Economic Development Services

With over 900 members, CALED is one of the largest Economic Development organizations in the country. Our staff and leadership are dedicated to supporting the efforts of economic developers, as well as educating elected officials and the general public about the value of Economic Development. We continuously strive to provide quality services and programs to further those goals. In this section of our web site, you will see a broad overview of some of those key services. We encourage you to take advantage of these programs and to let us know if there are others we can offer to help you create healthy and prosperous communities across California.

Here are some of our services and programs:

• CALED's Annual Event is the largest gathering of the economic development network in California. It's a great place to network, learn, and share your feedback and experiences with peers.

• The Awards of Excellence program has recognized and rewarded the achievements of California's economic developers for almost three decades.

• The California Enterprise Development Authority issues industrial development bonds to help your manufacturers and non-profits. It is also quickly becoming the clearinghouse for where to find Economic Development financing resources.

• The California Academy for Economic Development is a 501(c)3 organization created to further Economic Development research and education.

• The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Network is a listing of regional and sub-regional EDCs that cover the state. CALED convenes a meeting of this network once a year.

• Economic Development Performance Measures need to be created so economic developers can show their progress and how they compare with other organizations. CALED leaders are working with national and international economic developers to create a standard set of measures that economic developers can use to measure their successes and the effectiveness of their programs.

• Economic Development incentives are offered by many of our members. We forward businesses looking for this information to California's Business Investment Services Department.

• The Professional Advisory Service (PAS) jump-starts your community's Economic Development program.

• Our Local Elected Officials training (LEO) trains your leaders on what you do and why Economic Development is a revenue generator--not just another program.

• Keys to Successful Economic Development training teaches the basics of Economic Development and is accredited by the International Economic Development Council as a Basic Course, which is the first step to becoming a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD).

• The Impact Calculator gives you reliable, defensible data on the impact of Economic Development projects.

• "Who's Who in ED Directory" promotes California's Economic Developers to over 35,000 recipients.

• California Business Images tells California's positive Economic Development story through the eyes of successful businesses.

• Our ED Career Center posts new jobs in Economic Development each week. It is one of the most popular services CALED offers.

• Tools for Business Success program is the most comprehensive, one-stop resource for businesses to get find information and resources to get their business growing and keep it thriving.

Again, these are just some of our services. Please feel free to contact us if you have a specific issue that we can assist you with.