The Greater Saint John Economic Development Agency, Inc. (Enterprise Saint John) is a not-for-profit agency, funded by the City of Saint John and the municipalities of Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis, Rothesay, and St. Martins, the Province of New Brunswick and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The Agency’s mandate and core services are:

• Develop and Implement the Community’s Economic Development Strategies
• Investment Attraction
• Business Development
• Entrepreneur Development
• Workforce Expansion

Enterprise Saint John Board, Management and staff completed a three-year strategic planning exercise in 2007 and identified the following six strategic priorities:

1. Workforce Expansion
2. Core Service Delivery
3. Energy Hub
4. True Growth and True Growth Initiatives
5. Partner Networks
6. Governance and Administration

Workforce development was identified as the organization’s most important priority and has become a core client service function. The traditional core program areas of entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprise and investment attraction services remain a fundamental strategic priority for Enterprise Saint John.  Moving forward there will be a particularly strong focus on entrepreneurship and targeted niche investment attraction services.

Enterprise Saint John will continue its proactive support of the four emerging growth sectors, with a particular emphasis in 2008-10 on the development of a diverse and sustainable local energy hub. As the regional economy continues to evolve, Enterprise Saint John will be responsive to emerging business and investment opportunities.