2025 TCED Course Schedule
TN Marketing & Attraction Course / March 5 - 6 / Jackson
This one-and-a-half-day, hands-on course covers the basics of developing and implementing a high-impact marketing and attraction plan. While this course emphasizes business attraction, new business development, existing business and community development are included as a part of a comprehensive approach.
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TN Basic Economic Development Course (TBEDC) / May 5 - 8 / Nashville
The TN Basic Economic Development Course (TBEDC) is a four-day comprehensive course, accredited by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), focuses on the fundamental concepts, tools and practices needed to be successful in today’s complex economic environment.
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TN Managing Economic Development Course / June 17 - 18 / Knoxville
This one-and-a-half-day course focuses on building an effective economic development organization at local, state and regional levels. Topics include examining organizational models, measuring performance, management approaches, roles of key leaders, stakeholder relations, navigating the political environment, board management, media relations, communications strategies and strategic planning.
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TN Economic Development Basic Finance Course / August 20 - 21 / Chattanooga
This one-and-a-half-day course focuses on the variety of development finance tools available in Tennessee, from bonds, tax credits, PILOT and TIF, to federal financing programs, revolving loan funds and access to capital lending resources. Through case studies, course participants will explore the pros and cons of utilizing the various tools in the economic development finance toolbox.
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TN Economic Resiliency Course / September 30 - October 1 / Jackson
This interactive one-and-a-half-day elective course will spotlight real life “cause and effect” case studies presented and dissected by leading economic development practitioners and resiliency experts. Topics include defining disasters, crisis mitigation, resiliency strategies, lessons learned and resiliency resources.
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TN Workforce Development Course / November 19 - 20 / Middle TN
This one-and-a-half-day course is designed to help economic development practitioners, government officials and other community leaders at state, regional and local levels understand best practices, available resources and partnership approaches to building a competitive workforce.
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