Our Mission

“The CDC works with individuals, businesses and community partners to facilitate the creation and maintenance of jobs and to build healthy, sustainable communities.”

 Our Mandate

Be a leading, action–oriented organization, which:

1. Provides small business information, counselling and advisory services
2. Provides financial support to small business
3. Initiates and/or undertakes community economic development activities and
    projects.

Our operating style is:

• Business like;
• Purpose driven;
• One where we are leaders in our niche that promotes communication and
  collaboration with our partners; and
• One which builds on our capacity to plan for the long term and to generate
   funds to carry out our work.