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| The article, “Besides Finance, What Else? Building Blocks for Building Businesses,” appeared in the December 2005 edition of the Council of Development Finance Agencies’ CDFA Update. It is available here. |
| Enterprise Facilitation in Kansas: Lessons and Recommendations, a three-year evaluation of Kansas’ Enterprise Facilitation program by RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and EntreWorks.This innovative effort was developed in cooperation with Sirolli Institute (www.sirolli.com) and seeks to stimulate new business development and growth in five rural regions of Kansas. To view, click here. |
| Knowledge
Clusters and Entrepreneurship as Keys to Regional Economic
Development, published
by the State and Local Policy Program of the University
of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
To view, click
here. |
| "Communicating
Up: Selling New Development Strategies," appeared
in the July 2004 issue of Agenda,
a British economic development newsletter. It offers
suggestions for marketing innovative economic development
concepts." To view, click
here. |
| "Building
Systems for Entrepreneur Support," appeared in
the Winter 2005 issue of Economic Development America,
a professional journal sponsored by the US Economic
Development Administration. To view the article, click
here: |
| “The
New Demography of Entrepreneurship” recently appeared
in Local Economy, a British
journal of economic development research. To view, click
here. |
| "What
is So New about New Entrepreneurship Policies?"
a paper presented at the University of Minnesota Symposium
on Knowledge Clusters and Entrepreneurship is available
here. |
| The
Cluster Hubs Project, A
US Department of Education-backed project to enhance
entrepreneurship training at community colleges, has
released several new reports. They are available here. |
| Understanding
the Environment for Entrepreneurship In Rural North
Carolina |
| In
cooperation with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship,
EntreWorks recently completed a report that assesses
entrepreneurial business opportunities in rural North
Carolina. That report is available here.” |
| Grassroots
Rural Entrepreneurship: Best Practices for Small Communities
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| The
National Center for Small Communities recently published
a report entitled Grassroots Rural Entrepreneurship:
Best Practices for Small Communities . Please click here to access this report. |
| Year
Two Evaluation Report -The Kansas/Sirolli Initiative |
| In
cooperation with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship,
EntreWorks recently completed a mid-term of assessment
of the state of Kansas’ pilot program to support
enterprise facilitation, an economic development effort
pioneered by the Sirolli Institute. Please click here to access this report. |
| Understanding Entrepreneurship Promotion as an Economic Development Strategy: A Three-State Survey
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| States and localiites starting to embrace entrepreneurship in their development strategies. How are they doing? To learn more, check out this study that surveys and assessess programs in three states. Please click here to access this presentation. |
| A Candidate's Guide |
| It can sometimes be a challenge to sell your message to mayors, governors, legislators and other community stakeholders.This handy guide can serves as your "Entrepreneurship 101" class for working with local leaders. It explains what entrepreneurs do, why it matters, and what communities can do to help. Please click here to access this presentation. |
| Building Entrepreneurial Networks |
| Entrepreneurs regularly report that
they rely heavily on local networks for peer learning, mentoring, and access
to business opportunities. This report offers a "how-to guide" on building
such networks in your community. Please
click here to access this presentation. |
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