Testimonials
"Your investment readiness program enabled our people to understand how our Municipality is viewed from the outside investment perspective, and to help us identify investment readiness constraints that have been affecting our progress. Your program exceeded our expectations and we look forward to your return visit."
Phil Vinet, Mayor,
Municipality of Red Lake
"McSweeney and Associates recently completed a "Target Market Study: Analysis and Competitive Positioning" on the Bay of Quinte Region prepared for the Quinte Economic Development Commission. The resulting document formed the foundation of our economic development strategy with action oriented recommendations that are already paying off for our organization. Eric McSweeney and his team completed high quality work, on time and on budget and we would be pleased to recommend them to any community or organization looking to complete similar type of work."
Chris King, Economic Development Manager
Quinte Economic Development Commission
"When the County of Renfrew sought to develop a 5-year Economic Development Masterplan in a short time frame, McSweeney & Associates' phased methodology quickly led to clearly identifying issues requiring our attention in five key economic sectors. Eric even identified an important driving sector that wasn't so obvious beforehand. The Masterplan’s purposeful time frame set out our action steps to capitalize on identified opportunities. Moreover, Eric assessed potential risks, anticipated the benefits we should expect, identified the necessary involvement, commitment and leadership necessary for each step, estimated our resource requirements, and suggested potential funding sources for us to move forward with implementation. Aside from maintaining good communication over the duration of the project, Eric was very cooperative to serve our needs and schedule. In the end, he delivered a valuable product beyond our expectations."
Mitchell Wilkie, MIM, SBCC, CMMIII
Manager of Economic Development Services
County of Renfrew
"McSweeney & Associates clearly understands what it takes for economic development organizations to succeed in their objectives. Eric's wealth of experience in economic development provides for realistic solutions to your community needs. The professionalism demonstrated by Eric has been excellent in the areas of consultation, facilitation, problem-solving and delivering projects on time and on budget."
George Borovilos, Ec.D. (F)
(Former) Director of Economic Development & Tourism
Northumberland County
"I have worked with Eric McSweeney on several occasions, both as the Coordinator of Economic Development for the City of Pembroke, and as the President of Ontario East Economic Development Commission. In all cases and without exception, he has delivered research, market analysis and strategic advice that has been very meaningful and immediately useful. Eric consistently exceeds expectations!"
Susan R. Ellis, B.A., B.Ed., Cert. Ec. D., Cert. BREI
Coordinator, Economic Development, Recreation & Tourism
City of Pembroke, Ontario
"I would like to thank McSweeney & Associates for the development of a Market Feasibility Study for Trent Hills. The process to develop the study for our rural community was professional and well managed. The study has created a guiding document for our Economic Development Committee and highlighted key opportunities to create focus for our resources and efforts."
Brenda Otto
Community Development Officer
Municipality of Trent Hills
“The collective efforts of GHK International and McSweeney & Associates have proven to be a winning combination for the Town of Lakeshore. A process that remained on time and on budget was second only to the quality of the final products, the Situation Analysis and the Economic Development Strategy.”