EDC Directors & Board Members

We help rural EDCs grow sales tax and add jobs

Our ideal clients: Population 30,000 or less :: Growth minded :: Data driven :: Budget constrained

Your locals would start more businesses if they knew:

The steps to file an LLC

How to get sales tax numbers

Local permitting or certification

Accounting and Bookkeeping setup

How to write a business plan with financial projections

Your existing business would survive and grow with:

Coaching on hiring/firing

An overview of their financial health

Streamline the sales

Grow their online presence

Are you an EDC Director who..

Has a small Texas town with less than 30,000 people?

Is wondering how to access the same resources that big cities have?

Is hungry to do “Business Retention and Expansion” even better?

Is feeling like most organizations don’t understand small town America?

Is tired of watching your local entrepreneurs relocate to start their businesses?

Is looking to help start more local businesses and grow the ones you have?

Is feeling a little left out at the annual conferences?

Doesn't have the same budget and resources as larger EDCs?

What other EDCs are saying about us...

PEDC Director...

“...we believe this is one of the most effective and important programs we have implemented. We’ve worked with Leading EDG since 2009 and the results have been outstanding.” PEDC Director, population 16,500

DEDC Director...

“I would like to express my appreciation and enthusiasm for Leading EDG and what they have done on our behalf. EDC is tasked with recruiting and assisting with the expansion of primary businesses for job creation. However, we felt a need to assist our local small business and start-ups, but found this to be extremely time consuming. DEDC decide to invefst in the facilitation program to help what otherwise would have been largely ignored opportunities. We have not regretted this decision since its inception.

BEDC Director...

“This is some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Leading EDG follows through with the clients and are always there for the clients.” BEDC Director, population 12,200

DEDC Director...

…our facilitation program has helped with various business related issues including marketing campaigns, expansion plans and financial projections. Leading EDG has diligently helped folks prepare to meet with their bankers, trained sales people, and administered operational audits. The business types we have worked with touch on numerous industries from retail to new inventions and their financial positions range from the idea stage to multi-million dollar firms. We have utilized them to assist with existing projects the DEDC has recruited to insure their success in the community and have identified local opportunities through their networking reach…

JOIN OUR GROWING COMMUNITY OF RURAL EDCs

On-Site or Virtual Support staff to serve as an extension of your staff without the continued cost and headaches of hiring.

Limited budget?

We have pricing options for you.

With our core product, you leverage our team of Business Consultants to work 1 on 1 with your local entrepreneurs. We do all the work so you can focus on other important projects. This is leverage for you at its finest.

Save time. Save money. Grow Sales Tax. Lead Entrepreneurs.

We work with anyone in your town who wants to...

Start a New Business

Grow their Existing Business

Buy or Sell a Business

A few things we can help your local businesses with:

Get more Google Reviews

Start a new LLC

Apply for a sales tax permit

Attract new customers

Hire employees

Apply for an SBA loan

Write a business plan

Research local, state and federal incentives

We handle all the marketing and promotion of this program to your community.

This also comes with our vendor and resource list that’s been 10 years in the making. We first look for local vendors, and if those don’t exist, we refer from our list of:

Patent Attorney

IT Firm

Quickbooks consultants

Sales training

CPA

Etc

We offer both In-Person and Remote business consulting.

Population 500 - 2,500 $3,000/month

Population 2,500 - 10,000 $4,000/month

Population 10,000 - 30,000 $5,000/month

Virtual and In-Person Business Coaching Classes

Startup School 101

Bookkeeping and Taxes 101

Social Media and Google Review Systems

1-on-1 Coaching

Human Resources and Business Expansion 202

Creating and Tracking KPI's

Our Team

Matty Mclain,

Nazareth, TX

Spencer McElhannon,

Pampa, Texas

Josiah Stewart,

Grants, New Mexico

Taylor McAlpine

Lubbock, Texas

TESTIMONIALS

Terry Wegman

Executive Director

Population 25,400

“Leading EDG has been a great asset to Big Spring and Howard County. Big Spring EDC contracted with Leading EDG in October of 2011 and has facilitated 33 new jobs and was instrumental in retaining 40 jobs and have seen over 100 clients. It is our recommendation that if you’re looking for an entrepreneur facilitator, Leading EDG would be a perfect fit for any organization."

DEDC

Director

Population 14,100

Having this program has already paid dividends for us in the form of an economic impact value exceeding $8 million and helping us to create and retain 80 jobs… We wholeheartedly recommend this program for all communities that are limited in personnel resources and in which a small business has a bigger impact than if it were in a larger city

BEDC

Director

Population 12,200

“...we believe this is one of the most effective and important programs we have implemented. We’ve worked with Leading EDG since 2009 and the results have been outstanding.” PEDC Director, population 16,500

“This is some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Leading EDG follows through with the clients and are always there for the clients.”

What to expect from Leading EDG...

We help you become the One Stop Shop for entrepreneurs.

How many entrepreneurs are in your town right now with a solid business idea but no idea what action steps to take in starting that business?

How many small businesses are sitting on a big opportunity to expand, offer more services and hire more employees but they’re missing the coaching and advice and resources to get it done?

We help keep your local businesses, local.

We help rural EDCs with unique, small-town strategies.

We help EDC Directors find a community of resources who understand them.

Office: Texas & Beyond

Call (972) 630-3385

Site: leadingedg.com

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