[Special guest author Laura Girty lives in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and works for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in community development. She has kindly contributed two articles she wrote for the ODOC Developer newsletter.] A popular movie a few years ago, Pay It Forward, was based on the thought that if a group of people did […]
Bringing home successful entrepreneurs
Now here is a strategy for rural development: Hope that one of your small town’s alumni will return and pour money on you. Don’t want to wait? Start looking for alumni to bring back, organize general alumni events, and build relationships with people. At the same time, don’t forget your “never lefts,” the people who […]
A community of Six
Thanks, Chris Brogan for dropping by to comment on “Not Free Agents. Guild Members!” This is great! It’s exciting to see the conversation carry on. I’m interested in the number six part of the discussion. I can’t disagree, but am wondering why that number works. I happened to read Chris’ original post and one over […]
Not Free Agents. Guild Members!
How do you envision the future for skilled workers? Especially those of us outside the metro areas. Chris Brogan’s post Not Free Agents. Guild Members! is the starting point for a novel vision. Take your skills anywhere in the world and know that you will have access to the larger market because you are a […]
