The strategies set out below and elaborated in our full 2011-15 strategic plan represent a proactive approach to community revitalization and renewal. There is currently no organized or systematic multi-stakeholder economic development function in the Klondike region.
Our strategies are constantly evolving to reflect our achievements, learning and local, regional and global events. We update our formal work plan every six months and the latest can be found here.
KDO delivers a complete suite of facilitation services from a physical base in the community
1) Enterprise Retention and Development
A coherent marshalling of resources and capacity to:
A) Retain and develop businesses and services essential to the long term viability of the Klondike
B) Support enterprise expansion related to those parts of the regional economy where growth potential exists and where overall resilience can be strengthened.
C) Pro-actively support entrepreneurial development and their efforts to start up new businesses and social enterprises that create new wealth and services and enhance the quality of life in the Klondike.
2) Research
Local research capacity acts as the foundation of the organization, expanding the community economic knowledge base, developing and assessing measurable indicators and providing a solid base for informed strategic planning and decision-making.
3) Key Sector Development
Research, planning and support of strategies that organize and convene key sector stakeholders in linkages aimed at strengthening economic and social sectors and infrastructure key to the long-term stability and resilience of the Klondike.
4) Investment Capital Pool
Design and create, in collaboration with the Yukon government, a tax credit for local investors to create a pool of equity capital for investment in local enterprises relevant to the KDO mission.
5) Partnership Forum
Develop partnerships to facilitate the collaboration required for agencies to engage and work effectively together in providing for the active investment required by locals in implementing the regional initiatives.
6) Community Marketing
The marketing and promotion of the Klondike quality of life to attract new residents who will contribute to building a thriving and adaptable northern community.
7) Social Enterprise
Establishment of enterprises owned at least in part by KDO that use entrepreneurial methods to meet identified community needs and accomplish strategic objectives such as improving the year-round quality of life and population base. They also provide profits for re-investment in a sustainable core mission.
