So, now you know how to use the Economic Opportunity Maps, but not sure how to discuss them with community stakeholders? Check out our discussion guide here: https://communities.tamu.edu/files/2021/01/Discussion-Guide.pdf
We’ll walk you through questions that you should always ask when using secondary data, as well as discussion questions specific to the maps.
Check out the maps here: https://communities.tamu.edu/economic-opportunity-maps/.
Our team of researchers from across the country continues to update the Economic Opportunity Maps to improve their accuracy and to add more industries. Our research team include faculty from Texas A&M, Iowa State University, University of Wyoming, and Michigan State University.
Check out the new updates at either of the links below!
https://communities.tamu.edu/economic-opportunity-maps/
https://www.canr.msu.edu/economic_development/economic-opportunity-maps/
https://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/ is a great public resource and I encourage you to check out their website.
One of my favorite of their works from this year is titled “Funding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building” and is available here: https://files.constantcontact.com/c84c5a8b001/7c26622a-16dd-40c5-9f09-c2a80b296ba9.pdf
It has specific suggestions for funding and building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community! Check it out!
My Economic Opportunity Maps project is entering its testing phase!
See the embedded and interactive maps here: https://communities.tamu.edu/economic-opportunity-maps/
The project was supported by the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), award number 2017-67023-26242.