COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022

INVESTMENT AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

 Develop a cluster development strategy for the Newton Area to leverage the manufacturing assets and create a robust cluster in Newton;  Increase Invest Surrey & Partners brand awareness both online and offline through the release of relevant stories, market intelligence, and reports demonstrating thought leadership;  Create and present metropolitan marketing guidelines to unify messaging amongst community stakeholders;  Continue working with King Sabata Dalindyedo (KSD) Municipality as part of the Building Inclusive Green Municipalities project in partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to foster local economic development in KSD;  Create a marketing and communications plan to tell Surrey’s story of metropolitan transformation, with key messages marked by specific campaigns. One campaign will consist of a series of day-in-a-life videos of highly-qualified professionals who work in Surrey; and  Work with the Innovation Boulevard Corporation and Society to attract new Healthtech companies.

 Secure Phase 3 of the Labour Market Study on Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Economy, which would focus on the implementation of the strategy being developed in Phase 2;  Develop market intelligence products and tools to support data-driven decision making (D3M) among staff, investors, and local businesses by building the department’s internal capacity, leveraging partnerships like  Launch a ‘community engagement’ program in partnership with SFU to build capacity for our community and business partners and collaborate on a placemaking project in the City to mark the efforts and learnings by the partners;  Develop and launch Surrey’s new and enhanced business outreach program— SparkBIZ. The program goal is to visit 500 Surrey-based businesses over the next three years to introduce them to capacity building, innovation, and government service programs; and connecting at least 10% of applicable companies to relevant government support or funding programs; that with the DSSG Program, and participating in at City-wide pilot initiative for D3M;

EDUCATION & CULTURE

 Establish a pop-up space in the City Centre area to activate street fronts and

 Continue to promote opportunities for provincial-public and private post- secondary institutions to establish or expand campuses in Surrey.

create a platform to nurture the entrepreneurial culture in Surrey;

 Explore partnership opportunities with local area artists, artistic organizations, businesses and Business Improvement Associations to improve business vibrancy in town centres; and

the future lives here.

2018-2022 Financial Plan

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