Rural Futures Profile

Rural Futures is an innovator in rural community economic development. We have a history of leading the way in spotting new sustainable opportunities for rural communities to remain vibrant and preserve what makes them special. Here are a few examples of how we go beyond conventional community economic development services. We are practitioners and we work with clients and community organizations to achieve results that are implemented Rural Futures identifies funding opportunities for our clients and assists with applications We help define assignments so that client and consultant resources are used most effectively We manage client projects, saving them money when they retain consultants

Dr. Michael McLaughlin Lead Economist

Here are examples of innovation and opportunity recognition.

	Community forests as multi-use community assets
	Adding “knowledge capital” value to local farming by development of the Organic Farming Institute of British Columbia
	Amenity migration as a potentially sustainable economic driver
	Development of rural “intelligence enterprise” clusters
	Community energy projects
	Carbon entrepreneurship
	Multiple scenarios strategic planning for project and community development
	Rural planning for a re-localized economy BEFORE energy prices soar

Each member of our Associates Team is a practitioner with deep connections to rural living. At Rural Futures, we like to see results. We assist our clients with business case analysis, business planning and implementation of community development projects.

Rural communities have a different set of challenges than cities and metropolitan areas. Our name says it all: our focus is rural and we help you to be ready for the future, today.