The CCD Business Development Corporation's primary activities are: The creation of private sector employment through local and regional economic diversification and capacity building, reflecting the conviction that sound economic development policy arises from local and regional determination of economic development needs and priorities.

CCD Business Development Corporation is a private nonprofit Oregon corporation which was formed in 1971.  CCD enjoys a national reputation as one of the leading economic development organizations in the United States, and is the federally recognized Economic Development District for Coos, Curry and Douglas counties.  As such, each year CCD is mandated to prepare and update an Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region.  CCD’s CEDS is the most comprehensive regional planning document for the area and guides CCD’s regional economic and community development activities.

The CCD Business Development Corporation's primary activity areas are:

1. Development Finance – CCD is very active in the area of private business lending and was designated in 1981 by the Small Business Administration as a Certified Development Company.  CCD assists with financial consulting for business start-ups, acquisitions and expansions for land, buildings and equipment.
2. Enterprise & E-Commerce Zone - The Enterprise Zone Program was designed to create jobs and local incentives by providing tax incentives to qualifying businesses and industries. CCD staff serves as the Enterprise Zone Manager for the four Enterprise Zones and the E-Commerce Zone in Douglas County, the Coquille Valley Enterprise Zone and the Bay Area Enterprise Zone in Coos County.
3. Business Retention / Expansion Services – In cooperation with the Umpqua Community College Small Business Development Center, the Southwestern Oregon Community College Business Development Center and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department Business Retention Program, CCD provides financial, marketing and management consulting services for troubled or expanding companies in the region.
4. Regional Investment Program - CCD provides staff to the Coos, Curry, Douglas Regional Investment Board which is charged with the responsibility for the distribution of lottery funds within the region.
5. Grant/Project Management and Administration - CCD contracts with cities and agencies in the region to write grants, provide grant administration services, and to manage projects funded by Federal and State agencies.  Most such projects involve detailed technical compliance requirements which require experienced staff oversight.
6. Staff/Technical Assistance - CCD provides staff and/or technical assistance for the Douglas County Industrial Development Board. CCD also serves on the management team for the Umpqua Economic Development Partnership. 

• To provide regional economic development leadership – Many economic development issues cannot be dealt with on a community-by-community basis. CCD staff and its board of directors, representing government, nonprofit, Native American and private sectors from Coos, Curry and Douglas counties, represent a broad spectrum of interest and expertise capable of providing regional leadership towards economic growth.
• To assist eligible individuals and businesses to secure funding through CCD programs which work in partnership with commercial lending institutions – CCD provides a wide range of business loan programs including revolving loan funds, state and federal loan and loan guarantee programs, such as the Oregon Business Development Fund, SBA 504 program, Rural Business Cooperative Service Intermediary Relending Program and business and industrial programs.
• To bring new and expanding business to the region – CCD manages six Enterprise Zones and one E-Commerce Zone in the region whose purpose is to attract companies and capital to the region to create jobs and spur local economic diversification.
• To bring state and federal grants to the region – Through its knowledge and expertise with state, federal and private grant programs, CCD provides funding information and assistance to local entities.
• To provide technical assistance for locally initiated projects – Utilizing staff and outside technical assistance resources provided by private, state and federal agencies, CCD coordinates and delivers necessary technical assistance for projects and programs that are initiated by local citizens, organizations and governments.
• To provide economic research, information and library services.

CCD Business Development Corporation does not offer grants or technical
assistance directly to businesses, but we help support organizations that do,
like the Small Business Development Centers and S.C.O.R.E.