June 15th, 2009
More 100 Mile Ideas Diet Broadcasts
The 100 Mile Ideas Diet series of conversation cafés is broadcast on Kootenay Co-op Radio every...
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June 15th, 2009
CIEL on Twitter
You can now keep in touch with CIEL through Twitter, a social networking tool. We'll be sharing...
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May 6th, 2009
100 Mile Ideas Diet podcasts- Listen to the first Broadcast on Kootenay Co-op Radio
The 100 Mile Ideas Diet series of conversation cafés has been made into a radio show on Nelson's...
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Is your community thriving?
CIEL - Building Vital & Entrepreneurial Communities
The Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL) strengthens communities by helping them become more business-friendly, more culturally vibrant, and more sustainable. We also assist them in improving leadership and enhancing community involvement.
Take a Video Tour of our Tools and Services 
CIEL Communities Matrix Business Vitality Initiative Community Vitality Initiative
Leading Communities BC Green Light Check-Up Tool
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CIEL & Oso Negro present the 100 Mile Ideas Diet - A Series of Conversation Cafes on Community Vitality throughout early 2009. All sessions will be hosted from 7-9 pm at Oso Negro at 604 Ward Street in Nelson, BC. Upcoming dates, topics & speakers are:
Business Vitality Russell Precious, Mike Stolte, Zoe Creighton, and Paul Edney
Greening Communities Jennie Barron, Jon Steinman, Paula Kiss
Innovative, Affordable Housing Derek Murphy, Pamela Ponic, George Penfold, Michelle Mungall
Bill Metcalfe, Michelle Laurie, Delyse Sylvester, Tom Clegg |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership are key characteristics of successful communities. Our tools and services reflect our commitment to these characteristics.
At CIEL, we continually develop tools and services that assist communities, organizations, and individuals become more innovative and entrepreneurial while building strong, responsive leadership.
Our virtual Resource Library includes reference material, research and links to information on community economic development and community entrepreneurship.
In our Library you will find documents and weblinks to high quality, relevant material from both CIEL and our colleagues around the world. The resources are organized into categories that allows for easy information browsing and retrieval.
View our Resources & Publications
- About CIEL
- Leading Communities BC
- About the Business Vitality Initiative (BVI)
- Communities Matrix - a one page guide to community readiness used around the world
