Do you work with retail businesses, for example providing training or consulting services related to business or financial planning, marketing, customer service, or other support services?
We are excited to announce a web-discussion on “Retail Businesses: Resources, Challenges, and Factors Influencing Success.” Your experiences and perspective will provide valuable information as we assess different approaches to help communities identify local industries with strong opportunities and better support those businesses.
Because the webinar will be structured as a discussion, you will learn about what your colleagues nationally are doing and we will share some of the latest statistics and research on local factors that contribute to business success. We hope to learn from your experiences and share that information with others.
Please let us know if you are interested in joining us for this exciting opportunity by completing the information below including the section, “Please tell us about yourself.” Because we desire a two-way exchange, space is limited. Once we hear from everyone, you will receive a confirmation on the date and time of your scheduled webinar.
This web discussion is part of a larger project “Mapping Economic Opportunity in Rural America: Mining Big Data for Decision Making in Business Development.” This project is supported by the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), grant number 2016-10918. The research was reviewed by the Texas A&M University Institutional Review Board (IRB2017-0056).
To learn more about the larger research and Extension project, visit the announcement at ow.ly/JmNz30cz94I.
If you are interested in volunteering to participate, please reply to Dr. Craig Carpenter (ccarpenter@tamu.edu) with the following information by May 7, 2018. We will select among the common availability to place you into a focus group.
PLEASE INDICATE ALL DATES AND TIMES YOU ARE AVAILABLE. Based on the responses, we will select one date and time for your participation.
May 14, 2018
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May 15, 2018
___ 12-1pm (EDT); 11am-12pm (CDT); 10-11am (MDT); 9-10am (PDT)
___ 2-3pm (EDT); 1-2pm (CDT); 12-1pm (MDT); 11am-12pm (PDT)
___ 4pm-5pm (EDT); 3-4pm (CDT); 2-3pm (MDT); 1-2pm (PDT)
May 18, 2018
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June 18, 2018
___ 11am-12pm (EDT); 10-11am (CDT); 9-10am (MDT); 8am-9am (PDT)
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June 21, 2018
___ 12-1pm (EDT); 11am-12pm (CDT); 10-11am (MDT); 9-10am (PDT)
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___ 4pm-5pm (EDT); 3-4pm (CDT); 2-3pm (MDT); 1-2pm (PDT)
June 27, 2018
___ 11am-12pm (EDT); 10-11am (CDT); 9-10am (MDT); 8am-9am (PDT)
___ 1-2pm (EDT); 12-1pm (CDT); 11am-12pm (MDT); 10am-11am (PDT)
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June 29, 2018
___ 11am-12pm (EDT); 10-11am (CDT); 9-10am (MDT); 8am-9am (PDT)
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PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF:
State: ________________________
Primary Business Type Supported: __________________________________________
Primary area of work (check all that apply): Urban______ Suburban______ Rural______
Website: _______________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Craig Carpenter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Community Economics and Business Development
Texas A&M University | Department of Agricultural Economics
AgriLife Extension Service