Researchers at universities worldwide have developed techniques for creating uses for otherwise wasted items, like chicken feathers and cotton plant stalks. Some of these techniques can be licensed from the universities, and some are freely in the public domain. Can you put these ideas into practice, making something out of “nothing”?Pulling together several different processes,…
Development vs. rural housesBig rural projects, like the spate of new ethanol plants, can create problems as they run over the top of existing houses.“Counties should limit where people can build homes in rural areas…. But if a house already is there, it can be difficult to resolve a conflict….” Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. Enterpreneurship…
Time for more rural entrepreneurship news headlines! One Governor puts his budget money into rural broadbandSouth Carolina Governor Mark Sanford “included $2 million in his executive budget to help provide high-speed Internet access to areas, such as Allendale, through direct and matching grants.” Island Packet Online.And, from New York, The Ithica Journal profiles rural broadband,…
Our friend, Romanian entrepreneur Cristian Dorobantescu tagged me for the 5 things meme, where we found out that he has played chess on a professional level! I don’t have anything that neat, but here are five MORE things you probably don’t know about me. I’ve lived in Oklahoma City, and outside of Luling (Texas) and…
Some rural communities develop, and some wither. Some development efforts succeed, and some terrific attempts are miserable failures. What makes the difference? Michael Holton with the Center for Rural Affairs explores the Top 10 Reasons Rural Community Development is So Hard to DO! You have two ways to read it. Read the entire article in…
It’s the weekly Brag Basket! Your chance to share with us, and to take some free applause. You may feel skeptical. Are we really asking you to brag about yourself? Yes! Really! Tell us something great from your business or your community, and we’ll all applaud with you. There is no deadline, so feel free…
Our friend Zane Safrit has created three podcasts on creating word of mouth around your company. Safrit knows about this. His company uses WOM exclusively. They no longer use any traditional advertising. The three steps sound easy, but are hard to do well. That explains why so few people do this. The introduction is here….
I noticed this item on a workshop at the Pratt (Kansas, USA) Women’s Conference: Kansas is on the cutting edge of grassroots economic development, according to Linda McCowan, enterprise facilitator for Entrepreneurship Networks of Great Bend. In her break-out session she will talk about the three cones for entrepreneurship: a good service or product, a…
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