The municipality of Fushe-Kruje City with the assistance of the LGPA Project established the Local economic Growth Committee that consist in twenty people representatives of the public sector – the technical staff of the municipality, the business community , civil society .
The committees were convened in February. As their initial task, the Fushe Kruje committee evaluated and identified key factors that need to be addressed in order to coordinate and encourage local economic growth. Considerations included the availability of human and natural resources, economic status of the municipality, the city’s cultural and social environment, as well as priorities for infrastructure and public service improvements. In addition, administrative reforms in the area of tax collection, budgeting, asset and financial management, and public procurement that will help create a ‘business friendly’ environment and attract new investment were also addressed during the action planning workshops.
The LEGC in Fushe Kruje developed a strategic vision of the future local economic growth of their municipality, and prioritized immediate actions within the context of a short-term local economic development plan. One important goal of this action plan was conducting Fushe Kruje Business attitude survey, the results of which will be part of the municipality policies for the purpose of improving local services.

This report presents the survey findings of small, medium and large businesses in Fushe-Kruje City which was conducted May 9-13, 2008. A representative sample of 28 was drawn from 294 active businesses operating in the city.
The data collection process was carried out by the United States Agency for International developments’ (USAID) Local Governance Program in Albania (LGPA) with the support of Mr. Bardhyl Sala, one of the Local Economic Growth Committee members of Fushe-Kruje City. The aim of this survey was to give business people an opportunity to speak openly about their concerns regarding the local business climate. Much of the economic well-being in the city depends on the growth of existing business. Because of their importance to the City, a positive step has been taken to identify and then meet the needs of these firms. In addition the results of this survey will enable the Municipality, Local economy Growth committee members and the LGPA project to better understand how Fushe-Kruje local business people view the city’s economy and possible ways to improve it. Through this survey the municipality and the Local Economic Growth Committee will have more information regarding the local business climate, businesses’ plans and expectations.