This report summarizes the first phase of the ECTC. Phase I included the assessment of the community’s apparent small business resources and potential. This information was gathered through a survey and a focus group session. The Slocan District Chamber of Commerce, the community partner organization, was asked to select and invite the community participants. These participants were to be 50% business people, 25% local leaders and 25% citizens, representing a diversity of interests, ages and perspectives in the community. On March 20th, 2002, 32 citizens of New Denver and Silverton participated in Phase I of the Entrepreneurial Capacity Test for Communities (ECTC).