SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LLC
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA

They say, “Life happens when you’re making other plans.” Yesterday I accepted appointment as Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Palm Beach State College. Economic Development is all about change ... I guess that applies to me personally! Sustainable Economic Development Solutions remains, just not aggressively marketed for the foreseeable future. I will use my brand platform to promote change in economic development circles. Sustainable Economic Development Solutions was created to shift the paradigm in economic development planning away from traditional land use planning models of economic development focused on highest and best use, toward a Company founder Vin Nolan has been a community volunteer, advocate and leader for many years. Having worked in the financial service industry for more than twenty years as a manager and business owner, and having served as an elected official for over a decade, he merged his passions for business and government into a vocation in economic development. In multiple communities in Connecticut and Florida, Vin honed his expertise in designing successful economic development strategies for small and medium sized communities. While performing these roles he concluded that the economic challenges of small communities are decidedly different than those faced by larger cities. Available resources and corresponding options for growing small local economies require a different perspective and unique strategies. , Vin encountered a relatively new tool for economic development project analysis, utilizing a “triple bottom line” methodology. The triple bottom line approach in business has been developing for some time, but its use as a strategic planning tool for communities had yet to evolve. Nolan concluded that it was time to move local economic development strategic planning to a new and sustainable model that would help communities go beyond basic concerns for new investment, tax base growth and simple job creation as goals. With that, Sustainable Economic Development Solutions was born! Sustainable Economic Development Solutions “I have always been impressed with Vin’s ability to maintain a focus on strategic thinking while connecting various aspects of our community together, creating economic development success for both the businesses and the town.” “One example of Mr. Nolan’s vision, creativity, and business acumen was the formation of the New Milford Economic Development Corporation whose mission is to advance regional economic development; advocate for the needs of the business community; further public-private partnerships; promote job growth; and provide targeted financial assistance programs.