can help rural communities with important interim staffing solutions for city/county administrations positions.
