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Jeff Reid brings rural entrepreneurship to urban Georgetown U

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A Positive View of Rural
A Positive View of Rural
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Jeff Reid brings a rural background to the Georgetown University's Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative. Photo courtesy of Georgetown University, used by permission.

Jeff Reid brings a rural background to the Georgetown University’s Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative. Photo courtesy of Georgetown University, used by permission.

 

Jeff Reid heads up the Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative at Georgetown University in Washington DC. You may wonder why an urban university like Georgetown decided to take on rural entrepreneurship. I wondered. Jeff explains that and more, before we turn to his own rural roots and perspective. (Hint: Jeff earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Appalachian State University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)

Jeff and I talk about:

  • What Georgetown brings to the table when working with rural
  • Why entrepreneurship matters especially in rural areas
  • What regular people can do to help entrepreneurs in their own community
  • The secret benefit to supporting entrepreneurs who are not yet big successes
  • Don’t write off your entrepreneurs too soon, and being fired isn’t the end of the world
  • Surprising places you find businesses poised to grow
  • Advantages of starting and growing a business from a rural town
  • Why rural people are innovative

Catch up with Jeff on Twitter as @hoyapreneur

Learn more about the Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative at StrongRuralAmerica.com

June 9, 2015

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