Goals of ETSI-BC
The two primary goals of ETSI-BC are as follows:
Goal I: Economic Development Support and Facilitation
Contributing to economic growth and diversification in the Southern Interior of BC by following the comprehensive approach to economic development that is embodied in our five Strategic Pillars.
Goal II: Sustainable Organizational Excellence
Fostering sustainable organizational excellence in our operations and stewardship of our endowment.
Strategic Pillars
These Strategic Pillars inform our Funding Streams. The key aspects of each Pillar are summarized as follows:
Mandated Focus Areas
Our enabling legislation outlines key areas of sector focus which we use to prioritize our funding activities. Our mandated focus areas are:
Funding Streams
ETSI-BC partners with the region’s economic development practitioners in building the region’s economic development capacity. We assist our partners as they support new and existing businesses in their communities. We encourage entrepreneurship and provide support to key sectors of our region’s economy to innovate and be more sustainable.
We hold two Funding Intakes per year (spring and fall) in connection with Funding Stream 1, Building Economic Development Capacity and Funding Stream 3, Innovating & Advancing Key Sectors. Funding for Pillars 2, 4 and 5 is provided through a combination of requests for proposals issued to selected partners, funding partnerships, and in response to funding requests.
Learn more about each Funding Stream by clicking on the pillars below:
