Business Retention & Expansion Strategy

The City of Abbotsford launched a business and resident survey in April to help update the Business Retention and Expansion Strategy.

The survey was developed in partnership with the Community Health and Social Innovation Hub (CHASI) at the University of the Fraser Valley, and asked local Abbotsford businesses and organizations how the City could help with workforce and sector development and improve business support processes and programs. Through the feedback received in this process, the City is hoping to gain additional insights into the current needs and challenges of local businesses and learn how to better support them to grow and succeed in Abbotsford.

Input received from the survey will also build on early research and feedback received through the Historic Downtown Abbotsford Business Walks program undertaken in the fall of 2023, and focused consultation with business support groups and associations, local First Nations and the University of the Fraser Valley. The compiled feedback will be used to update the City’s Business Retention and Expansion Strategy, which was identified as one of Council’s priority actions for fostering a vibrant and growing economy in their 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.

Thank you to all of the survey participants. Winners of the survey draw have been contacted.