About Us

Nancy Blane

Nancy Blane, founding partner of Blane, Canada Ltd., has applied her 20 plus years of economic development experience to help lead the firm in research, planning, and marketing implementation. Nancy works with clients seeking to analyze their target markets, to expand their market impact, and to communicate with internal and external audiences.

Nancy's experience includes:

• Organizational development
• Strategic marketing internal and external plans
• Tactical marketing plans
• Industry-specific marketing strategy
• Industry research

Prior to the company, Nancy was Director of the International Trade Division for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. With four overseas offices, her responsibilities incorporated business attraction and export promotion. Prior to joining the state, Ms. Blane was the Director/Creator of the International Trade Department for the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.