Longmont Economic Gardening Initiative (LEGI)
The City of Longmont will launch the Longmont Economic Gardening Initiative (LEGI) on July 1, 2006, to assist local businesses grow, and create and retain local jobs. The program is designed to meet the needs of Longmont’s small business community by leveraging public and community resources.
Any business in Longmont is eligible to participate through a combination of peer counseling, access to research data, data analysis, market analysis, plus competitive and industry intelligence. The initial interview, counseling, research data, and data analysis are free.
The Longmont Economic Gardening Initiative was developed by the Economic Alliance, a collaboration between the City of Longmont, Front Range Community College, Latino Chamber of Boulder County, Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, Longmont Area Economic Council, Longmont Area Visitors Association, Longmont Downtown Development Authority, Longmont Entrepreneurial Network (A CTEK Venture Center), Longmont Small Business Association, and the Small Business Development Center.
For more information on the program, please call (303) 651-8589 or send an email inquiry to economic.gardening@ci.longmont.co.us.