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PlanScape Partners <br />Innovative solutions, lasting relationships. <br />February 25, 2005 <br />Joel Hanson <br />Little Canada City Administrator <br />515 Little Canada Road East <br />Little Canada MN 55117 <br />Dear Joel: <br />ECLiAVED <br />EH 2 8 2005 <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />Enclosed are the seminar brochures you requested two weeks ago when we <br />spoke. I met with you in September 2004 about opportunities to encourage <br />entrepreneurship in your community. Let me reacquaint you with our firm. <br />PlanScape Partners works with community leaders, who want to improve their <br />towns, create wealth for their citizens through entrepreneurship and manage the <br />town's financial resources. With offices in Iowa and Minnesota, we have been <br />able to identify opportunities to enhance the vitality of towns of various sizes <br />through a variety of services for our client communities. <br />The practice of economic development differs from one town to another but with <br />more than 20 years of experience in this arena, we have seen trends change and <br />understand that economic development involves a continuous reinvention <br />process. <br />Since Little Canada is primarily a residential community, encouraging <br />entrepreneurship is a wonderful alternative for you since it requires little in the <br />way of new infrastructure. A positive correlation exists between areas with high <br />rates of entrepreneurship and those with strong economic performance and <br />higher levels of prosperity. <br />There are ways a community can work to foster an entrepreneurial culture. In <br />addition to working with municipalities, we also provide services to businesses. <br />As entrepreneurs ourselves, the partners at PlanScape Partners have insight into <br />the needs of business start -ups and companies that want to grow. We are <br />interested in working with communities and regions to help identify cost effective <br />333 N. Washington Ave. <br />Sune 337 <br />V1innonpolis• klA' 55401 <br />},Egan Cif 2.319 9898 <br />2351 8. Lake View Dr. <br />Suite A8 <br />phone 1,41 <br />(n.G 2.3..93897 <br />PAGE 21 <br />