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Southeast Community Development Institute Registration Now Open

The Southeast Community Development Institute, located at Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama is one of only 5 sites in the country to attend to become a Professional Community & Economic Developer (PCED) through the three-year Community Development Institute and subsequent certification exam.

The Community Development Institute is a three year professional development program, with one week of training per year (in April) at a single site or fast tracked at multiple sites.  Participants are exposed to a comprehensive and applied approach to community economic development in which both practitioners and academics instruct.  Each year of programming brings a more complex curriculum thus making it appropriate for seasoned professionals as well as new professionals. 

The Southeast CDI is part of a national network of institutes working to help provide professional development for those engaged in purposeful effort to enlist individuals in the community to collaboratively work to shape and guide the development and economic prosperity of their community making full use of local and external resources. 

For more information, please click here or contact Courtney Taylor at cptaylor@troy.edu.

Marengo County Economic Development Authority to host

Delta Regional Authority's Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition, "Delta Challenge"

The Marengo County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) is proud to announce that the Marengo County Business Development Center has been chosen by the Delta Region Authority (DRA) as one of 5 host sites throughout the Delta Region for the Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition, "The Delta Challenge," that will take place March 2nd beginning at 6pm in Linden Alabama.  The Delta Challenge is a series of entrepreneurship pitch competitions, and a part of a newly established program called the DRA Entrepreneurship Network, to boost entrepreneurial success in the Delta region and DRA Black Belt Counties in Alabama.  

The Pitch Competition is much like some of the current shows airing on television.  An individual or company has 3 minutes to "pitch" their idea to a panel of judges who are experts in various business fields.  There will also include a 1 minute Q&A time immediately following the 3 minute presentation. The top 3 winners from each location will qualify to compete in New Orleans March 25-27, with one additional alternate chosen from all locations for a total of 16 finalist.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our entrepreneurs and small businesses that are ready to take their idea or business to the next level," says MCEDA's Executive Director, Brenda Tuck.  "Locally, we will have resources available that may be of great assistance to those competing regardless of whether or not they make the finals, but we certainly look forward to the winners competing in New Orleans and the opportunities that will bring." 

Within Alabama, anyone within the 20 DRA Counties may register to compete for an opportunity to advance to the finals in New Orleans as an Entrepreneurship Network Fellow.  Eligible Alabama counties include Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Russell, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox.  This is an 8 state event; entrepreneurs and small businesses from any DRA County throughout the DRA's 8 state region are eligible to compete in any or all of the 5 competitions. 

For more information click here.