Newberry Country ROI Project – Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Newberry Regional Partnership (NRP) is soliciting bid proposals to select one Contractor or Firm to complete a Newberry Country Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Assessment. The Contractor or Firm will work closely with NRP and partners that make up the Prosperous Newberry Country Action Team to conduct outreach with Newberry Country small businesses and entrepreneurs, develop an asset inventory, identify gaps and strategies to strengthen the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The selected Consultant is expected to work closely with NRP staff, the Prosperous Newberry Country Action Team (includes COIC, EDCO, Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce, La Pine Chamber of Commerce, and South County Collaborative), and other local and regional partners. The Consultant must demonstrate understanding of and take into account other planning efforts including but not limited to:
- Newberry Country Strategic Action Plan 2025-2030
- Central Oregon Innovation Hub Planning Report (July 10, 2023)
- Central Oregon Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – CEDS (2024-2028)
- La Pine Comprehensive Plan 2045 (July 2025)
- Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan (current Comp Plan)
- Reconsideration: Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update (Hearing Page)
- Sunriver Homeowners Association Strategic Plan 2030
- Sunriver Service District Strategic Plan 2025-2029
- Madras Small Business Study (June 25, 2023)
- South County Labor Supply and Demand Inventory (November 2022)
